Oh my goodness September is here!! When September comes around it always makes me think about changing seasons and our changing times. I can't believe that last September at this time I had not moved to Hawai'i yet. Now a year later and Hawai'i seems like it happened a long time ago and I feel like I have lived in San Diego for much longer than a month and-a-half.
I'm hopeful but, at the same time, a little anxious about the coming fall and winter. For as long as I can remember, I have never had a good fall and winter so naturally I am a bit pessimistic about it, however, this may very well be the fall and winter that I have been waiting for. I liken experiencing an awesome fall and winter to an Olympic athlete finally tasting that gold medal: After training for and anticipating the olympics all his life he believes it's possible but doesn't really believe it until he is actually standing on the podium and experiencing the medal around his neck. Likewise, though I have been dreaming of and anticipating a great fall and winter for a long time, and I know it's possible, I don't think that I'll completely believe it until I am actually in the thick of november and still feeling relatively good.
I was offered a full-time job by American Specialty Health (ASH) today! Woot! I accepted the offer and now I do not have to worry about a full-time job! Woot! I wasn't as happy as I thought I'd be though. I've kind of been in a weird/lackadaisical mood all day. I think it's a combo of a few different things: running a ton this week, super hot weather all week, the rolled chicken tacos I ate that didn't sit well with me at lunch + though it's a good thing that I received the job all this transitioning and in-flux stuff is still stressful I guess...even if it's a good stress.
Anyways, I just wanted to post once more before August ended. You know what's amazing??? In the midst of flux and change (that defines this life of ours) God is ALWAYS constant, ALWAYS good, forever our anchor. What a COMFORT!!!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
fabulous SCRABULOUS
hi guys and gals,
hello all my bruthas and sistahs from another mother that share a spiritual Father. So, I actually posted a few days ago but something happened and when I had just finished my post it got erased...ugh!!!
a LOT has happened in my life and your life --some strife some husbands met wives and others have felt like they are under the knife...but we are all continually guided by da light near da light...
So last Saturday I went to my first scrabble meetup. hahaha! =) it was pretty fun and i am seriously learning to enjoy scrabble a lot more.
there are so many ridiculous words out there that you would NEVER guess are words. here are but a few...
Zabaione- A dessert resembling custard
Zyzzyva- A tropical weevil
Floccinaucinihilipilification- Considering something to be worthless
Borborygm- A rumbling of the stomach
Callypigian- Having an attractive rear end or nice buns
Another thing I am really getting into (or getting back into) is running. I guess it does help that I live one mile from Cowles Mountain. It also doesn't hurt that San Diego is a HUGE running city and there are tons of people who love running and tons of scenic places to run. I am thinking about training for a marathon and I will definitely do a half-marathon with some buddies (L-pizzle, J-trizzle?) at some point soon.
Here's something that is pretty sweet...God. God is God and as such He deserves all that He deserves which is all of our praise --our hearts, our souls, our all. I don't understand --nor do I think I ever will--HOW God is all-loving, all-knowing and all-powerful I just know that He IS. He is lovely and He is worthy.
on the job front i have peace. kaplan teacher training is intense and everyone is super smart! in addition to graduating from teacher training I also have to score really, really high on the math portion of my gre in order to qualify to teach for kaplan. it's a great challenge and whether or not it pans out i will learn a lot and i will do my best. i just interviewed at American Specialty Health (ASH) today for a full-time position as a Health Coach. I think the interview went rather well and i would love to work for this company. I also have a lock on a pt-position tutoring k-12 students who are economically and academically at-risk.
also, happy birthday jason. you and jack bauer...24!!!
hello all my bruthas and sistahs from another mother that share a spiritual Father. So, I actually posted a few days ago but something happened and when I had just finished my post it got erased...ugh!!!
a LOT has happened in my life and your life --some strife some husbands met wives and others have felt like they are under the knife...but we are all continually guided by da light near da light...
So last Saturday I went to my first scrabble meetup. hahaha! =) it was pretty fun and i am seriously learning to enjoy scrabble a lot more.
there are so many ridiculous words out there that you would NEVER guess are words. here are but a few...
