I just finished reading "No Greater Love" by Mother Teresa. She was an amazing woman and had some amazing things to say. I found this quote in the section on love to be very powerful. Many people are looking to do the next big thing, like be the next Mother Teresa. This shows our pride in wanting to be famous. Mother Teresa became who she was by doing little things with love.
"Always be faithful in little things, for in them our strength lies. To God nothing is little. He cannot make anything small; they are infinite. Practice fidelity in the least things, not for their own sake, but for the sake of the great thing that is the will of God, and which I respect greatly.
Do not pursue spectacular deeds. We must deliberately renounce all desires to see the fruit of our labor, doing all we can as best we can, leaving the rest in the hands of God. What matters is the gift of your self, the degree of love that you put into each one of your actions.
Do not allow yourselves to be disheartened by any failure as long as you have done your best. Neither glory in your success, but refer all to God in deepest thankfulness.
If you are discouraged, it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about people's opinions. Be humble and you will never be disturbed. The Lord has willed me here where I am. He will offer a solotion."
This next quote has such power and motivation in it I cannot explain it, you just have to read it.
"We must keep His interests continually in our hearts and minds, carrying our Lord to places where He has not walked before, fearless in doing the things He did, courageously going through danger and death with Him and for Him; ready to accept joyously hte need to die daily if we want to bring souls to God, to pay the price He paid for souls -- ever ready to go to any part of the world and to respect and appreciate unfamiliar customs of other peoples, their living conditions and language, willing to adapt ourselves if and when necessary, happy to undertake any labor and toil, and glad to make any sacrifice involved in our missionary life.
This imposes a great responsibility on us to fight against our own ego and love of comfort that would lead us to choose a comfortable and insignificant mediocrity. We are called upon to make our lives a rivalry with Christ; we are called upon to be warriors in saris, for the church needs fighters today. Our war cry has to be 'Fight not flight.'
The church of God needs saints today. We shall go freely in the name of Jesus, to towns and villages all over the world, even amid squalid and dangerous surroundings, with Mary the Immaculate Mother of Jesus, seeking out the spiritually poorest of the poor with God's own tender affection and proclaiming to them the Good News of salvation and hope, singing with them His songs, bringing to them His love, peace, and joy. In spirit, to every part of the vast creation of God, from the furthest planet to the depths of the sea, from one abandoned convent chapel to another abandoned church, from an abortion clinic in one city to a prison cell in another, from the source of a river in one continent to a lonely mountain cave in another, and even into heaven and the gates of hell, praying with and for each of God's creation to save and sanctify each one for whom the blood of the Son of God has been shed."
I would say everyone should read "No Greater Love" by Mother Teresa because it can strengthen your faith, change your views, confront your sin, and bring love to the corners of your life. If you do what Mother Teresa says, this book will bring you closer to the heart of God; hence salvation. For God's sake (and yours) do it!
One Love,
Danger
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Bob Marley quotes
I was reading some Bob Marley quotes today and some of them made me reflect and think about my own life. He had some really interesting things to say.
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."
"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect -and I don't live to be- but before you start pointing fingers... make sure you hands are clean!"
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds."
"Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life."
"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."
"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there." (I really liked this one)
"Wake up and live "
"The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow."
"The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?"
"You have to be someone."
"Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again."
"I don't stand for black mans side, I don't stand for white mans side, I stand for gods side."
"If you get down and you quarrel everyday, you're saying praises to the devil, I say."
I followed reading these quotes with listening to his music on Pandora.com Lets just say I am in a good mood.
One Love,
Danger
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain."
"Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect -and I don't live to be- but before you start pointing fingers... make sure you hands are clean!"
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds."
"Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life."
"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for."
"You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there." (I really liked this one)
"Wake up and live "
"The good times of today are the sad thoughts of tomorrow."
"The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?"
"You have to be someone."
"Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again."
"I don't stand for black mans side, I don't stand for white mans side, I stand for gods side."
"If you get down and you quarrel everyday, you're saying praises to the devil, I say."
I followed reading these quotes with listening to his music on Pandora.com Lets just say I am in a good mood.
One Love,
Danger
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Time of Reflection and Random
One year ago today I closed on my first home. Since I have been doing a lot of work on it, I think I will review what I have all done over this past year.
