.. Have I been so tired lately?! I get alot of sleep, I don't have all that much homework and studying yet, and I still feel like I haven't slept in days all the time, haha. Could it be the lack of sleep over the summer is catching up on me? It's been over a month, I don't think its that.
Hmmm.. Well today's congregational meeting was definitely interesting. Time to start a new week of school! However, something even more important is starting: Edmonton Oilers pre-season! I am hoping Schremp makes our team this year and finally lives up to what he's supposed to be. Alot of things to be excited about coming up actually, a new season of Heroes to be more specific. Hopefully I won't be as tired, or maybe it's just my allergies to the pathetic change of weather.
I HATE YOU ALLERGIES! YOU MAKE ME KILL TREES BY USING UP ALOT OF TISSUE PAPER.
Yay!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
AWANA
Yay! So another year of AWANA has begun. Tonight was opening night and I had a real good time getting to know a few of the Sparks. Since I have self-proclaimed myself of being 'demoted' from the games director to a Sparks leader, many things were new tonight; many things were also old but still brought a refreshing sense. It was only the first night and I was allowed to get to know these kids at a much deeper level already as compared to when I led games. I think I might have hesitated at first when we split into our handbook groups as I had no clue what I was supposed to do because the new handbooks hadn't come in yet. But then I resorted to what I did with UrbanPromise and did a really cheesy introduction game. But it managed to help the kids become engaged for the full 20 minutes I had with them.
Although my role had changed, I was reminded that this is still AWANA and it exists for the same purpose that it always had and that's to draw these kids closer to God. I wasn't sure of what to expect of the kids tonight because throughout the two months I was with UrbanPromise, I became so accustomed to those Camp Hope kids that I wasn't sure what to get out of the NEAC kids compared to the kids in Surrey. I definitely need to remind myself to not compare, but to love these kids for who they are. I was also reminded that these kids here at NEAC are just as cute as the ones in Surrey. One thing though, that I must mention, is that ALL the kids here are chinese, haha. And the numbers with Camp Hope cannot compare with the numbers here. AWANA has almost twice the amount that Camp Hope has on paper, so I will definitely need to get used to the gigantic numbers again.
I look forward to getting to know these little kids! Seeing them smile totally makes my day =D
Although my role had changed, I was reminded that this is still AWANA and it exists for the same purpose that it always had and that's to draw these kids closer to God. I wasn't sure of what to expect of the kids tonight because throughout the two months I was with UrbanPromise, I became so accustomed to those Camp Hope kids that I wasn't sure what to get out of the NEAC kids compared to the kids in Surrey. I definitely need to remind myself to not compare, but to love these kids for who they are. I was also reminded that these kids here at NEAC are just as cute as the ones in Surrey. One thing though, that I must mention, is that ALL the kids here are chinese, haha. And the numbers with Camp Hope cannot compare with the numbers here. AWANA has almost twice the amount that Camp Hope has on paper, so I will definitely need to get used to the gigantic numbers again.
I look forward to getting to know these little kids! Seeing them smile totally makes my day =D
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Cycle of Positivity
Alright, I want to briefly touch on something before I head to bed in attempt to regain my health.
Sort of continuing from my last post about paths crossing, I just want to write down something before I forget it. I want to use this entry, for those that come across it, as something that may inspire. This is also a bit of a response to some of the things that people say to me that I never really get to respond to them in the way I really want.
Like I said before, everything we come into contact with has some sort of an affect on us. To a bigger scale, every person we meet or come to know leaves his/her mark on us as well. So the "source" of this is sort of based off of a couple things for me which is making me wanting to allow it to live up to it's fullest. So I've had some pretty good responses from people who have read my little "blurbs" here and there and may find it inspiring or something like that. If you're interested, you might find them on Facebook. Here's the story behind it all:
I came across a couple situations that pretty much started this whole thing for me over the last year or so. I hit a time in my life where things weren't going all that well and I was needing some sort of a lift to get me out of the hole I was in. I was more or less constantly praying for something to happen so that I wouldn't be such a mess as a person. So I'm just going to go straight to the point here if that's okay. Basically, there are alot of things that inspire me to be the person I am and the person I can be. Things coming from left and right continue to inspire me. I'm a bit of a wacko so I have some weird beliefs. This belief I'm talking about right now can be generalized as a cycle of positivity, a term I kind of stole and use as well. So with so many things that inspire me, I believe that inspiration is actually a cycle of neverending positivity. What I want to do with the inspiration that comes my way is to be able to have it affect me, and then inturn use it to inspire someone else. Do you get what I'm getting at? Whatever we take in as inspiration for ourselves should be used to inspire others. Hopefully, whoever you inspire will do the same. This ultimately causes a cycle of inspiration that goes around to allow us to live life to its fullest potential. I'll use an example and then wrap it up. I don't like to worry. I don't like to be sad. Some people we meet always seem like they are happy, like they have never lived a sad day in their lives. I, personally, like to always have a smile on my face, but that just comes naturally for me. I think people can live such happier lives just by choosing where they put their attention. You can't just dwell on the negatives all the time, it makes you a pain for people to be around. "Great, gas prices are up... Oh well, guess I get to ride my bike!" When life throws something gay at you, you can always find something good out of it.
