So today I'm dog sitting for my neighbors. And all I have to do really is go over there every once and a while and check on her. It's not hard, but they were leaving at 5:30 this morning, and wanted me to be there when we left. Yeah, I wasn't too happy about that, I'm not a morning person.
So i stayed for about twenty minutes after they left and then walked ALL the way home (it's just across the street. haha). But when I left the house it was about six, so the sun had risen just a few minutes before.
And before I tell you just how great it was, you need to know that I LOVE sunsets. They're so beautiful. To me, it's a picture God made JUST for me! And it gives me warm fuzzies. Each one is different and so gorgeous. They get me pretty excited, and it's pretty funny, so I've been told.
So I walked out the back gate (I'm sure I look like a creeper going in and out through the back gate all morning and the sky was just beautiful. And not just in one little part of the sky, brilliant pink and vibrant orange bled through the clouds all around me. And so I spun a couple circles in the middle of the road looking at it all. I'm sure I looked like a weirdie, but I don't really care. I loved it.
So it made getting up at an ungodly hour somewhat worth it. And I know I'm helping my neighbors, which is all good too. But I loved seeing the sunrise, I don't see them very often, cause I'm always sleeping! I wonder if they're always that beautiful in the morning... I wouldn't know (: But even if they are always just like that one, I loved it and I'm thanking God for making it just for me to see!
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Psalm 62:5-6
Psalm 62:5-6 is definitely one of my favorites. I just love it.
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
The whole 62nd Psalm is so great, but I love this part especially. It means a few different things.
First off, it's tied to some really great memories. Psalm 62:2 was the Girls on The Rock bible study group's verse. And I loved the verse, and it just so happens to be exactly the same as verse 6. I loved that group, and it has some really really great memories with it. But then a few years after we stopped having Girls on the Rock, I came across Psalm 62. I read it, and loved it. And then after thinking about it for a few minutes I realized where I had read that verse before, and it became all the more special.
I just love what it says. It gives me a lot of hope and warm fuzzies. I have a place to rest and I have a rock through EVERYTHING! It's just so amazing! This verse applies through the good times and the bad. When things are going great, it's just kinda saying to me this is the reason you're so happy and if anything happens, it's not the end of the world. I'll be ok. And then in the hard times, it gives me hope for the future, and it makes me feel a whole lot better about where I'm at. I have a place to get away from it all, and that place is God, and He will ALWAYS be there.
So not matter what, I have a resting place, hope, and a rock and everlasting foundation. I'm set for life, and the rest of forever.
Something to think about
So enough about me. There's something that I've been thinking a lot about lately. And I wanna get it out. It's important to me. So here it goes. Take this how you will.
Don't call the fat girl fat.
I'm not just talking about girls, all people who struggle with their weight. It's not really something one can fully understand except through personal experience. But people go about it totally the wrong way. And it kills me.
First off. When I say don't call the fat girl fat, I mean it. People don't need other people telling them what's wrong with them, especially something that's obvious. I'm pretty sure that (well, I KNOW) that overweight people are aware of how they look. It's not a secret to them, we have to look at it all the time. WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO COME AND TELL US WHAT'S WRONG. We know. Overweight people aren't just blindly going about life, and you pointing out their problem isn't going to help or suddenly turn their life around or whatever you were trying to accomplish by calling the fat girl fat.
One way to think about it is if someone just came up to you and said hey, you have a nose. I'm sure you're just thinking well yeah, duh. That'd be stupid. When it's put like that though, it's just kinda like saying something to an overweight person about their weight, it's a part of them that they are well aware of. Just like something like anyone's nose. Make sense?
To be honest, it kills when someone says things like "It's because your fat." or "I see why your overweight." Sure, you may be trying to encourage them to change. But that's NOT the way to do it. And if your someone who is perpetually skinny, or simply has never had a battle with weight, we do NOT want to hear it from you. You don't understand, it's nothing against you personally, it's just you have to place to try and understand and try to be our savior.
I think for me, this is because being overweight goes much much much MUCH deeper than a physical problem. There is a deep, dark emotional part to it. And if you've never been there, you just don't know completely what I'm talking about. There needs to be some emotional understanding and encouragement for someone. And calling the fat girl fat just adds to it all.
If you think you want to help someone who has a weight problem, it's a sticky situation. And it's hard to know what to do. And there will most likely be hurt, not always because the issue was gone about wrong, it's just an emotional and touchy subject. But it's something that the person having a problem should bring up. At least through the way I see it. Unless it's a serious threat to someone to keep going the way they are, wait for the subject to be brought up, rather than trying to instigate the conversation right off. Just let it happen. You might have to be patient.
There are several different ways to tell someone they're fat. Really, sure it's something thats joked about, but it's true. And there are things that I don't think people should tell people, because it's calling the fat girl fat. Like saying "hey, I know you need to lose some weight, so I'll exercise with you." That's saying "Hey, you're fat, and I'm going to help you because you're also too weak and not motivated to do it on your own, but I am." And just don't joke about someone's weight. Cause it's still hurtful, even if you don't mean it to be, and you are really just joking.
