What's It All About?


"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates

While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.

You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase." MLK

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Something to ...think about.

On FB today I shared this:
David Seay shared Joel Osteen Ministries's status update.

Joel Osteen Ministries

You cannot wait until everything becomes better before you decide to have a good attitude. You have to be the best you can be right where you are.

Me (my comment when sharing)
Those of you that know me and my background religion-wise know I tend to steer clear of anything to do with religion but outside of this, I've heard bits and pieces of his sermons while channel surfing (back in the day when I had cable) and he has good, positive things to say and this just reminds me of that.
☯☯☯

I confess, I've not only caught bits and pieces but have sat and watched/listened for a few minutes and was ...OK with what I was hearing. 
And now that just makes me think about what I wrote...about steering clear of anything to do with religion and think to myself...whoa, those JW years really fucked you up. I know so many people who are happy and positive about their religion. (Yes, my mother is one of those people.)
So maybe I'm going to be a little bit more open-minded and do a little Googling on Joel Osteen.  Starting with Wikipedia (god, I LOVE Wikipedia!)
BRB.
Televangelist. That's why afraid to admit I've liked what I've heard so far. There have been ones who have made that word a dirty one.
Ah! A book I should see if the library has for me to borrow: 
Damn, right there I'm hooked.
and OMG
Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day
 
Holy shit. (Pun intended.) THIS is what I could be doing with some of my free time.
*sigh*

I guess it really IS all about me huh?*
I have to remember that my world is a better place when I focus on others for a change (I learn so much and my love just grows bigger for them.)
OK, now where was I? Oh yeah, Joel Osteen...
Oh geez, now wonder I am interested...

Criticism (and how crazy what I take from criticism???)

On October 14, 2007, 60 Minutes ran a twelve-minute segment on Osteen, titled "Joel Osteen Answers his Critics", during which Reformed theologian Michael Horton told CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts that Osteen's method of teaching is heresy. Horton stated that the problem with Osteen's message is that it makes religion about us instead of about God".[28]

Osteen's message is that it makes religion about us instead of about God".[28] 

Osteen's message is that it makes religion about us instead of about God".[28]

Bloody hell.
I'm intrigued and  so now I've requested the first book...but at the first sign of asking for money, I'm done. Hmmm. Is that my deal-breaker with religion? I want him to be living a modest lifestyle and [prove] he's not in it for the money. (Well, wait, aren't we all in it for some money ourselves? There is nothing wrong with that right?)

*(Oh S, I wish you read this blog. But it would probably remind you of the thing about me that drives you the most crazy.)
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Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!

Things I'm grateful for everyday....

- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)

Current Favorite Quotes

“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain

(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)

7-25-07

1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.

Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)

  • 1. No one can bring your life to you
  • 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
  • 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
  • 4. Every choice means giving up something different
  • 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
  • 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
  • 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
  • 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
  • 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them