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Archive for November, 2008
It's monday.Don't you wish you were a street-sweeper?
Nov 24th
It’s Monday again and like most of the 7billion people on this planet, I’m not to excited about it. But to be honest, i have it really good compared to many. For instance, have you ever stopped to think about the self worth of a street-sweeper? Do they even have the slightest passing thought that they are making a difference in this world or that they are people who deserve respect and honor? Who even thinks about street-sweepers?
But more importantly, who even thinks about you in your current choice of work?
Many of us wake up each morning struggling with our jobs, we think, its crap and i’ll never get any recognition or fulfillment for what I do. There’s a deep gnawing in your heart that you’re at the very bottom of the career pit and nothing you do can make a difference in the world. You long for the fame that comes with being a Fortune 500 CEO, a world renown busty musician or even an LCIV chairman in banana republic.
Well here’s something to think about. The Master requires the utmost best of us wherever He has called us to be. Did you know that you are worth so More >
Episode 2: The Blogcks strike back!
Nov 14th
A long time ago In a galaxy far, far away…
For those of you who don’t know where that line comes from, I suggest you crawl back into the pre evolution slime that you came from cause the line is infamous. George Lucas made it part of every great story after the success of his very own fantastical adventure about a desert farm boy who discovers his destiny lies in wielding a sword of blue light, fighting his robot father who has a fetish for black plastic headgear and to top it all off, he doesn’t get the girl. It’s called Star Wars by the way.
As you can probably tell i’m rambling on about nothing in particular but there is a method to my madness. In the first part of this story, the boy pulls off a spectacular defeat of the evil empire. We’re all happy. Then in the second part of the story, the empire strikes back at the boy. His robot father cuts off his hand, the girl falls for another man who ends up being turned into a charcoal piece of art for a giant worm! Phew!
Well in the first part of my blogging story, i defeated the evil Blogcks. More >
This is beneath you…
Nov 10th
Sometimes you’re just soaking in lots of reading when something so spectacular just jumps out at you almost knocking you off the chair. It’s as if the Master is speaking to you from the midst of the burning laptop. This is an excerpt from a post on Dan Millers blog-he’s a self help guru with a strong faith in Christ. Enjoy and do check out his blog. Shalom
A Russian priest (1829 – 1908), Father John Sergiev first thought he wanted to be a monk in the remote areas of Siberia – but after a vision, he realized God wanted him to be a missionary right where he was – in the hustle and bustle of the big urban city of St. Petersburg. While most priests remained in the safe confines of their cathedrals, Father John would go out into the noisy, dirty, crime-ridden slums and back alleys of the city.
He would find someone down and out in the gutter, sleeping off the effects of the previous night’s drink and activities. Father John would cup his chin; look him in the eyes and say, “This is beneath your dignity. You were created to house the fullness of God.” Wherever he went, people found More >
Is Obama the long awaited messiah of the black race?
Nov 7th
I have honestly tried to resist blogging about Obama and his victory but finally I give in. It’s not what you think. No praises and high expectations here, no sir. Obama’s victory as the first ever black president (forget all this politically correct crap of African-American) is undoubtedly the stuff of history. Martin Luther King Jr. must be jumping for joy in his grave while the KKK must be looking for lots of rope to end their lives.
Black people the world over are hysterically happy at the reality of one of us being President of the US of A. It is rather ridiculously cool to be honest. I was one of the unbelievers. It is scary too. I remember some hip-hop artiste aka nigga’s, back in the day doing a video about being in the Black House and I thought, God forbid…Uhm…yeah…well….
But enough rambling. The black guy came from nowhere and won. Hoorah. Lets pat ourselves on the back. Those white people have finally got their comeuppance! Life as a person of color is forever going to be changed, right?
No.
The truth of the matter is Obama has only done one thing that we as black people should look to. He More >
What is your greatest fear?
Nov 3rd
I was doing a small assignment at work that led me to an all time favorite poem by Marianne Williamson
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light , not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make and manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”
I first heard part of it in the movie Coach Carter. It basically makes you realise, that the thing we fear most in this life is not some dark evil out there but rather the immense light within our God given spirit. The fear that we can actually be successful, loved, accepted, appreciated. Its More >
