Annnd I have learnt a lot from this article!
http://www.mycharmingkids.net/2009/10/marriage-submitting-forgiveness-and.html
I respect this woman hugely!
Even if you disagree with it in parts I hope you enjoy reading it.
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Tell me tomorrow has come
Soo, life is pretty hectic right now!
But its brilliant at the same time.
Second year of uni has been pretty refreshing so far.
I know my way around, I know who my friends are, I know where my church is, I know who I need to look out for and I know that I'm pretty darn happy with the luxury of space that I have in this student house of mine!
What I'm not so sure about is whether or not I'm dedicating my time in the right places.
I'm very busy - and most of the time its either socialising or work.
Well, in fact, its mostly just socialising!
(But I haven't had any assignments due in yet so thats probably why!)
There's one question that I can't let go of just at the moment:
Am I spending too much time in Christian activities?
Its not that I actively avoid those who aren't Christians.
And I never want to be one of 'those' people..but I do choose activities - which in the most part - involve me interacting with people who have a similar belief system to me.
At the same time as trying to balance out the of the amount of time I spend in different places I am also aware that I am committed to helping out in a number of Christian events etc.
I support a whole realm of people in my roles in various places and would be letting them down if I disappear to spend more time with other people.
I know that it is not necessarily a negative thing to spend my time as I do (if I believed they were completely negative uses of my time I would obviously not be engaging in these activities)
and that I can be a great encourager, helper, friend etc in the roles that I fill.
In essence I want to acknowledge that I spend a lot of time interacting in 'Christian circles' and a similar amount of time having down-time to keep myself energised.
....
and that i'm not so sure how to balance out my time management.
The scary thing about this whole ramble is that it links in scarily well with a branch of thinking in my degree studies/future profession about occupational balance.
As an occupational therapy student/occupational therapist of the future one of the main roles in my job is to advise people on their balance of occupations (what they spend their time doing) and how to incorporate more balance into their everyday lives.
The question that this begs is:
How on earth can I be expected to give advice on something which I am still figuring out myself?!
The answer is (apparently) to be aware of the fact that no one has figured out the perfect occupational balance in their lives and therefore any advice that I give must be respectful of that individual and acknowledge that they may disagree with my opinions on how to enhance their occupational balance.
My personal answer?
Well, I'm not convinced of my own answer yet. Maybe I'll get round to answering that in the next decade or so....cause you know, everything can be figured out if you give it enough time(!)
Ps - I have extremely proficient in the typing of the word 'occupational' over the last 12 months! Can't think why!
But its brilliant at the same time.
Second year of uni has been pretty refreshing so far.
I know my way around, I know who my friends are, I know where my church is, I know who I need to look out for and I know that I'm pretty darn happy with the luxury of space that I have in this student house of mine!
What I'm not so sure about is whether or not I'm dedicating my time in the right places.
I'm very busy - and most of the time its either socialising or work.
Well, in fact, its mostly just socialising!
(But I haven't had any assignments due in yet so thats probably why!)
There's one question that I can't let go of just at the moment:
Am I spending too much time in Christian activities?
Its not that I actively avoid those who aren't Christians.
And I never want to be one of 'those' people..but I do choose activities - which in the most part - involve me interacting with people who have a similar belief system to me.
At the same time as trying to balance out the of the amount of time I spend in different places I am also aware that I am committed to helping out in a number of Christian events etc.
I support a whole realm of people in my roles in various places and would be letting them down if I disappear to spend more time with other people.
I know that it is not necessarily a negative thing to spend my time as I do (if I believed they were completely negative uses of my time I would obviously not be engaging in these activities)
and that I can be a great encourager, helper, friend etc in the roles that I fill.
In essence I want to acknowledge that I spend a lot of time interacting in 'Christian circles' and a similar amount of time having down-time to keep myself energised.
....
and that i'm not so sure how to balance out my time management.
The scary thing about this whole ramble is that it links in scarily well with a branch of thinking in my degree studies/future profession about occupational balance.
As an occupational therapy student/occupational therapist of the future one of the main roles in my job is to advise people on their balance of occupations (what they spend their time doing) and how to incorporate more balance into their everyday lives.
The question that this begs is:
How on earth can I be expected to give advice on something which I am still figuring out myself?!
The answer is (apparently) to be aware of the fact that no one has figured out the perfect occupational balance in their lives and therefore any advice that I give must be respectful of that individual and acknowledge that they may disagree with my opinions on how to enhance their occupational balance.
My personal answer?
Well, I'm not convinced of my own answer yet. Maybe I'll get round to answering that in the next decade or so....cause you know, everything can be figured out if you give it enough time(!)
Ps - I have extremely proficient in the typing of the word 'occupational' over the last 12 months! Can't think why!
Monday, 5 October 2009
The Sweetest Thing
This one's been a little while coming! Its started with some usual musing on life and love and why and was furthered by Mark Foremans' 'Wholly Jesus' which is a truly interesting and thought-provoking read!
I caught up with a friend around Easter who has met the man that she fully intends to marry - and I'm soo happy for her...she's had some rough times over the last few years - she more than deserves this and furthermore; despite the fact I've never met the guy, I get the feeling this one's here to stay.
