This subject has been on my mind for a while, mostly because it has been a blindingly apparent hot button topic on FaceBook. And by "this subject" I'm sure you are aware of what I'm talking about, but let me recount for all 2 of you who are reading this 5 years from now. Chick-fil-a founder and owner, Mr. Dan Cathy, recently was asked his opinions on marriage. He shared his beliefs and has been praised and ridiculed throughout cyperspace.
Let's continue...
If you know me, you know that I am a Christian. (I hope) I don't shove it down your face, but I do hope that I live a life that reflects what I believe. Please don't stop reading and get all offended at that statement. I have something to say.
We all suck at being human.
It's in our very nature. We are born to want for ourselves first and then, if there is time, others. Aren't we all guilty of this? I know I am.
A verse from the KJV Bible came to mind as I was driving home tonight. I was thinking about people (as a whole) and how awful we all really are towards each other.
This verse popped into my head. Romans 3:10 - "There is none righteous, no, not one."
Christians, this means you, too. Nobody is better than anybody else. When you point fingers and hurtfully ridicule others, stop and ask yourselves a few questions.
1. Are you perfect?
2. Are you sinless?
3. Are you qualified to judge others actions based upon your own?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are Jesus. Otherwise, we as humans have a lot of work to do to live up to those qualifications.
Here's the catch:
While we are on this wretched, sin-filled earth, it's never going to happen. We are never going to be perfect. We are never going to be sinless. We are never going to be able to justly judge others based upon our own actions.
Why? Because of our very nature! We come into the world screaming for attention and it only gets worse from there. We just get older and hairier and more obnoxious.
My point is this. God gave us minds, hearts, and emotions to have a passion for what we believe in. Awesome! Let's use it for good instead of evil.
I don't proclaim to have all (or any of) the answers. I don't declare that I am the best at understanding the Bible. But I do know that, at the very least, we are to treat others as we wish to be treated.
It's simple math.
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
30 Minute Bug
Is there such a thing?
If so, I had one from 10:45 to 11:15 this morning and then it was over. There is a good chance that it was the key lime juice that I put in my tea.
I have no idea how long that has been in the refrigerator.
If so, I had one from 10:45 to 11:15 this morning and then it was over. There is a good chance that it was the key lime juice that I put in my tea.
I have no idea how long that has been in the refrigerator.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Operators Are Standing By
Well, I'm annoyed...
Apparently, I am much more active than I give myself credit for. Either that, or I just can't seem to sit still. Or, both.
Probably, both.
You see, I was/am training for another half-marathon. I needed a new pair of shoes desperately and had heard about the Five Finger monkey shoes that are now on the market. They are awesome, but I was warned that I needed to break them in slowly because our feet aren't used to using some of the muscles because of the shoes we wear this day and age.
I have had them a little over a month now and have really liked wearing them. I was breaking them in slowly. Wearing them at night when I got home from work for a week. Then I wore them to Zumba to see how they worked there. They were fine. My feet were a little sore, but it was just muscle soreness. I kept wearing them at night so my feet would continue to get used to them and I enjoyed wearing them because they are SO comfortable. My boyfriend, Wayne, and I went on a Zip Line tour and we had to hike a little through the woods and climb and jump and stuff. I was fine.
I continued to wear them for another week after that and then decided I should take a short run in them. It was weird, but it still felt good to run in them. The treadmill never saw such a thing as me running in my monkey shoes. I have to admit, I feel a little like Tarzan every time I wear them. I have this urge to find a vine and swing from it, yodeling all the while.
I'm off subject...
So, the day after I went for a run, I went for another run. (See how this works?) I felt really good from the day before and thought I would push it a little harder that day.
I only ran a mile, but it was a mile too far.
Towards the end of my run, my foot wasn't feeling great, but I thought I could just push through it. I only had about a minute left.
Bad idea. I had hurt something. Concerned that I had broken something, I did nothing and went to go lift some weights, on machines, sitting down. Quit worrying.
A personal trainer friend of mine told me that she thought that I had hyper-extended it. Great. Now I have to look up on WebMD what that means. Unfortunately, I did this today...a week and a half after the incident in the Cardio Cinema with the treadmill.
Thinking that it had healed up after last week, I stood on concrete for hours on end on Friday and Saturday. This is not a good idea. It does not say to do that on WebMD.
