Making Time
“I cant do that, I have this thing”, “I have to work”, “I have to take care of the kids”, “I have to wash my hair”. I have a tendency to complain about things, after they have passed, that I could have done but didn’t. But there is no one to blame but myself if I miss out on something. It’s a matter of priority. I can’t complain that I don’t have time to do something and then two breaths later say that I am playing more video games these days or watching more movies. We dedicate our time to what is most important to us. We very rarely spend our time doing what we don’t want to. The more I am learning to catch myself doing this, the more I am trying to figure out what is important to me...
When Politics Trump Grace
Originally posted on my personal blog. A few weeks ago I mentioned that I try not to talk about politics much because: 1). I’m not educated enough to articulate my views in an intellectual manner, only short sarcastic remarks. 2). I end up getting into shouting matches with the Tea Party folks. But there is also a third reason why I try not to talk about politics much: too often politics prevail over grace. In politics it’s not enough to simply explain why your viewpoint and your agenda and your policies are better than the other guy; you have to drag your opponents through the proverbial mud. You have to paint your opponent as not just naive or misguided, but a subscriber to the deadliest ideology since fascism. You have to make people believe a...
Entitled
Entitled – to have proper grounds for seeking or claiming something Salesmen can be pushy, but telling me that I work hard and am entitled to something pushes a bad button for me not a good one. I guess because entitlement is one of the ultimate forms of selfishness in my eyes. It’s saying that regardless of the needs or actions of others this thing is deserving of my resources more then anything else. Whether its giving of my time to watch tv or giving of my money to get a new big tv, using the word entitled is a negative thing to me. I know people who say that because they work hard they deserve to do …. fill in the blank, but the only think you deserve for working hard is payment for your work and the satisfaction of knowing you’ve done...
Oh Lord, Give Me Luxury and Ease
I learned yesterday that the people of Haiti are once again in danger. The 250,000 people who have been without homes, living under bed sheets held up by sticks, may have trouble surviving the upcoming rain season. People have been living in dried creek beds and ravines which fill during the flood season. Also many of the tents or coverings are not water proof. One lady interviewed said that during the last storm her family ended up standing all night. And here I am praying for the things I “need”. I use the term need in quotes because the only reason I need most of the things I “need” is to maintain my current standard of living, not to maintain my life. I’m glad God continues to bless me but I feel like only knowing blessing in my...
Over Selling It
I love advertisements. I’ve taken marking in college and a couple of advertising classes and read books about both. I know copywriters and know how it works at least I thought I did. I thought you pointed out qualities in the product that appealed to the needs or desires of the consumers. You thinly covered all this with something catchy and memorable. Maybe just maybe you stretch the truth about the product to make it sound a little better then it really is.
Why I love Dr. Horrible
Yes yes Dr Horrible came out like 20 years ago. Why am I writing a post about it now? Well it just came up in my itunes shuffle (yes I own the soundtrack). But listening to it this morning got me thinking. I think the thing that I love about Dr Horrible is the evil of the good guy and the goodness in the bad guy. [kml_flashembed fversion="8.0.0" movie="http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/5595" targetclass="flashmovie" publishmethod="static" width="340" height="270"] It reminds me so much of Christianity. The Captain Hammers of the church look great and they do everything so everyone knows how great they are. But then there are the broken ones, the ones who don’t try to pull together their image. Now granted this is where my little comparison...