-painted several rooms from sin stained white to pretty and soothing
-completely remodeled bathroom
-tore down old ugly chimeny and patched the roof
-replaced a couple windows and front door
-new siding and painted siding (added 1 inch foamboard insulation to old part of house)
-painted trim
-insulation added to attic
-evicted squirrel
-cleaned up squirrel mess (removed chewed wires, tore off basement ceiling and swept up pine cones and nuts stored within, ripped up sub-floor only to realize I need to tear out the basement ceiling, replaced sub-floor, many air freshner absorbers to remove stinky little pest piss smell)
-tore out secondary furnace (only to realize I will put it back because plans changed on layout)
-removed overgrown bushes, trimmed trees, and cast them into the fires of sheol
-installed stone surround gas fireplace (beautiful)
-began wiring new addition (to be completed August/September-October)
-ordered cabinets for kitchen remodel (to be installed July/August)
-began knocking out kitchen wall (to be demoed late June/early July)
I would say I have accomplished a lot this last year, but so much more needs to be done. Here is a small list of the big projects to be done in the future:
-kitchen (late summer)
-complete wiring (hopefully by October)
-new floor in new addition (possibly September, may wait until November with less humidity for hardwood floors)
-patio (September/October or May/June 2011)
-deck (May/June 2011)
-expand master bedroom (November/December)
-install secondary furnace and ductwork (September)
-basement new addition (winter)
-basement old part (fall-winter 2011)
-decorate and furnish (fall 2010-winter 2011 and beyond)
-enjoy all work accomplished (winter 2011-sale date TBD [interested?])
Good thing I enjoy being task focused otherwise I would be really stressed with all of the work I need to do on the house, planning the wedding, and preparing for my future life with an amazing woman. Hahaha, I am fine, no stress, hmmmhmmm, oh man....ok, I am fine now. Life is good, God is great, and people are crazy. Enough said. I don't really like country even though I referrenced a country song.
Random thought of the day: I don't like the name of my blog because it is too descriptive and not very fun. I think it is pretty common to not like the name of your blog unless of coarse it is super creative like "Z" or "Zz" or "Megatron destroy" or ":)" not sure if you can do the last one. Blog names are also good if they are all encompassing while not being too descriptive such as "updates from planet earth" or "The everything blog" or "Z" or "Zz" Can I change the name of my blog without destroying it? Hmmm...I will check.
One Love,
Danger
-painted several rooms from sin stained white to pretty and soothing
-completely remodeled bathroom
-tore down old ugly chimeny and patched the roof
-replaced a couple windows and front door
-new siding and painted siding (added 1 inch foamboard insulation to old part of house)
-painted trim
-insulation added to attic
-evicted squirrel
-cleaned up squirrel mess (removed chewed wires, tore off basement ceiling and swept up pine cones and nuts stored within, ripped up sub-floor only to realize I need to tear out the basement ceiling, replaced sub-floor, many air freshner absorbers to remove stinky little pest piss smell)
-tore out secondary furnace (only to realize I will put it back because plans changed on layout)
-removed overgrown bushes, trimmed trees, and cast them into the fires of sheol
-installed stone surround gas fireplace (beautiful)
-began wiring new addition (to be completed August/September-October)
-ordered cabinets for kitchen remodel (to be installed July/August)
-began knocking out kitchen wall (to be demoed late June/early July)
I would say I have accomplished a lot this last year, but so much more needs to be done. Here is a small list of the big projects to be done in the future:
-kitchen (late summer)
-complete wiring (hopefully by October)
-new floor in new addition (possibly September, may wait until November with less humidity for hardwood floors)
-patio (September/October or May/June 2011)
-deck (May/June 2011)
-expand master bedroom (November/December)
-install secondary furnace and ductwork (September)
-basement new addition (winter)
-basement old part (fall-winter 2011)
-decorate and furnish (fall 2010-winter 2011 and beyond)
-enjoy all work accomplished (winter 2011-sale date TBD [interested?])
Good thing I enjoy being task focused otherwise I would be really stressed with all of the work I need to do on the house, planning the wedding, and preparing for my future life with an amazing woman. Hahaha, I am fine, no stress, hmmmhmmm, oh man....ok, I am fine now. Life is good, God is great, and people are crazy. Enough said. I don't really like country even though I referrenced a country song.
Random thought of the day: I don't like the name of my blog because it is too descriptive and not very fun. I think it is pretty common to not like the name of your blog unless of coarse it is super creative like "Z" or "Zz" or "Megatron destroy" or ":)" not sure if you can do the last one. Blog names are also good if they are all encompassing while not being too descriptive such as "updates from planet earth" or "The everything blog" or "Z" or "Zz" Can I change the name of my blog without destroying it? Hmmm...I will check.
One Love,
Danger
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