I am just rather exhausted. It has been a day of resume building, late night library visits, doodling in class, and laugh inducing game nights with my sisters. School is just exhausting. I need summer. Like, Now.
3.31.2011
3.29.2011
It is officially a good day........
Celebratory music shopping spree in honor of finding my external hard drive with all my music on it!
3.28.2011
But I am Scared?
We all have our talents - our God given talents - that we feel so apt to fulfill and blossom into their full potential. Teaching and evangelizing are some of the qualities that people tend to think of as just talents. Now, of course, they are talents, and some people are naturally gifted at it, while others just, simply, aren't. But yet at the same time, we are all called to spread God's word, Christ's life, and the other masses of good news we have at our disposal.
Right now, I could name ten people - EASILY - off of the top of my head that I could talk to about my faith. I won't disclose the names for clearly personal purposes, but I really could. I have all ten of their names floating within my head right now. Just kind of aimlessly floating. But, like most people, I have trouble making those floating thoughts into tangible truths for almost ridiculous reasons.
"I'm scared."
"They'll just reject me."
"They will mad at me."
"We won't be friends anymore!"
"I'll do it eventually."
I have not only heard, but have said, these reasons numerous times. But, in all honestly, it is time to hold myself accountable to not only God's will, but my purpose here on Earth. I felt compelled to change my life's path from scientific studies to writing, and I do not think that is mere coincidence. I am on of those people who does not have the God given ability to talk or teach, but that is not to say I don't know how to use my words. Just because I am not given the God given talent of evangelism does not give me an excuse to not evangelize, and that goes for all Christians.
I can use writing, music, or movie nights with my girlfriends to talk about God. Teaching is not the only way to evangelize.
I have ten people just floating that need to know the news, but I create illegitimate excuses in my mind for reasons that I shouldn't.
Honestly, I need to pop these little floating ideas in my head and make them travel out of my mouth, or in the least, out of my fingers and onto a piece of paper.
Life without Christ is no good, so it's time I live up to my own expectations, God's expectations and my church's expectations.
Right now, I could name ten people - EASILY - off of the top of my head that I could talk to about my faith. I won't disclose the names for clearly personal purposes, but I really could. I have all ten of their names floating within my head right now. Just kind of aimlessly floating. But, like most people, I have trouble making those floating thoughts into tangible truths for almost ridiculous reasons.
"I'm scared."
"They'll just reject me."
"They will mad at me."
"We won't be friends anymore!"
"I'll do it eventually."
I have not only heard, but have said, these reasons numerous times. But, in all honestly, it is time to hold myself accountable to not only God's will, but my purpose here on Earth. I felt compelled to change my life's path from scientific studies to writing, and I do not think that is mere coincidence. I am on of those people who does not have the God given ability to talk or teach, but that is not to say I don't know how to use my words. Just because I am not given the God given talent of evangelism does not give me an excuse to not evangelize, and that goes for all Christians.
I can use writing, music, or movie nights with my girlfriends to talk about God. Teaching is not the only way to evangelize.
I have ten people just floating that need to know the news, but I create illegitimate excuses in my mind for reasons that I shouldn't.
Honestly, I need to pop these little floating ideas in my head and make them travel out of my mouth, or in the least, out of my fingers and onto a piece of paper.
Life without Christ is no good, so it's time I live up to my own expectations, God's expectations and my church's expectations.
3.25.2011
P.S.
Although I am not an advocate for some her outfit choices, Jessie J is still the bomb! Originality trumps popularity every time. She is just fabulous. And B.o.B, well of course, I love him too.
Can't Sleep, Must Blog.
So, I accidently fell asleep when I got back to my dorm today, when I was supposed to making a power point and music sheets for retreat this weekend. I woke up and had a huge "Oh crap" moment when I realized it was 11 o'clock and I hadn't started. But no worries, after a few hours. 77 slides, and 15 sheets of paper, I finally finished! Woo!
I cannot express in words, hand signs, facial expressions, or interpretive dance how excited I am for retreat!
Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Regardless of the amount of things on my to-do list for tomorrow, I still can't sleep.
This is bad.
BAHHHHHHH!
I cannot express in words, hand signs, facial expressions, or interpretive dance how excited I am for retreat!
Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Regardless of the amount of things on my to-do list for tomorrow, I still can't sleep.
This is bad.
BAHHHHHHH!
3.16.2011
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Has anyone noticed the increasing emphasis on beauty lately in the media? And surprisingly, I don't mean this in a negative way. People have this tendency to assume that all media sources think that girls should be as thin as lunch meat, as dark as the Gingerbread man, or have Dolly Parton status curves. Don't get me wrong, a lot of ads and such promote this unreasonable ideal, but let's try to focus on the positive here. Block out all of those things you see, all of those things you hear, and all of those things you watch that tell you that normalcy is suddenly an illness.
It's like Pink's song Perfect or Selena Gomez's Who Says, both of which are currently on repeat at the moment. Who exactly told your appearance didn't fit the norm? Your parents? Your friends? Your boyfriend? Even your ex-boyfriend? No. Even that stereotypical mean girl that you have been having a silent battle with for years may have said some mean words you, but chances are they probably have never told you that you look unhuman.
If you have never watched the Dove beauty campaign, please do so. It's amazing how much touching up is done to just make a model look "normal." But, really people? Can you define normal for me? The stereotypical model that everyone finds so beautiful is just a body type that accounts for less than 5% of the population. There is nothing wrong with being naturally skinny or tall, but when you force everyone else to believe that they must be that way...no way jose. Plus, girls with that type of body typically have very small breasts, so if you see any model like that with large breasts...they are fake. Just saying.