Update: They're now engaged!! :)
For me; I am currently single, with no-one on the 'radar' and I'm loving it!
But you know, this doesn't stop the pondering about
'how will you ever know if someone is THE one??'
forgive me for raising such a predictably female topic....but from a just a few experiences in my fleeting 20yrs on this beautiful planet, this is one of those topics that just never leaves us alone.
To be honest, from the various discussions I've had with a number of different people about how you find that one person I've realised that:
sometimes you KNOW
sometimes you reach the conclusion that there's simply no one else you'd rather be with
sometimes you can imagine yourself growing old with that person happily and healthily
and
well..pretty much everything else in between.
Everyone is either discussing, thinking, pondering, arguing, or passing on wisdom about love.
Discussions permeate throughout society, across the globe, crisscrossing cultures; affecting everyone from the richest and most famous to the impoverished individual scraping themselves a living.
Over the centuries an endless number of songs, movies and plays have been written; philosophies theorised, conversations analysed, words agonised over, unions of the purest joy witnessed and heartbreaks of the greatest sorrow endured.
Love is, on some level the lifeblood of every being on this planet
The well being of so many people, at this very moment, is determined by the flow of love between them and others in their lives (or, too many times, the lack of it).
Which leads me to think of the greatest love of my life, the thing that nothing can top -- not even the most loving of husbands..
Ok, so I hear those puzzled looks you're throwing my way!
hold the phone, reeewind, take a breath, explain...
The thing is, even the most romantic of romances, heartfelt wedding vows and greatest physical attraction known to man will eventually be worn down in the everyday-ness of life;
we are after all only human and cannot hope to maintain some sickly fairytale saga going throughout the entirety of our lives...I mean, who would we be trying to kid!?!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for getting married and at this point in my life I would say I would be disappointed not to get married.....but getting married with all its perks and good times does nothing to fill some of those gaps in an individual.
One human simply does not make another human complete..although they can certainly help!
The ultimate fulfillment of our desires is found in the God above who loves us, who sent his son to die for us - anything else that we try to fit in that space will simply never work.
Square peg, diamond -shaped hole sound familiar to anyone?!
In fact - it doesn't even have to be marriage or even the idea of a relationship....
The square peg could include anything from your ambitions and dreams to the salary you long to finally recieve - the paycheck which will end the chase for the next one.
The thing is, none of those square pegs is ever going to be enough.
http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/2wtlonline.asp
I caught up with a friend around Easter who has met the man that she fully intends to marry - and I'm soo happy for her...she's had some rough times over the last few years - she more than deserves this and furthermore; despite the fact I've never met the guy, I get the feeling this one's here to stay.
Update: They're now engaged!! :)
For me; I am currently single, with no-one on the 'radar' and I'm loving it!
But you know, this doesn't stop the pondering about
'how will you ever know if someone is THE one??'
forgive me for raising such a predictably female topic....but from a just a few experiences in my fleeting 20yrs on this beautiful planet, this is one of those topics that just never leaves us alone.
To be honest, from the various discussions I've had with a number of different people about how you find that one person I've realised that:
sometimes you KNOW
sometimes you reach the conclusion that there's simply no one else you'd rather be with
sometimes you can imagine yourself growing old with that person happily and healthily
and
well..pretty much everything else in between.
Everyone is either discussing, thinking, pondering, arguing, or passing on wisdom about love.
Discussions permeate throughout society, across the globe, crisscrossing cultures; affecting everyone from the richest and most famous to the impoverished individual scraping themselves a living.
Over the centuries an endless number of songs, movies and plays have been written; philosophies theorised, conversations analysed, words agonised over, unions of the purest joy witnessed and heartbreaks of the greatest sorrow endured.
Love is, on some level the lifeblood of every being on this planet
The well being of so many people, at this very moment, is determined by the flow of love between them and others in their lives (or, too many times, the lack of it).
Which leads me to think of the greatest love of my life, the thing that nothing can top -- not even the most loving of husbands..
Ok, so I hear those puzzled looks you're throwing my way!
hold the phone, reeewind, take a breath, explain...
The thing is, even the most romantic of romances, heartfelt wedding vows and greatest physical attraction known to man will eventually be worn down in the everyday-ness of life;
we are after all only human and cannot hope to maintain some sickly fairytale saga going throughout the entirety of our lives...I mean, who would we be trying to kid!?!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for getting married and at this point in my life I would say I would be disappointed not to get married.....but getting married with all its perks and good times does nothing to fill some of those gaps in an individual.
One human simply does not make another human complete..although they can certainly help!
The ultimate fulfillment of our desires is found in the God above who loves us, who sent his son to die for us - anything else that we try to fit in that space will simply never work.
Square peg, diamond -shaped hole sound familiar to anyone?!
In fact - it doesn't even have to be marriage or even the idea of a relationship....
The square peg could include anything from your ambitions and dreams to the salary you long to finally recieve - the paycheck which will end the chase for the next one.
The thing is, none of those square pegs is ever going to be enough.
http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/2wtl/2wtlonline.asp
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