Melissa H. is sitting on my couch eating General Tso's.
It's been a good day.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Judging
Matthew 7:1-5:
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
This passage is much easier said than done. Judging someone else is incredibly easy when anything about the other person ticks me off. Even though I know that I'm doing something wrong when I'm ranting in the apartment, I'm not always willing to correct it because I firmly believe that "I am right" and "You are just flat out wrong" and "You're a jerk".
But honestly, it's not my place to judge other people's business even though it's so easy to think that I have a say in whatever is going on.
It's a hard lesson to learn and I need to constantly pray for forgiveness from God and for kindness and peace in my heart so I don't feel like a ticking bomb whenever I'm annoyed or frustrated.
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
This passage is much easier said than done. Judging someone else is incredibly easy when anything about the other person ticks me off. Even though I know that I'm doing something wrong when I'm ranting in the apartment, I'm not always willing to correct it because I firmly believe that "I am right" and "You are just flat out wrong" and "You're a jerk".
But honestly, it's not my place to judge other people's business even though it's so easy to think that I have a say in whatever is going on.
It's a hard lesson to learn and I need to constantly pray for forgiveness from God and for kindness and peace in my heart so I don't feel like a ticking bomb whenever I'm annoyed or frustrated.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Rain
Despite the dreary rain, I'm feeling relaxed and at peace. The breeze that flows in the balcony door and the cool temperature that accompanies it makes the stressful-end-of-the-semester stress free.
I never enjoy the rain when I'm outside, but when I'm inside it soothes the soul as I hear it tapping on the ground and I smell its freshness.
This song is titled "The Sun that is Washed in the Spring Rain"
I never enjoy the rain when I'm outside, but when I'm inside it soothes the soul as I hear it tapping on the ground and I smell its freshness.
This song is titled "The Sun that is Washed in the Spring Rain"
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Running is Such a Mental Sport
Yesterday I ran a 5K with JQ and it reaffirmed my belief that running is more a mental sport than a physical sport. Whenever I do run, it is hard to keep my body going because my mind doesn't want to. I can be running for only 5 minutes and decide to stop because I just don't feel like continuing. This then results in a number of excuses that seem "legit".
Sometimes I do continue for a long time and realize that it was because mentally I wanted to reach a goal. And yes, my legs do get sore after a while and lungs do feel like they are about to explode out of my trachea, but as long as my mind can keep going, so can my body. And the feeling of hitting my set goal or even surpassing it is the best feeling yet, except I don't experience it often.
Because for me it's such a mental process, I need to cover-up the "time passed" section on the treadmill and try really hard not to keep track of how many minutes have passed as I listen to songs. But once I get passed that part and forget the time, then I can take-off with no problem. If I can forget that I am painfully running, then I can continue. However, this does not often happen and then I realize that I'm tired and cramped.
I've always believed that people who can run for long periods of time are just athletic. But now I believe that it's because they have strong perseverance and determination and have conquered the battle of the mind.
Sometimes I do continue for a long time and realize that it was because mentally I wanted to reach a goal. And yes, my legs do get sore after a while and lungs do feel like they are about to explode out of my trachea, but as long as my mind can keep going, so can my body. And the feeling of hitting my set goal or even surpassing it is the best feeling yet, except I don't experience it often.
Because for me it's such a mental process, I need to cover-up the "time passed" section on the treadmill and try really hard not to keep track of how many minutes have passed as I listen to songs. But once I get passed that part and forget the time, then I can take-off with no problem. If I can forget that I am painfully running, then I can continue. However, this does not often happen and then I realize that I'm tired and cramped.
I've always believed that people who can run for long periods of time are just athletic. But now I believe that it's because they have strong perseverance and determination and have conquered the battle of the mind.
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