So instead of making ourselves feel like inferior beings, lets thing back to good old Eleanor Roosevelt; No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent. So can we please just stop looking and listening to the things that make us feel like we need to improve ourselves. Let's be like Raven Symone. She's fabulous. And she thought she was more fabulous when she had curves, not the smaller size she is now.
I love how she says that "People look at me for all the wrong reasons." True statement, Raven. True statement. When I ask people why they want to lose weight so bad they answer 99% of the time is about just looking good. "Because I look fat." "Because I need to look good in a bathing suit!" "Because I need to look sexy." "Because I got to get married someday!" First of all, if a guy is wanting to marry you because you look good in a bathing suit...find a new man. Secondly, if you think that you must be skinny to look good in a bathing suit, you really need to reevaluate something. Jennifer Love Hewitt is beautiful right? Or is she? According to media's standards, she is not.
There a lot of people who don't fit the skinny and tall bracket but are equally as beautiful. Queen Latifah? Khloe Kardashian? Jennifer Hudson? Christina Aguilera? Mariah Carey? And what about Aretha Franklin? Honestly, if you are going to criticize Aretha Franklin...I would like to see you belt out as good as she can.
Again, this may just be one of my ranty posts, but whatever. I don't care. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my behold is my Lord.
:)
It's like Pink's song Perfect or Selena Gomez's Who Says, both of which are currently on repeat at the moment. Who exactly told your appearance didn't fit the norm? Your parents? Your friends? Your boyfriend? Even your ex-boyfriend? No. Even that stereotypical mean girl that you have been having a silent battle with for years may have said some mean words you, but chances are they probably have never told you that you look unhuman.
If you have never watched the Dove beauty campaign, please do so. It's amazing how much touching up is done to just make a model look "normal." But, really people? Can you define normal for me? The stereotypical model that everyone finds so beautiful is just a body type that accounts for less than 5% of the population. There is nothing wrong with being naturally skinny or tall, but when you force everyone else to believe that they must be that way...no way jose. Plus, girls with that type of body typically have very small breasts, so if you see any model like that with large breasts...they are fake. Just saying.
So instead of making ourselves feel like inferior beings, lets thing back to good old Eleanor Roosevelt; No one can make you feel inferior with out your consent. So can we please just stop looking and listening to the things that make us feel like we need to improve ourselves. Let's be like Raven Symone. She's fabulous. And she thought she was more fabulous when she had curves, not the smaller size she is now.
I love how she says that "People look at me for all the wrong reasons." True statement, Raven. True statement. When I ask people why they want to lose weight so bad they answer 99% of the time is about just looking good. "Because I look fat." "Because I need to look good in a bathing suit!" "Because I need to look sexy." "Because I got to get married someday!" First of all, if a guy is wanting to marry you because you look good in a bathing suit...find a new man. Secondly, if you think that you must be skinny to look good in a bathing suit, you really need to reevaluate something. Jennifer Love Hewitt is beautiful right? Or is she? According to media's standards, she is not.
There a lot of people who don't fit the skinny and tall bracket but are equally as beautiful. Queen Latifah? Khloe Kardashian? Jennifer Hudson? Christina Aguilera? Mariah Carey? And what about Aretha Franklin? Honestly, if you are going to criticize Aretha Franklin...I would like to see you belt out as good as she can.
Again, this may just be one of my ranty posts, but whatever. I don't care. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and my behold is my Lord.
:)
3.14.2011
OPEN YO EYES!
It absolutely amazes me how people like Charlie Sheen and Justin Bieber can catch the eye of the news and maintain their publicity, while an entire country and several other islands are under water. At least Bieber actually acknowledges the fact that a tsunami happened, while Sheen is more focused on himself and his ability to make his name even more humiliating.
I watched Two and A Half Men just as much as the next person, but when a person is praised for doing something that is illegal and harmful, that's when my attention is focused else where.
While people seem a little to stingy to donate $10 to the Red Cross for Japan, they seem completely open to the idea of buying tickets to see Charlie Sheen live. Or when #Sisterwives is trending higher than #prayforjapan on Twitter, it really allows us to see where our priorities ar. It amazes me really.
Although this is just a sort of rant, it is none the less irrelevant. Let's open our eyes here people.
I watched Two and A Half Men just as much as the next person, but when a person is praised for doing something that is illegal and harmful, that's when my attention is focused else where.
While people seem a little to stingy to donate $10 to the Red Cross for Japan, they seem completely open to the idea of buying tickets to see Charlie Sheen live. Or when #Sisterwives is trending higher than #prayforjapan on Twitter, it really allows us to see where our priorities ar. It amazes me really.
Although this is just a sort of rant, it is none the less irrelevant. Let's open our eyes here people.
Now Playing...
Songs that Make Me Wanna Dance:
Who Says - Selena Gomez & The Scene
Animal Arithmetic - Jonsi
Price Tag - Jessie J
One Love - Jordan Pruitt
Sleazy - Ke$ha
Songs That Make Me Wanna Rock Out
Blizzard Woman Blues - The Daze
What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
Letters - Ever Stay Red
Bring Em Out - Hawk Nelson
Live Free - Lecrae
Songs That Make Me Wish I Was on A Beach
One More Time - Mike Pinto
Amnesia - MoZella
Up and Up (Acoustic) - Relient K
Ice Cream Girl - Sean Kingston
Angel - Shaggy
I Don't Wanna Wait - SOJA
Cookie Jar - Jack Johnson
Songs That Make Me Wish I Was Born in Another Era
One Week - Barenaked Ladies
Blackbird - The Beatles
You Make Me Feel So Young - Frank Sinatra
Jesus Loves You - Jewel
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
Songs That Make Me Wanna Pray
Rediscover You - Starfield
Shadowfeet - Brooke Fraser
Truth - Lecrae
Revelation Song - Gateway Worship
You Are - Desperation Band
Like A Lion - David Crowder Band
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