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Life is like this CRAZY long-term trust exercise

have faith and find peace and refuge in His choice and in his choice.

Burned Wood, Remaining Calm in the Face of Chaos, & Thanksgiving - Turning work to play and play to work

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on my way home right now from atlanta to orange county.... if you know anything about me in this time of my life this is probably one of the most anxiety-provoking, unsure, scary, alcohol-craving, worst/best episode to put myself in. I hope this time when I go home, How I've Changed SHOWS, I remain responsible not only in my studies but more importantly in my character, I remain awake spiritually and consiously, I don't emotionally fall apart I uphold responsibility to FEEL and validate everyone's humanity at home, like as if I loved them as much as my child, because I've never related to my close group that way and it's about time I do. Not only for laughs or adventure or good times or company, but to actually deeply love and appreciate them. and it should come out effortlessly nonverbally, if I am there in that state. I wish for us to talk, I wish a lot of things for us, to figure out how to come together again. Sigh. I guess for this Thanksgiving,...

BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ADVERSITY

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Dear God, thank you for every adversity, stumbling block, set back, and block you put in my path. i don't want a cush life. I want to be pushed to my limits. you are helping me remember who I once was. I want to realize when too much strength is a weakness, and find beauty in others. I want to not judge off surface anatomy, I want to listen to people's stories closer. Much more than a cardio IV Litman stethoscope could ever do. I pray for you to continue making me stronger by breaking me down. Thank you. I actually do pray for a hard life, in a way that I always remember you... Proverbs 30 The Words of Agur 1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh,  even  the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I  am  more brutish than  any  man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gath...