A simple life?

Thursday, October 27, 2005

[ Servant of God ] | 12:09 AM |

Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Giving and Receiving

Many of us believe that giving somehow means we must stop receiving. "Giving" people never ask for anything in return, according to the popular image of the kind and saintly giver. We imagine giving as a purely altruistic, self-sacrificing gesture that precludes any nourishment, playfulness, or personal benefit. Charity seems to want a tinge of martrydom attached to it: Give till it hurts. This is both dangerous and impossible - dangerous because it invites us to try to live without receiving care and nourishment, which is insidiously suicidal and impossible all life is intimately connected in a web of giving and taking, and as long as we are alive we are an integral part of that web. We cannot live on the earth and not give; we cannot live and not receive.

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When we give without taking, it invariably leads to resentment, anger, and frustration. There is no joy in it. Generosity becomes synonymous with sacrifice.

-How, Then, Shall We Live?
Wayne Muller

[ Servant of God ] | 1:53 AM |

Monday, October 24, 2005

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Originally uploaded by djlemon.

[ Servant of God ] | 3:05 AM |

Saturday, October 15, 2005

Worse is if you are there and you are not there.

[ Servant of God ] | 12:39 AM |

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Test your nicotine dependence.

Total up the numbers beside your choices and compare it with the table later on.

1. How soon after you wake up do you smoke your first cigarette?
Within five minutes(3)
Within 6 - 30 minutes(2)
Within 31 - 60 minutes(1)
After 60 minutes(0)

2. Do you find it difficult to refrain from smoking in places where it is forbidden, for example in church, at the library, in cinemas and so on?
Yes(1)
No(0)

3. Which cigarette would you hate most to give up?
The first one in the morning(1)
All others(0)

4. How many cigarettes a day do you smoke?
10 or less(0)
11 to 20(1)
21 to 30(2)
31 or more(3)

5. Do you smoke more frequently during the first hours after waking than during the rest of the day?
Yes(1)
No(0)

6. Do you smoke if you are so ill that you are in bed most of the day?
Yes(1)
No(0)

Results
Score 0 - 3: Low nicotine dependence
You are less likely to be addicted to nicotine. Willpower plus the support of your doctor, pharmacist, family and friends may be all you need to help you quit. You may require Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Score 4 - 5: Medium nicotine dependence
You require Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Score 6 - 10: High nicotine dependence
You are strongly addicted to nicotine and can expect to experience strong withdrawal symptoms. You require Nicotine Replacement Therapy.

Credits : Nicorette pamphlet

[ Servant of God ] | 2:36 AM |

Saturday, October 08, 2005

Why God Made Pets.
http://www.dynastyforpetlovers.com/WHYGODMADEPETS.HTM

[ Servant of God ] | 7:51 PM |

Thursday, October 06, 2005

Wish that i had some way out of this house, out of this thing that i'm facing and experiencing. If only. Duno y i reali dun feel at home when i'm home. Probably coz like wad sam said its too crowded and not close knit. The problem is not with my uncle but rather hate to say this but with my maid. I can't be around someone and like not talk and juz feel so uncomfortable with. Its really taking the toll on me. Afraid i might just blow up one day for no reason. Can't reali say this to my uncle. I mean what can he do? Bo pian got to have a maid to take care of kong kong. Besides like he say i'm going ns soon. Honestly i feel its unfair. But oso bo pian. Stomach is not doing well either. Have been throwing up the past few days making me feel worse.

Jesus, help me.

[ Servant of God ] | 2:39 AM |

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Contentment

When was the last time you met someone who was truly content and at peace with the world? There are many such people! They usually got the wisdom to be that way by learning from the experiences of an active spiritual life. They discovered a sense of inner peace and contentment through their walk with God. But many folks eat their hearts out, suffering from the contagious "If Only" disease. Its germs infect every slice of life.

If only I had more money
If only I could make better grades
If only we owned a nicer home
If only we hadn't made that bad investment
If only I hadn't come from such a bad background
If only she would have stayed married to me
If only our pastor were a stronger preacher
If only my child were able to walk
If only we would have children
If only we didn't have children
If only the business could have succeeded
If only my husband hadn't died so young
If only I would've said "No" to drugs
If only they had given me a break
If only I hadn't had that accident
If only we could get back on our feet
If only he would ask me out
If only people would accept me as I am
If only my folks hadn't divorced
If only I had more friends

The list is endless. Woven through the fabric of all those words is an attitude that comes from the simple choice to see the negative side of life, the choice to be unhappy about almost everything that happens. Taken far enough, it leads to the dead-end street of self-pity - one of the most distasteful and inexcusable of all attitudes. Contentment , on the other hand, comes from another one of those simple choices, one that doesn't allow ourselves or others to listen to our list of woes. We simple choose to create a different kind of list - a positive one - for if we don't, people won't stay around us very long. Discontented souls soon become lonely souls.

- Charles Swindoll
Active Spirituality

[ Servant of God ] | 1:54 AM |

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

The guitar seller just emailed me saying that he already sold off the guitar. I've got to be honest i'm damn pissed off and about to blow my top, lose my head whatever. However, really gotta thank God i'm able to control it and still be calm. Losing my head, blowing my top won't improve the situation in anyway probably will just ruin my night causing me not to sleep and having a worse day tmr. Praise God!

[ Servant of God ] | 12:10 AM |

Sunday, October 02, 2005

A Meek and Quiet Spirit

Through meekness, a man hath always fair weather withinn. Through meekness, he gives no manner of offense, or disturbance anywhere abroad. And in particular, i may say these(following) several things of the meek and quiet spirit.

First: There is no ungrounded passion; no boisterous motion; no exorbitance, nothing of fury. No perplexity of midn, nor over-thoughtfulness. Men that are thus disquieted know not what to do, can give no answer, nor can resolve on anything. No confusion of thought; for that is darkness within, and brings men into such disorder that they know not what is before them. No eagerness of desire; no impetousity. . . .

Secondly: Through this meekenss of spirit, there is good carriage and behaviour toward others. The meek are never injurious or censorious, but are ready to take in good part, and make the best construction that the case will bear. . . . The meek man is a good neighbor, a good friend; a credit to religion, one who governs himself according to reason, makes no injury by any misconstruction and, in case of any wrong done, sits down with easy satisfaction. . . .

- Benjamin Whichcote
The Excellence of a Meek and Quiet Spirit
An Anthology of Devotional Literature