So, what I learned about hyper-extension. Lay off of it for two to three weeks and you might be better. So, what they were trying to tell me was don't do anything at all. Sit around with your leg propped up.
Doing nothing.
Great.
At the very least this gives me some time to teach myself how to embroider more things. I'll probably have gifts for everyone by next week. If you put in your order now, you get a free bookmark with every purchase. Operators are standing by.
Apparently, I am much more active than I give myself credit for. Either that, or I just can't seem to sit still. Or, both.
Probably, both.
You see, I was/am training for another half-marathon. I needed a new pair of shoes desperately and had heard about the Five Finger monkey shoes that are now on the market. They are awesome, but I was warned that I needed to break them in slowly because our feet aren't used to using some of the muscles because of the shoes we wear this day and age.
I have had them a little over a month now and have really liked wearing them. I was breaking them in slowly. Wearing them at night when I got home from work for a week. Then I wore them to Zumba to see how they worked there. They were fine. My feet were a little sore, but it was just muscle soreness. I kept wearing them at night so my feet would continue to get used to them and I enjoyed wearing them because they are SO comfortable. My boyfriend, Wayne, and I went on a Zip Line tour and we had to hike a little through the woods and climb and jump and stuff. I was fine.
I continued to wear them for another week after that and then decided I should take a short run in them. It was weird, but it still felt good to run in them. The treadmill never saw such a thing as me running in my monkey shoes. I have to admit, I feel a little like Tarzan every time I wear them. I have this urge to find a vine and swing from it, yodeling all the while.
I'm off subject...
So, the day after I went for a run, I went for another run. (See how this works?) I felt really good from the day before and thought I would push it a little harder that day.
I only ran a mile, but it was a mile too far.
Towards the end of my run, my foot wasn't feeling great, but I thought I could just push through it. I only had about a minute left.
Bad idea. I had hurt something. Concerned that I had broken something, I did nothing and went to go lift some weights, on machines, sitting down. Quit worrying.
A personal trainer friend of mine told me that she thought that I had hyper-extended it. Great. Now I have to look up on WebMD what that means. Unfortunately, I did this today...a week and a half after the incident in the Cardio Cinema with the treadmill.
Thinking that it had healed up after last week, I stood on concrete for hours on end on Friday and Saturday. This is not a good idea. It does not say to do that on WebMD.
So, what I learned about hyper-extension. Lay off of it for two to three weeks and you might be better. So, what they were trying to tell me was don't do anything at all. Sit around with your leg propped up.
Doing nothing.
Great.
At the very least this gives me some time to teach myself how to embroider more things. I'll probably have gifts for everyone by next week. If you put in your order now, you get a free bookmark with every purchase. Operators are standing by.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Weekend Brain
Ever had it?
I've had a bad case of it today. It's much like Senior-itis, but it doesn't last as long. Influenza is to Senior-itis as Stomach Bug is to Weekend Brain.
It probably has something to do with the fact that I'm recording a CD with my best friends tonight. That definitely adds to it, but normally I can push through work days when I have something new and exciting coming up.
I imagine it's much like being a kid again at the dinner table. You have to eat your vegetables first before you can have dessert. They're not so bad when they're hot and just served, but as I push them around the plate procrastinating their final demise it just gets worse. Their cold and I'm tired of the taste and texture. It also doesn't help that I can see and smell the hot brownies that just came out of the oven. Who is going to think about those vegetables anymore when the brownies are overpowering my senses?!
Oh man...
Now I have Chocolate Brain.
I've had a bad case of it today. It's much like Senior-itis, but it doesn't last as long. Influenza is to Senior-itis as Stomach Bug is to Weekend Brain.
It probably has something to do with the fact that I'm recording a CD with my best friends tonight. That definitely adds to it, but normally I can push through work days when I have something new and exciting coming up.
I imagine it's much like being a kid again at the dinner table. You have to eat your vegetables first before you can have dessert. They're not so bad when they're hot and just served, but as I push them around the plate procrastinating their final demise it just gets worse. Their cold and I'm tired of the taste and texture. It also doesn't help that I can see and smell the hot brownies that just came out of the oven. Who is going to think about those vegetables anymore when the brownies are overpowering my senses?!