So try being supportive. And I know several people that would love to be treated as if they weren't overweight, and treated just like everyone else. It would be a real dream come true. When someone feels safe and accepted, then who knows, they could feel ok about talking about their problem. Then some real support can happen.
See what I'm sayin? If not, I guess that's alright. Take it how it is. Or we can even talk. Whatever. Take what I said into consideration, or just drop it. Whatever.
Just do me a favor... and don't call the fat girl fat. Please and thank you.
First off. When I say don't call the fat girl fat, I mean it. People don't need other people telling them what's wrong with them, especially something that's obvious. I'm pretty sure that (well, I KNOW) that overweight people are aware of how they look. It's not a secret to them, we have to look at it all the time. WE DON'T NEED SOMEONE TO COME AND TELL US WHAT'S WRONG. We know. Overweight people aren't just blindly going about life, and you pointing out their problem isn't going to help or suddenly turn their life around or whatever you were trying to accomplish by calling the fat girl fat.
One way to think about it is if someone just came up to you and said hey, you have a nose. I'm sure you're just thinking well yeah, duh. That'd be stupid. When it's put like that though, it's just kinda like saying something to an overweight person about their weight, it's a part of them that they are well aware of. Just like something like anyone's nose. Make sense?
To be honest, it kills when someone says things like "It's because your fat." or "I see why your overweight." Sure, you may be trying to encourage them to change. But that's NOT the way to do it. And if your someone who is perpetually skinny, or simply has never had a battle with weight, we do NOT want to hear it from you. You don't understand, it's nothing against you personally, it's just you have to place to try and understand and try to be our savior.
I think for me, this is because being overweight goes much much much MUCH deeper than a physical problem. There is a deep, dark emotional part to it. And if you've never been there, you just don't know completely what I'm talking about. There needs to be some emotional understanding and encouragement for someone. And calling the fat girl fat just adds to it all.
If you think you want to help someone who has a weight problem, it's a sticky situation. And it's hard to know what to do. And there will most likely be hurt, not always because the issue was gone about wrong, it's just an emotional and touchy subject. But it's something that the person having a problem should bring up. At least through the way I see it. Unless it's a serious threat to someone to keep going the way they are, wait for the subject to be brought up, rather than trying to instigate the conversation right off. Just let it happen. You might have to be patient.
There are several different ways to tell someone they're fat. Really, sure it's something thats joked about, but it's true. And there are things that I don't think people should tell people, because it's calling the fat girl fat. Like saying "hey, I know you need to lose some weight, so I'll exercise with you." That's saying "Hey, you're fat, and I'm going to help you because you're also too weak and not motivated to do it on your own, but I am." And just don't joke about someone's weight. Cause it's still hurtful, even if you don't mean it to be, and you are really just joking.
So try being supportive. And I know several people that would love to be treated as if they weren't overweight, and treated just like everyone else. It would be a real dream come true. When someone feels safe and accepted, then who knows, they could feel ok about talking about their problem. Then some real support can happen.
See what I'm sayin? If not, I guess that's alright. Take it how it is. Or we can even talk. Whatever. Take what I said into consideration, or just drop it. Whatever.
Just do me a favor... and don't call the fat girl fat. Please and thank you.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
I've come to the conclusion...
My mind is always racing. It never stops. I know it's this way for everyone. But I have so many opinions about everything. And I want to put them all out there. So I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to pick up my blog again and run.
Judge me all you want. I'm trying to get over that. And I guess part of putting yourself and your opinions out there and being judged for them is just a part of life. It's hard for me, but I can't change human nature. I can't change the fact that not everyone feels the same way about everything. And I know that. Just don't tear me down for what I say, that's all I ask.
So take the things I say and do what you wish. Take it in and think about it, act on it, read it and forget it, or argue against it. Your choice. This is mostly something I think I want to do for me. But I'd love it if people could see me for who I am a little better. I always feel misread and misunderstood. It's basically the story of my life.
For my first new post. I wanna talk about who I am. There's a personality test that nails me really well. It's called the Myers-Briggs. (I think). And it's divided into four different parts of a personality. Where you get your energy, how you see things, how you handle things, and stuff like that.
So basically how that typing system works is the end result is a combination of four different letters. Mine is INFP. Each letter standing for something different. There are only two different possibilities for each of them, but when they are put together it nails most people very well. To start off I'll just list what each of my letters mean, and explain each.
I - Introvert
N -Intuitive
F - Feeler
P - Preceiver
Introversion is something that is always misunderstood. It doesn't mean I'm just completely shy and keep to myself and hate people. NO! Not at all. Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert is determined mainly by where you get your energy. Being an introvert is a huge part of ME. Here are some characteristics of the typical introvert: Think before you speak (and which others would do the same), enjoy time to yourself, are perceived as a good listener, are often classified as shy, reserved, would rather spend time with one person or only a few people, like stating thoughts and feelings without being interrupted (I think thats why blogging that kind of thing is appealing to me!), need to "recharge" alone after you've spent time socializing with a group.
