What's Happening???
I'm totally distracted...
Arrrggghhh...
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Heart Song
This song says it all...
Let ThaT Be Enough
Jars of Clay and Switchfoot
Wish I had what I needed to be on my own
Cuz I feel so defeated and I'm feeling alone
And it all seems so helpless and I have no plans
I'm a plane in the sunset with nowhere to land
And all I see, it could never make me happy
And all my sandcastles spend their time collapsing
Let me know that You hear me
Let me know Your touch
Let me know that You love me
And let that be enough
It's my birthday tomorrow, no one here could know
I was born this Thursday, 22 years ago
And I feel stuck watching history repeating
Or am I just a kid who knows he's needy
Let me know that You hear me
Let me know Your touch
Let me know that You love me
And let that be enough
Let me know that You hear me
Let me know Your touch
Let me know that You love me
And let that be enough
You are more than enough for me...
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That Night
The servant: My Lord, I'm already
tired...
The Master: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV)
Then the servant sings a song for her Master...Lord, I’m in the dark
Seems to me the line is dead when I come calling
No one there, the sky is falling
Lord, I need to know
My mind is playing games again
You’re right where you have always been
Take me back to You
The place that I once knew as a little child
Constantly the eyes of God watched over me
Oh, I want to be
In the place that I once knew as a little child
Fall into the bed of faith prepared for me
I will rest in YouI will rest in YouI will rest in YouTell me I’m a fool
Tell me that You love me for the fool I am
(And) comfort me like only You can
And tell me there’s a place
Where I can feel Your breath
Like sweet caresses on my face again
Take me back to You
The place that I once knew as a little child
Constantly the eyes of God watched over me
Oh, I want to be
In the place that I once knew as a little child
Fall into the bed of faith prepared for me
I will rest in You, I will rest in YouI will rest in You, I will rest in YouI will rest in You, I will rest in YouTake me back to You
The place that I once knew as a little child
Constantly the eyes of God watched over me
Oh, I want to be
In the place that I once knew as a little child
Fall into the bed of faith prepared for me
I will rest in You, I will rest in You
I will rest in You, I will rest in You
I will rest in You, I will rest in You...I Will Rest in You (Jaci Velasquez)
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It's You...
You
Switchfoot
There's always something in the way
There's always something getting through
But it's not me
It's You
Sometimes ignorance rings true
But hope is not in what I know
Not in me
It's in You
It's all I know
And I find peace when I'm confused
I find hope when I'm let down
Not in me
But in You
I hope to lose myself for good
I hope to find it in the end
Not in me
It's You
It's all I know
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Q
"What's your heart's deepest and ultimate desire?"
My brother keeps on asking me this question. Until now, it's still left unanswered.
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Slow Down
Got this from an e-mail forwarded to me by Roleth. It's a very nice article. Happy reading!
It’s been 18 years since I joined Volvo, a Swedish company. Working for them has proven to be an interesting experience. Any project here takes 2 years to be finalized, even if the idea is simple and brilliant. It’s a rule.
Globalize processes have caused in us (all over the world) a general sense of searching for immediate results. Therefore, we have come to posses a need to see immediate results. This contrasts greatly with the slow movements of the Swedish. They, on the other hand, debate, debate, debate, hold x quantity of meetings and work with a slowdown scheme. At the end, this always yields better results.
Said in another words:
1. Sweden is about the size of San Pablo, a state in Brazil.
2. Sweden has 2 million inhabitants.
3. Stockholm, has 500,000 people.
4. Volvo, Escania, Ericsson, Electrolux, Nokia are some of its renowned companies. Volvo supplies the NASA.
The first time I was in Sweden, one of my colleagues picked me up at the hotel every morning. It was September, bit cold and snowy. We would arrive early at the company and he would park far away from the entrance (2000 employees drive their car to work). The first day, I didn’t say anything, either the second or third. One morning I asked, “Do you have a fixed parking space? I’ve noticed we park far from the entrance even when there are no other cars in the lot.” To which he replied, “Since we’re here early we’ll have time to walk, and whoever gets in late will be late and need a place closer to the door. Don’t you think? Imagine my face.
Nowadays, there’s a movement in Europe name Slow Food. This movement establishes that people should eat and drink slowly, with enough time to taste their food, spend time with the family, friends, without rushing. Slow Food is against its counterpart: the spirit of Fast Food and what it stands for as a lifestyle. Slow Food is the basis for a bigger movement called Slow Europe, as mentioned by Business Week.
Basically, the movement questions the sense of “hurry” and “craziness” generated by globalization, fueled by the desire of “having in quantity” (life status) versus “having with quality”, “life quality” or the “quality of being”. French people, even though they work 35 hours per week, are more productive than Americans or British. Germans have established 28.8 hour workweeks and have seen their productivity been driven up by 20%. This slow attitude has brought forth the US’s attention, pupils of the fast and the “do it now!”.
This no-rush attitude doesn’t represent doing less or having a lower productivity. It means working and doing things with greater quality, productivity, perfection, with attention to detail and less stress. It means reestablishing family values, friends, free and leisure time. Taking the “now”, present and concrete, versus the “global”, undefined and anonymous. It means taking humans’ essential values, the simplicity of living.
It stands for a less coercive work environment, more happy, lighter and more productive where humans enjoy doing what they know best how to do. It’s time to stop and think on how companies need to develop serious quality with no-rush that will increase productivity and the quality of products and services, without losing the essence of spirit.
In the movie, Scent of a Woman, there’s a scene where Al Pacino asks a girl to dance and she replies, “I can’t, my boyfriend will be here any minute now”. To which Al responds, “A life is lived in an instant”. Then they dance to a tango.
Many of us live our lives running behind time, but we only reach it when we die of a heart attack or in a car accident rushing to be on time. Others are so anxious of living the future that they forget to live the present, which is the only time that truly exists. We all have equal time throughout the world. No one has more or less. The difference lies in how each one of us does with our time. We need to live each moment. As John Lennon said, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans“.
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Distant
Life apart from You is so difficult...
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And so there it is...
"I'ts not about the length of time you've been together. It's about the quality of time you spend with each other."
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