There's alot of things I can say to this but I will stop here as I may be overdoing it a little bit. So hopefully, the inspiration I've learned will inspire you to inspire. (=
Inspire to live, live to inpsire.
Sort of continuing from my last post about paths crossing, I just want to write down something before I forget it. I want to use this entry, for those that come across it, as something that may inspire. This is also a bit of a response to some of the things that people say to me that I never really get to respond to them in the way I really want.
Like I said before, everything we come into contact with has some sort of an affect on us. To a bigger scale, every person we meet or come to know leaves his/her mark on us as well. So the "source" of this is sort of based off of a couple things for me which is making me wanting to allow it to live up to it's fullest. So I've had some pretty good responses from people who have read my little "blurbs" here and there and may find it inspiring or something like that. If you're interested, you might find them on Facebook. Here's the story behind it all:
I came across a couple situations that pretty much started this whole thing for me over the last year or so. I hit a time in my life where things weren't going all that well and I was needing some sort of a lift to get me out of the hole I was in. I was more or less constantly praying for something to happen so that I wouldn't be such a mess as a person. So I'm just going to go straight to the point here if that's okay. Basically, there are alot of things that inspire me to be the person I am and the person I can be. Things coming from left and right continue to inspire me. I'm a bit of a wacko so I have some weird beliefs. This belief I'm talking about right now can be generalized as a cycle of positivity, a term I kind of stole and use as well. So with so many things that inspire me, I believe that inspiration is actually a cycle of neverending positivity. What I want to do with the inspiration that comes my way is to be able to have it affect me, and then inturn use it to inspire someone else. Do you get what I'm getting at? Whatever we take in as inspiration for ourselves should be used to inspire others. Hopefully, whoever you inspire will do the same. This ultimately causes a cycle of inspiration that goes around to allow us to live life to its fullest potential. I'll use an example and then wrap it up. I don't like to worry. I don't like to be sad. Some people we meet always seem like they are happy, like they have never lived a sad day in their lives. I, personally, like to always have a smile on my face, but that just comes naturally for me. I think people can live such happier lives just by choosing where they put their attention. You can't just dwell on the negatives all the time, it makes you a pain for people to be around. "Great, gas prices are up... Oh well, guess I get to ride my bike!" When life throws something gay at you, you can always find something good out of it.
There's alot of things I can say to this but I will stop here as I may be overdoing it a little bit. So hopefully, the inspiration I've learned will inspire you to inspire. (=
Inspire to live, live to inpsire.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
When Paths Collide
When you look at it, it's pretty amazing how every single thing in existance has it's own timeline. That has got to be one of the most amazing things that God has created in this world. The only thing seperating each one of us from something else is time. Seriously, when you think about it, it's pretty insane, don't you think?
More specifically, when the paths of two or more people collide, many different things can happen. I witnessed something today that kind of started this mad train of thoughts for me. I was on the train coming home from the university when I saw something happen between two people. Between what they were doing is within the two of them and I will say nothing more. However, what got me was that when I saw these two come into contact with each other (LOL this could be interpreted in such a wrong way), it made me think, "how in the world did these two people get to the point they're at this instant? What caused them to be doing what they're doing right now?" Then I began to remember some things I either learned or was taught about the interaction of people. I remembered that our lives are built so that each and every single thing we come into contact with, no matter how big or small, plays some sort of influence on us. Each event leads to the next and it just keeps building and building, ultimately creating the world we live in and who we are as people. Life is such a complicated thing to explain because there's a billion ways to look at it and just the way that God "wired" this world is beyond me and I definitely think it's worth thinking about and learning about. Either that, or I'm just a psycho.
Live high.
More specifically, when the paths of two or more people collide, many different things can happen. I witnessed something today that kind of started this mad train of thoughts for me. I was on the train coming home from the university when I saw something happen between two people. Between what they were doing is within the two of them and I will say nothing more. However, what got me was that when I saw these two come into contact with each other (LOL this could be interpreted in such a wrong way), it made me think, "how in the world did these two people get to the point they're at this instant? What caused them to be doing what they're doing right now?" Then I began to remember some things I either learned or was taught about the interaction of people. I remembered that our lives are built so that each and every single thing we come into contact with, no matter how big or small, plays some sort of influence on us. Each event leads to the next and it just keeps building and building, ultimately creating the world we live in and who we are as people. Life is such a complicated thing to explain because there's a billion ways to look at it and just the way that God "wired" this world is beyond me and I definitely think it's worth thinking about and learning about. Either that, or I'm just a psycho.
Live high.
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