Oh man...
Now I have Chocolate Brain.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Adult Crayons
I want every color imaginable so I can highlight all of the papers on my desk. Important or not, everything should be highlighted. Desk papers look better in technicolor.
I'll never actually do anything with them after they're highlighted, but they will certainly look better.
And, really, that's what important... right?
I'll never actually do anything with them after they're highlighted, but they will certainly look better.
And, really, that's what important... right?
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Alternate Universe
Whoever woke me up this morning by sending me an email, I must say thank you. I fell asleep on my phone after playing (an apparent) riveting game of Spider Solitaire. I suppose that was the point, to fall asleep, but it worked too well. I didn't mean to pass out ON my phone. This is beside the point...
Before I was so graciously awoken, I was having a weird dream. Don't you hate it when you can kind of remember the dream, but everything is foggy up until the end and that's the only part you remember? It's like telling a joke and only remembering the punchline.
"Then the..somethings walked into this place, and this guy said to the horse "Why the long face?"
Unfortunately, I'm going to subject you to my foggy joke and only tell you the punchline because it's important.
A bunch of stuff was happening before this, but I was running through this awesomely decorated house with a lot of hardwood floors. I didn't really have time to admire the furniture because I was trying to find the bad guy. There were two sides to the house. One side that kept everyone that was good, and another that kept everyone that was bad. Why we would both house together is beyond me. It was a dream. Lay off. So, I am running around in circles around this house from room to room and I finally find him. The bad guy.
Colin Firth.
In what alternate universe would Colin Firth ever be a bad guy?
Before I was so graciously awoken, I was having a weird dream. Don't you hate it when you can kind of remember the dream, but everything is foggy up until the end and that's the only part you remember? It's like telling a joke and only remembering the punchline.
"Then the..somethings walked into this place, and this guy said to the horse "Why the long face?"
Unfortunately, I'm going to subject you to my foggy joke and only tell you the punchline because it's important.
A bunch of stuff was happening before this, but I was running through this awesomely decorated house with a lot of hardwood floors. I didn't really have time to admire the furniture because I was trying to find the bad guy. There were two sides to the house. One side that kept everyone that was good, and another that kept everyone that was bad. Why we would both house together is beyond me. It was a dream. Lay off. So, I am running around in circles around this house from room to room and I finally find him. The bad guy.
Colin Firth.
In what alternate universe would Colin Firth ever be a bad guy?
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Deceived by the Sun
It's been sunny here is Nashville for a few days straight. Calm, cool, temperatures have been keeping people level-headed for the most part. Haven't seen any fights lately.
In fact, it felt like fall this morning. You know the crisp air I'm talking about. I think I even inhaled hoping for that first taste of fall. No luck, but I could feel it coming soon. I'll give it a month.
On to the good part...
I hobbled to lunch with Kat. It was a lovely afternoon. Bright blue sky, big fluffy clouds smiling down on us as we walked with our ice creams in hand. She got chocolate with chocolate sauce. I got chocolate/vanilla with dark chocolate peanuts. As we made loving remarks towards our ice creams, enjoyed the bright, clear sky of summer, and walked back to the office we couldn't have had a better end to our lunch experience if we tried.
That was until the car driving by managed to find the only pothole in town with a puddle. Splashed between Walgreens and Sam's Clothing & Shoes. I don't think I've actually ever been splashed by a puddle until today.
Sunny days will teach me to let my guard down.
In fact, it felt like fall this morning. You know the crisp air I'm talking about. I think I even inhaled hoping for that first taste of fall. No luck, but I could feel it coming soon. I'll give it a month.
On to the good part...
I hobbled to lunch with Kat. It was a lovely afternoon. Bright blue sky, big fluffy clouds smiling down on us as we walked with our ice creams in hand. She got chocolate with chocolate sauce. I got chocolate/vanilla with dark chocolate peanuts. As we made loving remarks towards our ice creams, enjoyed the bright, clear sky of summer, and walked back to the office we couldn't have had a better end to our lunch experience if we tried.
That was until the car driving by managed to find the only pothole in town with a puddle. Splashed between Walgreens and Sam's Clothing & Shoes. I don't think I've actually ever been splashed by a puddle until today.
Sunny days will teach me to let my guard down.
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