SAY NO TO NO

Isn't it high time someone got negative about negativity?
Yes it is.
Look around.
The world is full of things that, according to
nay-sayers, should never have happened.
"Impossible."
"Impractical."
"No."
And yet "Yes"
Yes, continenets have been found.
Yes, men have played golf on the moon.
Yes, straw is being turned into biofuel to power cars.

Yes,
yes,
yes.

What does it take to turn no into yes?
Curiosity.
An open mind.
A willingness to take risks.
And, when the problem becomes most insoluble,
when the challenge is hardest,
when everyone else is shaking their heads,
to say: let's go

the old and the new

It is when we look only at the absolutes and forget the moderates
that we most run the risk of drawing artificial divides.
The weather-worn frames that even these days can barely hold.

So draw the line that waltzes on teethering edge,
nary a drop to spill over,
these ink and jewels from red sea.

Senator Obama

Another breath-taking speech, by what is probably one of the top orators of our century. It isn't so much his style and speech that mas moved millions in America and all over the world though. It's the message that he brings.

What some luck, the next time I blog about this great guy,
it'd be President Obama I'm talking about.

Nostalgia

I still adore your blog posts debby,
reading it makes me feel like there's a wind-filled cavity in my heart.
A hole that needs filling up every since school ended

last year

Faith and Fortitude

Of this world, there are only a precious few things that are truly ethereal.
There really is nothing like the kind of feeling that overwhelmed me today. I felt so blessed to know the kind of faith people had in me.


To stand up there, and speak to the few dozen faces that are staring back at me - intent and aglow with genuine concern.
To speak but not to convey, because no words in my dictionary could do so.
To say thank you, and resent the cliche in the word, like all the other words that scarcely bring out a fraction of what I truly felt.


'Language is like a cracked kettle on which we beat our tunes for bears to dance to, while all the time we long to move the stars to pity.'
Gustave Flaubert

If I spoke with conviction,
if I shook while I spoke and the corner of my eyes betrayed myself,it was only because the sheer intensity of the immense gratitude, swept me off my feet.
Thank you for believing in me.
Thank you for believing in me.

Thank you for believing
in me.

Whatever happened in LT2 today
touched me and shook me to the core.
It felt like someone had reached deep down into the bowels of my heart of hearts and given it a good, hearty squeeze.

I still stand by the choice I made today.
I had a choice.
What made it difficult and heart-wrenching was precisely the kind of faith and hope you guys had in me. It was such a precious thing that I wanted to uphold and do proud.
And yet,
I know otherwise.
I know I may serve well here, but I can and will serve better elsewhere.
It never was a matter of fame nor glory, might nor power.
There's no fame nor glory in servanthood,
no might nor power involved in inspiring others into fellowship.
And surely, true leadership is not about positions you hold,
but performing the miracle of inspiring others into fellowship through raw character.

I know I have a vision.
I have a vision for the council, but I can not fulfill it as president.
I want to effect change from the grassroots.
And there I will be.

The Servant King

From heaven you came, helpless babe,
Entered our world, your glory veiled;
Not to be served but to serve,
And give Your life That we might live.

This is our God, the servant king,
He calls us now to follow Him,
to bring our lives As a daily offering
of worship to the Servant King.

There in the garden of tears,
My heavy load He chose to bear;
His heart with sorrow was torn,
'Yet not My will But Yours,' He said.

Come see His hands And His feet,
The scars that speak of sacrifice;
Hands that flung stars Into space
To cruel nails Surrendered.

So let us learn How to serve,
And in our lives Enthrone Him;
Each other's needs to prefer,
For it is Christ We're serving

Choices

As the hour approaches, I am acutely aware of the all-out chaos that has erupted in me.
Surely you will grant me in this hour, a listening ear and some wise words,
for fear has a grip like no other,
and your lamb needs a shepherd.

After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:
"Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield,
your very great reward."

Genesis 15:1

Easter Sunday

When I think about the Lord




when i think about the Lord
how He saved me,
how He raised me
how He filled me with the Holy Ghost
how He healed me to the uttermost

when i think about the Lord
how he picked me up
turned me around
how He set my feet
on solid ground
it makes me want to shout
hallelujah!
thank you, Jesus!

Lord, you're worthy
of all the glory,
and all the honor
and all the praise!

Hallelujah! thank you, Jesus!

Lord, you're worthy
of all the glory, and all the honor
and all the praise!

(ephesians 2:4-7, 2 corinthians 5:17

Thank you Lord
because you first loved us
and served us
and died for us
when we were yet sinners.

Thank you Lord
because till today, you shower me with the grace and love that
I do not deserve
You continue to guide me,
and speak to me,
and love me,
while I am still a sinner.

When I think about you Lord,

it makes me want to shout!

Halleluia! Thank you Jesus!!

Leaning into the light

"How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one's culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light."

- Barry Lopez

As the days wear on, I begin to realise a most antagonising deficiency in the mentality of most, save few of us students who drag ourselves through the daily doldrums of life- which at our current phase, is simply, school.

This revelation, is in no uncertain way, derivative of a choleric mind plagued by an unrelenting melancholy.
There is no melancholy to the most ardent choleric like the presence of delectable prospects that are inaccessible only because of lacking mental dexterity.

To put it simply, I realise that unlike what I have previously conceived, the greatest thing that holds us back from our dreams is not so much our physical limitations, but the lack of mental strength.

Focus is the key.
Time and effort, like a pack of horses, can only attain the pinnacle of their true potential, with reins to bind them to a single, concerted direction.

2008 may just be another year of surprise with this new revelation.

" And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

- Abraham Lincoln