I love it when I do something that scares me. Ok so I don't like it at that moment, but when I really think about it, that's what I LOVE to do. Get it? Doing something that scares you everyday is that life of adventure. Makes the heart go thum-thump. Raises up the blood pressure. Increases adrenaline. But what would life be without a little bit of risk.
Everyone is afraid of different things. What might elicit fear in one person is enjoyable to the next. Go at your own pace... do what scares you. Today I went make up shopping with a friend. We met downtown after work and she booked me an appointment. We sat there... and I said to the lady, talk to me like I'm dumb - like I know nothing. So she did.
So what is this that we did? We went to a make-up counter...
Monday, August 29, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
she's baaaack.
i'm baaaaack. yep. that's right. i've returned. a little darker (just a tad), a little skinnier (just a tad), a little more chinese (really, just a bit), and a lot more ME. i think i've returned more comfortable in my own skin.. know what i mean?
it's been a few weeks now. not easy for sure. the first night before i went to work, i slept 1.5 hours, the first night before church, i didn't sleep at all... so physically it's been hard. and my cold has now reached the 7th week... and doesn't seem to be getting better.
emotionally it hasn't been easy either. one thing i really felt throughout the trip was that you really do pick up things from each city. if you're aware, every city you go into, "feels" different. and vancouver definitely felt different from all the cities of the past two months. i've changed, this city and nation changed... it seems like summer was hard on a lot of people. i came back and ran into depressed, low energy, wary people. that was something i picked up from this city as well. trying to process the past few months, feeling down and jetlagged bagged together didn't make a good combo.
there is hope. praying just reinspires me. a few saturdays ago esther and i just went out and prayed... prayed for this city and nation... and wow, God gave us visions, images and prophetic words for this city and for this season of life.
i know things are different. me as a person, my relationship with God, how I interact with people... how i think.. it's all different. it really does feel like it's a brand new year. feels like it should be january.
so bare with me as i refeel my way through... it's good though. God's word for me for this next season (don't know how long this "season" will last) is opportunity and option. God always gives me one worders or phrases for seasons. In the beginning of the year, God gave me the first in Psalms "taste and see that the Lord is good..." I have tasted and I've seen... and can testify that HE is good.
so that's that. I'll try to get back into this blogging thang. let you into my thoughts a bit... see who's out there, who's reading :p
it's been a few weeks now. not easy for sure. the first night before i went to work, i slept 1.5 hours, the first night before church, i didn't sleep at all... so physically it's been hard. and my cold has now reached the 7th week... and doesn't seem to be getting better.
emotionally it hasn't been easy either. one thing i really felt throughout the trip was that you really do pick up things from each city. if you're aware, every city you go into, "feels" different. and vancouver definitely felt different from all the cities of the past two months. i've changed, this city and nation changed... it seems like summer was hard on a lot of people. i came back and ran into depressed, low energy, wary people. that was something i picked up from this city as well. trying to process the past few months, feeling down and jetlagged bagged together didn't make a good combo.
there is hope. praying just reinspires me. a few saturdays ago esther and i just went out and prayed... prayed for this city and nation... and wow, God gave us visions, images and prophetic words for this city and for this season of life.
i know things are different. me as a person, my relationship with God, how I interact with people... how i think.. it's all different. it really does feel like it's a brand new year. feels like it should be january.
so bare with me as i refeel my way through... it's good though. God's word for me for this next season (don't know how long this "season" will last) is opportunity and option. God always gives me one worders or phrases for seasons. In the beginning of the year, God gave me the first in Psalms "taste and see that the Lord is good..." I have tasted and I've seen... and can testify that HE is good.
so that's that. I'll try to get back into this blogging thang. let you into my thoughts a bit... see who's out there, who's reading :p
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