happy christmas.

Don't ask me why I'm posting this, because I'm not really sure. I just can't seem to stop watching it.

Tango performance;
Andres and Meredith Amarilla
Princeton: November 2008
Improvisation to Air's "Playground Love"

"Would the Last Honest Reporter Please Turn On the Lights?" by Orson Scott Card

This is an opinion piece originally published in The Rhinocerous Times of Greensboro, North Carolina, in which the author laments the present state of journalism, and speaks to the present housing crisis facing our nation.

All I can say is: Good on him.

so, i think i'm getting an upper respiratory infection. =(

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My friend is a part of this, so show his community some love, yo!

"Non-cooperation with evil is as much a responsibility as cooperation with good."
-- Mohandas Gandhi

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
-- Vernon Law

These verses are from Way FM'sWord on the Way. And I'm astonished at how fitting, how on-target they are for me right now...

Isaiah 43:18,19
Forget what happened in the past and do not dwell on events from long ago. I am going to do something new. It is already happening...

Romans 5:1-2
Now that we have God's approval because of faith, we have peace with God because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done. Through Christ we can approach God and stand in His favor...

Psalm 40:4
Blessed is the person who places his confidence in the Lord and does not rely on arrogant people or those who follow lies.

Ephesians 3:16-17
I'm asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of His glory. I pray that He would give you inner strength and power through His Spirit. Then Christ will live in you through faith.

Isaiah 41:10
Don't be afraid, because I am with you, don't be intimidated; I am your God. I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will support you with My victorious right hand.

I was on AOL today and I came across a link to this list of "Ten Simple Truths." I found it really interesting, and I find that it's also true if you stop to think about it. I thought I'd share these truths with anyone who happens to read my journal. (Hopefully Oprah won't sue me).

Disclaimer: I take absolutely no credit for the following content. I found this on the Oprah.com web site under the Oprah Show. All copyrights are held by their rightful owners. I merely want to share this information with my friends.

Ten Simple Truths to Transform Your Life (expounded upon by Sarah Ban Breathnach)

1. Gratitude is the most transformative force in the cosmos, because gratitude is love. Sarah says, "When our hearts our broken, we don't think we have much to be thankful for. We don't have to be smiling when we say 'Thank you.'"

2. Your happiness increases the happiness of everyone who knows you. "We have so much. All we have is all we need. All we need is the awareness of how blessed we really are."

3. Whether we live passionately or not is a choice we make. When writers write, the most important emotion is conveyed between the lines. "I want to live in between the lines, where the depth is."

4. Those who live passionately teach us how to love. Those who love passionately teach us how to live.

5. Big changes come with small choices. "Little changes [and] little choices add up to be revolutionary changes in your life."

6. The more risks you take, the luckier you become.

7. Nothing hurts you more than your expectations. "If you trust life and learn to embrace it and try not to control everything, then life can be more wondrous than you thought it would be."

8. Our relationships with others are only as emotionally healthy, happy, holy and content as our relationships with ourselves.

9. The only wound your soul never recovers from is regret. "What I know for sure is that we don't have the luxury of regret any more. The past only asks to be remembered."

10. Cherish each morning and give thanks for each evening. "I think the greatest gift September 11 can give us would be that we learn to cherish our imperfect lives."


The original web site and list can be found here: http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/tows_past_20011121_c.jhtml