Things I learned this week
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1. That sometimes one can think they have learned a thing, but until it really sinks in, they don't really know that thing.
2. To make one complete rotation in 24 hours, a point near the equator of the Earth, "they" say we must move at close to 1000 miles per hour (1600 km/hr). The speed apparently gets less as you move north. In addition to spinning on its axis, we are approximately 93 million miles (150 million km) from the Sun, and at that distance, it takes us one year (365 days) to go around once. The full path of the Earth's orbit is close to 600 million miles (970 million km). To go around this immense circle in one year takes a speed of 66,000 mph. In addition to the individual motions of the stars within it, the entire Galaxy is in spinning motion like an enormous pinwheel. They calculate that it would take our Sun approximately 225 million years to make the trip around our Galaxy (a "galactic year"), and that the speed with which the Sun has to move is an astounding 483,000 miles per hour (792,000 km/hr)! The Earth, anchored to the Sun by gravity, follows along at the same fantastic speed. (By the way, as fast as this speed is, it is still apparently a long way from the speed limit of the universe—the speed of light. Light travels at the unimaginably fast pace of 670 million miles per hour or 1.09 billion km/hr.).
And this is just the stuff we think we know.
Just think about how much is out there that we don't know!
Even though these are things I "learned" long ago, being reminded of them helps me be reminded of how big my God, Who keeps it all in motion, all the while KNOWING MY NAME AND THE NUMBER OF HAIRS ON MY HEAD (something no one on the planet knows, including me ), helps me keep in mind how mighty my God is (IN THE BEGINNING...GOD).
3. No matter how tall/short, thin/heavy, pretty/not so much, smart/not so much, perfect/imperfect we may think we are, we are of incredible value to God. We need to view ourselves in that light, not from our own perspective or the perspective of others, and use what He has given us for His purpose and glory. What I have not yet learned is why it is so difficult for us to get this deep down in our spirits. Perhaps it is because of all of the lies we are told about ourselves and choose to believe, huh?
2. To make one complete rotation in 24 hours, a point near the equator of the Earth, "they" say we must move at close to 1000 miles per hour (1600 km/hr). The speed apparently gets less as you move north. In addition to spinning on its axis, we are approximately 93 million miles (150 million km) from the Sun, and at that distance, it takes us one year (365 days) to go around once. The full path of the Earth's orbit is close to 600 million miles (970 million km). To go around this immense circle in one year takes a speed of 66,000 mph. In addition to the individual motions of the stars within it, the entire Galaxy is in spinning motion like an enormous pinwheel. They calculate that it would take our Sun approximately 225 million years to make the trip around our Galaxy (a "galactic year"), and that the speed with which the Sun has to move is an astounding 483,000 miles per hour (792,000 km/hr)! The Earth, anchored to the Sun by gravity, follows along at the same fantastic speed. (By the way, as fast as this speed is, it is still apparently a long way from the speed limit of the universe—the speed of light. Light travels at the unimaginably fast pace of 670 million miles per hour or 1.09 billion km/hr.).
And this is just the stuff we think we know.
Just think about how much is out there that we don't know!Even though these are things I "learned" long ago, being reminded of them helps me be reminded of how big my God, Who keeps it all in motion, all the while KNOWING MY NAME AND THE NUMBER OF HAIRS ON MY HEAD (something no one on the planet knows, including me
), helps me keep in mind how mighty my God is (IN THE BEGINNING...GOD). 3. No matter how tall/short, thin/heavy, pretty/not so much, smart/not so much, perfect/imperfect we may think we are, we are of incredible value to God. We need to view ourselves in that light, not from our own perspective or the perspective of others, and use what He has given us for His purpose and glory. What I have not yet learned is why it is so difficult for us to get this deep down in our spirits. Perhaps it is because of all of the lies we are told about ourselves and choose to believe, huh?
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-I am sick, weak, and tired.
-I still have hang-ups and they are smaller, but still there.
-My life is an unresolved mess apart from Jesus. Wait. I still don't hold up my end of the bargain with him either.
-I am 22 years old and I still don't have any people skills. Actually that is not true, but I will say that my anxiety and depression definitely makes me a fun candidate to befriend. Also. I am so messed up from this, that I can't even make PHONE CALLS without being nervous. Yeah sure, sounds cute and minimal of a problem but I believe it is the worst stumbling block. 99% of what you think will happen, never happens. 100% of shots that you miss are the ones you don't take, and peanut butter doesn't make you fat.
-Peanut butter makes you fat.
-I still have hang-ups and they are smaller, but still there.
-My life is an unresolved mess apart from Jesus. Wait. I still don't hold up my end of the bargain with him either.
-I am 22 years old and I still don't have any people skills. Actually that is not true, but I will say that my anxiety and depression definitely makes me a fun candidate to befriend. Also. I am so messed up from this, that I can't even make PHONE CALLS without being nervous. Yeah sure, sounds cute and minimal of a problem but I believe it is the worst stumbling block. 99% of what you think will happen, never happens. 100% of shots that you miss are the ones you don't take, and peanut butter doesn't make you fat.
-Peanut butter makes you fat.
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- Not to keep a job (summer one) if you start counting down the days you have left on the first day.
- It's too easy to feel down, you have to MAKE yourself make change something to keep from feeling that way
- That storms are oddly comforting
- Not to focus on one particular ("earthly" or "self-centered") goal, because even though goals can be great, true happiness and fulfillment comes when your #1 focus or goal is to follow God.
