First of all I need to state- proud to be a Tar Heel! They dominated the whole game. With 2 minutes left in the game and a 16 point spread- I'm not biting my nails.
I was chatting with Amy Evans online about an upcoming date- she made a comment that I have to share- "hmmm... that thin line between honesty and weird." Inspired by my confliction between appreciating honesty and not appreciating, how ever disguised by joking, the hopes of a make-out session for a first date activity. Ahh, the life of a single- isn't it grand!
I spent Friday night with Dave, Anginette, and little miss Clara, and Sunday with Tim, Andrea and the kids. I love that I am so close to my brothers and their families. I love that I'm just as close with my sisters-laws. How did I get so lucky? On Sunday I asked Jacob if he was a crazy silly boy and he replied a resounding "YES!!!". It was great. Later that Sunday while I watched Tim and Heather Kenna they taught me a lesson. Heather Kenna astounds me, she is a red head in every sense. She was crawling toward Tim and stopped 2 or 3 feet away from him, sat down and started to howl. She had decided she had gone far enough, made enough of an effort and was done. Dad was just going to have to come to her. Tim held out his hand and waited patiently- he wasn't far and she was more than capable. But she refused- she had decided her efforts were enough and if Dad loved her he would finish it for her. I saw myself reflected in this scenario. But with my Heavenly Father. How many times have I decided that I have put forth enough effort and sit down and wait for him to do the rest when all I have to do is crawl a little farther and he will swing me up into his arms? Anyway- just a thought I wanted to capture before it was gone. I am crazy tired so "that's all folks!"
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"You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed, as your deed is, so is your destiny." Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.5 (Translated by Eknath Easwaran.).
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness concerning all acts of initiative and creation. There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now." Goethe
" I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make a life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt, or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a person humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming." Goethe
"Being committed to place ourselves in an environment that we know will make us grow and teach us about our deepest selves builds character, strength, and courage. We soon find ourselves in the habit of growth and find that "we’ve arrived" by our mere presence on the path. We find ourselves at home in the heat of our own refinement." Scott Moore
"The last thing the world needs is another perfect Downward Facing Dog pose. What the world does need is another open heart." Judeth Lasater
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Heather, I love your analogy with Heavenly Father and you. Keep writing! (Lena)
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