There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary-we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit.
Friday, January 30, 2009
A Test of True Friendship!
The Friendship Test
Get a piece of paper so that you can keep track and look over things when you are finished. I think most of this is pretty much common logic, but I also can admit the power of looking over things in writing and getting more meaning out of it. Everyone has different levels of introversion and extroversion and that may or may not determine the amount of "friends" that you have. One thing is very certain, however, no matter what your personality type is, we are all only blessed to have a few good friends in this life. Some times it takes really sitting down and thinking about the characteristics of others to recognize it though.
1. Name 10 of your friends.
2. From that list, pick 6 people that you can honestly say you talk to, think about, and/or hang out with on a regular basis.
3. From that list who can you talk to without feeling judged or misunderstood?
4. From that same list who can you count on to do you a favor, with in their abilities hands down?
5. Who can complete your sentences and who's sentences can you complete?
6. Who would go on a roadtrip with you with little notice, and without knowing much of the itinerary?
7. Who will lend/give you money?
8. Who would you allow to talk to one or both of your parents unsupervised by you?
9. Who would you be comfortable expressing/showing emotion in front of?
10. Who gifts the best presents, not based on price but on what you want?
And Finally...
11. Who do you know, hands down, believes in you?
Get a piece of paper so that you can keep track and look over things when you are finished. I think most of this is pretty much common logic, but I also can admit the power of looking over things in writing and getting more meaning out of it. Everyone has different levels of introversion and extroversion and that may or may not determine the amount of "friends" that you have. One thing is very certain, however, no matter what your personality type is, we are all only blessed to have a few good friends in this life. Some times it takes really sitting down and thinking about the characteristics of others to recognize it though.
1. Name 10 of your friends.
2. From that list, pick 6 people that you can honestly say you talk to, think about, and/or hang out with on a regular basis.
3. From that list who can you talk to without feeling judged or misunderstood?
4. From that same list who can you count on to do you a favor, with in their abilities hands down?
5. Who can complete your sentences and who's sentences can you complete?
6. Who would go on a roadtrip with you with little notice, and without knowing much of the itinerary?
7. Who will lend/give you money?
8. Who would you allow to talk to one or both of your parents unsupervised by you?
9. Who would you be comfortable expressing/showing emotion in front of?
10. Who gifts the best presents, not based on price but on what you want?
And Finally...
11. Who do you know, hands down, believes in you?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
What I Hope To Be.... A Classic!

Audrey Hepburn:
A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.
I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.
I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.
I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.
I was asked to act when I couldn't act. I was asked to sing 'Funny Face' when I couldn't sing, and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn't dance - and do all kinds of things I wasn't prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
If I get married, I want to be very married.
It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.
Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it's at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.
Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion.
Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.
You can always tell what kind of a person a man really thinks you are by the earrings he gives you

Thursday, January 22, 2009
Oscar Nominated....

From now on, and rightly so Taraji P. Henson can put Oscar Nominated in front of her name. How cool is that? I think her role as Queenie was great in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. She was very believable and I always find it interesting when people play roles where they have to age. It's one thing to put on a face full of make-up but it's a whole other thing to play a young woman, a middle aged woman, and mature to an older woman. I think it's great that she finally is getting some recognition.
If for some reason you've been living under a rock and haven't seen these other movies that may have predicted that such an honor was in the works for this actress, make sure for a start you check out:
- 2001's Baby Boy
- 2005's Hustle & Flow
- 2008's The Family That Preys
Saturday, January 17, 2009
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