- It's too easy to feel down, you have to MAKE yourself make change something to keep from feeling that way
- That storms are oddly comforting
- Not to focus on one particular ("earthly" or "self-centered") goal, because even though goals can be great, true happiness and fulfillment comes when your #1 focus or goal is to follow God.
I didn't learn this during the past week. It was more like a couple weeks ago...
-Oftentimes we will wait for a change of heart to initiate a change in our actions, when in reality it's a change in action that ultimately leads to a change of heart. This has been an incredibly powerful lesson for me to learn.
-Oftentimes we will wait for a change of heart to initiate a change in our actions, when in reality it's a change in action that ultimately leads to a change of heart. This has been an incredibly powerful lesson for me to learn.
+ God has been dealing with me on a few things lately.
one has been my habits of keeping walls up, and putting in lots of "one-way" bridges to the island that i sometimes make of myself.
meaning, people come to me for help, advice, and the like, but i struggle to do the same--at least in a way that makes myself vulnerable. in the last couple months, God has allowed several circumstances that make me rather aware of these weaknesses and how mighty and tall my walls can be.
always fleeing for the ivory tower.
+ copious amounts of chilled watermelon makes a rather lovely meal in this heat
+ ok, i'm tired of the heat. cue fall now, please. i'm more than ready for 75 degree days and gentle breezes. and fall boot weather. : )
+ i've been "coasting" when it comes to a couple goals in my life. i need to re-focus and re-establish some priorities. before i'm being forced to do such things.
+ i'm an awful procrastinator. my tags expire tomorrow and i've left myself no choice but to pay them a visit tomorrow. bad, bad, baaa-aaad gypsygirl. *sigh*
+ and while we're talking about failures, i've been ruminating lately on this:
usually being good, or successful at something means that you're only marginally ok (if not bad) at something(s) else. we can only choose to be successful at so many things. and that's ok. i struggle with mediocrity. to the point that i desire an all or nothing outcome. meaning, i succeed, or i give up entirely, and choose failure. finding contentedness in being adequate somehow feels excruciatingly painful, like lukewarm tea that has sat out all night... neither satisfying, nor unacceptable. but sometimes we have to make that choice.
many years ago, i got to meet one of my heroes, denise parker, who had just won a bronze medal for archery as part of the olympic team in seoul (and the youngest member at only 14, i believe). she was always someone i really looked up to, possibly because we had similar backgrounds and fell into the sport in similar ways--not to mention she was a freckled bad-asp. i asked her a question, (i don't even remember what it was) but her answer will always stay with me:
well, if you're going to be the best, you have to choose to be the worst at a lot of other things. because if you pursue this kind of a goal, it will be at the cost of almost everything else. if you're not ok with that, you'll never win any medals.
pretty sage wisdom from a 17 year old girl. oh, and i still remember being awestruck, in a way that you can only be when you you're a teenaged girl meeting a hero. : )
one has been my habits of keeping walls up, and putting in lots of "one-way" bridges to the island that i sometimes make of myself.
meaning, people come to me for help, advice, and the like, but i struggle to do the same--at least in a way that makes myself vulnerable. in the last couple months, God has allowed several circumstances that make me rather aware of these weaknesses and how mighty and tall my walls can be.
always fleeing for the ivory tower.
+ copious amounts of chilled watermelon makes a rather lovely meal in this heat
+ ok, i'm tired of the heat. cue fall now, please. i'm more than ready for 75 degree days and gentle breezes. and fall boot weather. : )
+ i've been "coasting" when it comes to a couple goals in my life. i need to re-focus and re-establish some priorities. before i'm being forced to do such things.
+ i'm an awful procrastinator. my tags expire tomorrow and i've left myself no choice but to pay them a visit tomorrow. bad, bad, baaa-aaad gypsygirl. *sigh*
+ and while we're talking about failures, i've been ruminating lately on this:
usually being good, or successful at something means that you're only marginally ok (if not bad) at something(s) else. we can only choose to be successful at so many things. and that's ok. i struggle with mediocrity. to the point that i desire an all or nothing outcome. meaning, i succeed, or i give up entirely, and choose failure. finding contentedness in being adequate somehow feels excruciatingly painful, like lukewarm tea that has sat out all night... neither satisfying, nor unacceptable. but sometimes we have to make that choice.
many years ago, i got to meet one of my heroes, denise parker, who had just won a bronze medal for archery as part of the olympic team in seoul (and the youngest member at only 14, i believe). she was always someone i really looked up to, possibly because we had similar backgrounds and fell into the sport in similar ways--not to mention she was a freckled bad-asp. i asked her a question, (i don't even remember what it was) but her answer will always stay with me:
well, if you're going to be the best, you have to choose to be the worst at a lot of other things. because if you pursue this kind of a goal, it will be at the cost of almost everything else. if you're not ok with that, you'll never win any medals.
pretty sage wisdom from a 17 year old girl. oh, and i still remember being awestruck, in a way that you can only be when you you're a teenaged girl meeting a hero. : )
1.) I learned that women have testosterone.
2.) That taking a tissue and killing a bug is alot less messy than splatting it with a fly swatter!!! (#ewww)
3.) That a 5 yr old child can be more polite and grownup than a 17 yr old!! (#well duh!!)
4.) That my cat enjoys being a slave master.
5.) Never, ever put a full cup of water beside your computer keyboard. It can, and will, get tipped over by the slave master cat.
Or by the clumsy human who was foolish enough to set it there in the first place. Thankfully, it did not get the keyboard, but instead spilled all over the floor, thus resulting in me having to use paper towels (a crappy, useless brand, of course) to pick it up with.