Notes In My jUnKdRaWeR

Rekindle a fire, by starting small...

 

In my Stress Management class we were talking about the neurological process of a stress response.  

When an individual is under stress their memory can be affected.  One way to encourage memory is to start by trying to recall small memories. These  small memories may increase memory to the point of recollecting huge events that have happened.

 

In the news lately, there have been many reports of house fires, apartment fires, and wild fires.  When watching the news the other day, the news reported concluded the coverage with something like this, " at this time,  firefighters have not determine the cause of fire." For some reason, I couldn't help but be puzzled with the idea of how the firefighters would determine the cause of the fire, in the midst of ashes and rubble… but some how they'll be able to discover the reason.

 

In a reflective state, I started to think about those areas in my life that I desire to be BIG. Then I remembered that most fires are started by a spark, or the flicker of small flame. My mom always reminds me; before anyone became an adult, they were a baby at some point.

 

I am at a place where I must accept this stage that seems small, right now, being confident that where and what I desire to be will soon arrive in its maturity and glory.

Your Word(s)

  After reading another blog entitled, Great Expectations , I pondered on what I'd just read.

The blog talks about having expectations. For some reason I started thinking about my expectations of people. I came to the conclusion that one of the biggest expectations I have of people, whether I know you or you are a stranger is that you keep your word.

 

I remember a saying that went a little something like this:

Your word is your bond. Your bond is your security. If you don't have security, you don't have anything.

 

I was thinking about the things we say so carelessly, or unmindfully. 

I thought about how we carelessly ask "how are you?" and I say carelessly because more often than not, we  don't   stop to listen to the response.

Or how we tell someone we are going to be there (party, showers, game, award ceremony) and we allow, other things to get in the way of that.

 

You see, I have discovered the reason why we as a culture/society  have such a hard time with relationships (working or just personal),  is that we find it very hard to trust each other. There is security in trust. We can't trust each other, because our words are so  inconsistent with our actions.  What is life without trust, without security???

 

Peep this: our words are more than just letters put together to make a sound of syllables that we process to mean something. Words are the means to the creation of a thing, the establishment of some thing!

 

Then God said…. 

And look  at what we have… A world to live in…

What kind of world will you create?

One of doubt, fear, full of curses, stress and paranoia, or loneliness or one that's Life giving, life sustaining, and secure?

 

Inauguration Day 2009

 

 

Change has come to America…

I am so overwhelmed, all I can think to myself is, what a historical and monumental occasion that I have been graced to be apart of and witness. I am grateful to God, for allowing me to live during this time. I live in hope and much anticipation and expectation on the journey that this nation will take together, One Nation Under God, Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

I am so excited that generations to come will look back over the course of history and know that they were thought of before they were conceived; as we comb through the pages of history and listen to those like Dr.King and Sen. Robert Kennedy, who saw a glimpse of today during their time.

 

Thought Provoking

Saw this the other day in class of mine...I thought it was thought provoking and wanted to  share.

When you can, set aside about 5 minutes and take a look at this...

I'd love to know what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8

Blended noise

If you are like me, you are able to tune some things out; whether it's to focus on what you are doing or ignore some thing or someone... (that someone part sounds mean, but i have been known to tune out some people lol)

So... I was visiting a friend that just moved into her townhome. Amidst settling in, her chosen chore for the night was cleaning out her bathroom. Cleaning her bathroom involved cleaning out the jacuzzi. She started running the water in the jacuzzi to fill it up enough to allow the water jets to perform to clear out any excess dirt and or soap. She started multitasking; something that she always does and said I forgot the water was running in there, I just tuned it out, it's like it became apart of the radio that was on and the fan that was on. As  you can see, it started to blend in with all other noise going on. 

Don't let the things that need your attention be drowned out by all the other noises... 

Courageous

In the line of something new... Check this out:
http://www.courageous.tv/

Out with the Old; IN with the New

 Ok, so we have been  in the new year for about two weeks! and I don't know about you, but I am still feeling the effects of newness that the New Year brings!!!

Man does time to seem to fly by when you are having fun or just not paying attention to it… lol Anyway….

For me, it feels  good to be  back in the swing of things and  to see and hear the excitement of the New Year, new expectations, and new opinions of what is ahead.

This may sound or seem random, but..I bought a  new hat the other day and.... I  love it!

I love it... because it's NEW…

This purchase influenced me to think on how I felt about new things... I don't think I am on my own when I say,there is something  about experiencing something new…  a new look, newborn, new clothes, new socks, new shoes, new toothbrush, new car,new house, new friends, new ideas and the list can go on..

But  what's even more exciting is the joy of waking up to a new day and all the opportunity that comes with it! A new day doesn't come with any requirements or criteria for it to be new... And this newness that  comes, is amazingly something that we have never seen or experienced before.... wow! that's some new stuff right there!

 So before I turn this into an essay; lol... I am seeing it like this...

Staying in the past weighs you down and keeps you in the 'old' requiring more energy to move forward, making it hard to enjoy something new.

If the creator has designed life to where we experience newness every single day; then I think we might as well embrace it!

This quote below highlights for me, what the New year brings; hope it does the same for you:

The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year.  It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes.  Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions.  Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. ~G.K. Chesterton

Stay tuned...

Hello All!
It's been about a month since I last shared a note from my junk drawer.
Just wanted you to stay tuned... had a case writer's block.... but I am on my way back!

O.C.F Disorder

Check this devotional out:
http://www.streamingfaith.com/community/devotional/devotional.aspx?DevotionalId=1789

He's my inspiration in blogging and thinking....

Hope you are challenged like I am...

Dialog in the Dark

 http://www.dialogtickets.com/

 Dialogue in the Dark

This past weekend I had the opportunity to experience the exhibit Dialogue in the Dark.

Such an awesome exhibit and truly thought provoking and mind changing one that left a lasting impression on me.

 

In a nut shell the exhibit allows you to experience only for a brief moment (compared to one who lives  this everyday) walking in the shoes of one who is visually impaired.

 

From the exhibit here's what I took away:

Sight is not and cannot afford to be limited to only our physical world.

There are many of us who have 20/20 vision in the physical world, but yet have limited sight or are blind when it comes to life (reality).

While sight is something that is beneficial physically, it can also be detrimental because we neglect or take for granted the other senses that we have that are just as important as having sight.

During the exhibit, my other senses seem to have come alive or more alert. My question is, did my other senses do anything differently or was it that I was just more aware of them?

 

Another thought….

You see when those lights went off and I was left to navigate through an unknown territory, I had to find some source of guidance… Now the tour guide aided us in this process, but the times that I didn't hear him or he wasn't there for every move, I had to believe that the instructions he gave would be sufficient to get me to the next step…  I had to be confident in what I already had to move forward...This is synonymous to living! Getting through the exhibit all came down to one factor…. Trust.

 

If you can, go experience Dialogue in the Dark.