So I hope thats understandable. I know for people that don't understand how introverted people tick we come across in a very negative way. So I'm hoping to start setting the record straight. (:
I feel like this is getting super long, and the other three parts I don't really have to explain as much. So, the next one is intuition. This one is how you gather data, you can either be a sensor, how likes specific answers, concrete instructions, and hard facts, etc. or you can be Intuitive. People who are intuitive think about several things all the time and at once, are accused of being absentminded, more excited about where your going than where you are, give general answers, don't like "boring details", like analogies, and often ask "what does this mean?" And one more thats totally me, you get irritated when people ask a lot of questions and push for specific details. Ok. I think you get it, but I'm totally intuitive. So I hope that explains a lot too.
The next is that I'm a feeler rather than a thinker when it comes to decisions. Some characteristics of a feeler are... good decisions take others' feelings into account, feel that love can not be defined, are willing to overextend yourself to meet others' needs, people take advantage of you, consider how things will affect other people, often accused of taking things too personally, and prefer harmony over clarity. Things like that (:
In the type of lifestyle, I am a preceiver rather than a judger. People who are preceivers are.... easily distracted, love to explore new things, don't plan tasks but what to see what it demands, people accuse you of being disorganized, depend on last minute spurts of energy to meet deadlines but always make the deadline even if you drive everyone else crazy, what's important is creativity, spontaneity, etc. turns most work into play, change the subject often and at random, don't like to be pinned down about most things you'd rather keep your options open, and stuff like that. (:
So thats basically me. When they are all put together it tells a lot more, like INFP is considered the healer. But I won't go into that right now, this is so long, and I'm sure you're just bored to tears. But I just want to be understood. It's important to me.
Judge me all you want. I'm trying to get over that. And I guess part of putting yourself and your opinions out there and being judged for them is just a part of life. It's hard for me, but I can't change human nature. I can't change the fact that not everyone feels the same way about everything. And I know that. Just don't tear me down for what I say, that's all I ask.
So take the things I say and do what you wish. Take it in and think about it, act on it, read it and forget it, or argue against it. Your choice. This is mostly something I think I want to do for me. But I'd love it if people could see me for who I am a little better. I always feel misread and misunderstood. It's basically the story of my life.
For my first new post. I wanna talk about who I am. There's a personality test that nails me really well. It's called the Myers-Briggs. (I think). And it's divided into four different parts of a personality. Where you get your energy, how you see things, how you handle things, and stuff like that.
So basically how that typing system works is the end result is a combination of four different letters. Mine is INFP. Each letter standing for something different. There are only two different possibilities for each of them, but when they are put together it nails most people very well. To start off I'll just list what each of my letters mean, and explain each.
I - Introvert
N -Intuitive
F - Feeler
P - Preceiver
Introversion is something that is always misunderstood. It doesn't mean I'm just completely shy and keep to myself and hate people. NO! Not at all. Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert is determined mainly by where you get your energy. Being an introvert is a huge part of ME. Here are some characteristics of the typical introvert: Think before you speak (and which others would do the same), enjoy time to yourself, are perceived as a good listener, are often classified as shy, reserved, would rather spend time with one person or only a few people, like stating thoughts and feelings without being interrupted (I think thats why blogging that kind of thing is appealing to me!), need to "recharge" alone after you've spent time socializing with a group.
So I hope thats understandable. I know for people that don't understand how introverted people tick we come across in a very negative way. So I'm hoping to start setting the record straight. (:
I feel like this is getting super long, and the other three parts I don't really have to explain as much. So, the next one is intuition. This one is how you gather data, you can either be a sensor, how likes specific answers, concrete instructions, and hard facts, etc. or you can be Intuitive. People who are intuitive think about several things all the time and at once, are accused of being absentminded, more excited about where your going than where you are, give general answers, don't like "boring details", like analogies, and often ask "what does this mean?" And one more thats totally me, you get irritated when people ask a lot of questions and push for specific details. Ok. I think you get it, but I'm totally intuitive. So I hope that explains a lot too.
The next is that I'm a feeler rather than a thinker when it comes to decisions. Some characteristics of a feeler are... good decisions take others' feelings into account, feel that love can not be defined, are willing to overextend yourself to meet others' needs, people take advantage of you, consider how things will affect other people, often accused of taking things too personally, and prefer harmony over clarity. Things like that (:
In the type of lifestyle, I am a preceiver rather than a judger. People who are preceivers are.... easily distracted, love to explore new things, don't plan tasks but what to see what it demands, people accuse you of being disorganized, depend on last minute spurts of energy to meet deadlines but always make the deadline even if you drive everyone else crazy, what's important is creativity, spontaneity, etc. turns most work into play, change the subject often and at random, don't like to be pinned down about most things you'd rather keep your options open, and stuff like that. (:
So thats basically me. When they are all put together it tells a lot more, like INFP is considered the healer. But I won't go into that right now, this is so long, and I'm sure you're just bored to tears. But I just want to be understood. It's important to me.
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