Zabaione- A dessert resembling custard
Zyzzyva- A tropical weevil
Floccinaucinihilipilification- Considering something to be worthless
Borborygm- A rumbling of the stomach
Callypigian- Having an attractive rear end or nice buns
Another thing I am really getting into (or getting back into) is running. I guess it does help that I live one mile from Cowles Mountain. It also doesn't hurt that San Diego is a HUGE running city and there are tons of people who love running and tons of scenic places to run. I am thinking about training for a marathon and I will definitely do a half-marathon with some buddies (L-pizzle, J-trizzle?) at some point soon.
Here's something that is pretty sweet...God. God is God and as such He deserves all that He deserves which is all of our praise --our hearts, our souls, our all. I don't understand --nor do I think I ever will--HOW God is all-loving, all-knowing and all-powerful I just know that He IS. He is lovely and He is worthy.
on the job front i have peace. kaplan teacher training is intense and everyone is super smart! in addition to graduating from teacher training I also have to score really, really high on the math portion of my gre in order to qualify to teach for kaplan. it's a great challenge and whether or not it pans out i will learn a lot and i will do my best. i just interviewed at American Specialty Health (ASH) today for a full-time position as a Health Coach. I think the interview went rather well and i would love to work for this company. I also have a lock on a pt-position tutoring k-12 students who are economically and academically at-risk.
also, happy birthday jason. you and jack bauer...24!!!
Friday, August 3, 2007
you CAN DO it!!! Change your reality by thinking and acting
Wow guys. It is August! It's kind of insane to think about how much has and hasn't changed since last August. Lets see...last August I was still in Northfield and had not begun my journey to Hawai'i yet. Last August, Carleton and Carleton-folk still seemed very much in the fore-front of my life.
One year later, I have now relocated to a sunnier location my second time, I've spent 6 months working at an Adult Foster Care Home with schizophrenic patients and Carleton-folk are still some of my dearest friends. However, Carleton itself seems soooo far in the past. All at the same time I cannot believe over a year has passed since graduation and then again I can't believe it's ONLY been a little over a year since Carleton.
One thing that is different. In the "real world" it's harder to meet as many amazing people and get as close to them as when one was at Carleton. I DO still miss the people. However, after spending some time learning how to meet new people it's amazing how many activities and social groups there are out there. Since I've been in San Diego I've probably gone to 6 different social groups that span the gamut from interests in running, ping-pong, scrabble to theology and being new in town.
One thing is for sure. We definitely do underestimate how much we underestimate the role of belief, good attitude and the corresponding self-fulfilling prophecies that happen on account of how we think and what we do. There are so many things that you can change either in your attitude or your actions to make a positive difference in the lives of yourself and others that it's positively ridiculous to ever come to the conclusion that the situation that you are facing is one that is hopeless and that you are helpless. Nonsense I tell you.
One year later, I have now relocated to a sunnier location my second time, I've spent 6 months working at an Adult Foster Care Home with schizophrenic patients and Carleton-folk are still some of my dearest friends. However, Carleton itself seems soooo far in the past. All at the same time I cannot believe over a year has passed since graduation and then again I can't believe it's ONLY been a little over a year since Carleton.
One thing that is different. In the "real world" it's harder to meet as many amazing people and get as close to them as when one was at Carleton. I DO still miss the people. However, after spending some time learning how to meet new people it's amazing how many activities and social groups there are out there. Since I've been in San Diego I've probably gone to 6 different social groups that span the gamut from interests in running, ping-pong, scrabble to theology and being new in town.
One thing is for sure. We definitely do underestimate how much we underestimate the role of belief, good attitude and the corresponding self-fulfilling prophecies that happen on account of how we think and what we do. There are so many things that you can change either in your attitude or your actions to make a positive difference in the lives of yourself and others that it's positively ridiculous to ever come to the conclusion that the situation that you are facing is one that is hopeless and that you are helpless. Nonsense I tell you.