February 2012
2 posts
“Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do...”
– Mohandas Gandhi
Science?! →
January 2012
10 posts
IT'S PURPLE!
Interesting.
“Do I regret it? Yes. A lot. Was it the right decision? Probably.”
Life Lesson #1
Talking with people about what’s really going on in their lives will make you realize what’s really going on in yours. Then you’ll realize that you are a hypocrite, but then you can fix it. If you don’t talk to other people, you’ll continue to rationalize your problems into not-problems and delude yourself into inaction.
Talk! Realize! Fix! Better you.
BILL GATES →
Today I realized exactly how awful I am.
I never knew how self-absorbed I was until someone showed me. It makes me wonder what else I don’t know.
895. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW THAT YOU...
New Year's Resolutions
(Let’s pretend it’s January 1.)
1. Get better at verbalizing my thoughts and feelings instead of just making noises because I can’t figure out how to put everything into words.
2. Be more decisive.
3. Yeah, that’s it.
December 2011
9 posts
The Brain on Trial - David Eagleman
THE LEGAL SYSTEM rests on the assumption that we are “practical reasoners,” a term of art that presumes, at bottom, the existence of free will. The idea is that we use conscious deliberation when deciding how to act—that is, in the absence of external duress, we make free decisions. This concept of the practical reasoner is intuitive but problematic.
The existence of free will in human...
Today doesn’t really feel like Christmas at all.
Zielschmerz
Sometimes I wonder if these are real words.
dictionaryofobscuresorrows:
n. the exhilarating dread of finally pursuing a lifelong dream, which requires you to put your true abilities out there to be tested on the open savannah, no longer protected inside the terrarium of hopes and delusions that you created in kindergarten and kept sealed as long as you could, only to break in case of...
The Most Powerful Photos of 2011 →
November 2011
6 posts
aleeviation: Lucky →
aleeviation:
“blessing #5132: committed to doing life with my best friend today”
-Justin Wong
This was taken off the twitter of my old youth counselor at ACC and current Youth Pastor of CBC. He got engaged to his longtime girlfriend (who was also a youth counselor at ACC) on November 3, 2011. For some…
Read forwards, then backwards
Lost Generation by Jonathan Reed
I’m part of a lost generation
and I refuse to believe that
I can change the world
I realize this may be a shock, but
“Happiness comes from within”
is a lie, and
“Money will make me happy”
So in thirty years I’ll tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life
My employer will know that
I have my...
I can't stop listening to Mistletoe.
I’m really glad spotify doesn’t have a play count.
October 2011
9 posts
Watchwhatbeauty:
twentyandthreehundred:
cammychannn:
joe-gomez:
One of my favorite movie scenes of all time. 2 adult lives in 5 minutes without any words. Masterful story telling by those Pixar geniuses.
This always makes me cry like a baby
One of the most beautiful relationships.
So today I talked to one of my friends about how I’ve been thinking about dropping out of college and just going to Africa. This has been on my mind a lot lately, but I haven’t talked to anyone about it. I just don’t really understand what the purpose of all this school is. I feel like I ultimately will not end up doing something that really requires a degree; all I want to do is...
Paralysis.
But eating this chocolate is legitimately making me feel better.
This week is death, but
I have the greatest friends. They gift me with iPod (AN IPOD) and food (yum!) and prayer. I think that’s about all you can really ask for.
I couldn’t figure out how to make this grammatically correct. My English skills leave when it’s too late at night / early in the morning.
Obligatory Post-Retreat Post #2
I just got back from fall retreat, and even though I should be studying for my midterm and quiz tomorrow, I’ve decided that procrastination isn’t so bad. I probably won’t be thinking this in the morning.
Retreat made me ridiculously happy this year. I could go on about our speaker, or the worship band, or the ways I saw God working in my friends and the freshmen, or how...
September 2011
4 posts
My abs
are really sore. This is sad because they are sore from coughing. This means that I have really weak abs.
I legit believe I caught this virus from watching...
Things have been lining up this weekend. God is giving me the same message over and over again.
Turn from fear to faith.
I like to say that I’m not a “scared freshmen” anymore, but the truth is, I think I’m just a scared person. Maybe I’m better at hiding it now, but deep down I still think that talking to people - especially when it comes to conversations about...
August 2011
2 posts
Suitcase
So we had a Harwood (HDUBS!) sponsor meeting and did this trust-building activity called Suitcase. Since we went overtime and I was last, I had to rush through all my answers, but I’ve been thinking a lot about what’s on my paper, so FIRST REAL TUMBLR POST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!
1. Something you like about yourself.
I laugh super easily. Someone can just look at me and I will laugh. I...
aleeviation: Something on my mind →
aleeviation:
One thing that’s really been an issue in my heart and in my prayers is the arrival of the new freshmen into CCF. Now I know for some of us sophomores it’s kind of saddening that we are no longer the babies of CCF, and it’s a scary thought to have to learn to be welcoming and how to take initiative…
Click thru and read.
July 2011
2 posts
It’s tough when people you care about are closed off to the idea of the existence of God. I just want them to know the freedom and love that only comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Even though I enjoy talking to them about these things, I can’t help but feel discouraged at how far they have to go. I know I can’t say anything to convince them and that I need to trust...
June 2011
4 posts
So I was going to title this post “I need to update my tumblr more” and talk about how I found all my old journals when I was cleaning my room and the extreme enjoyment I got out of reading them, but then I typed “I need” into the title bar and it auto-filled with “I NEED TO STOP STALKING PEOPLE.”
Then I laughed by myself for a good five minutes.
I COULD DO THIS →
I realized that I haven’t been posting during the summer because there’s nothing to procrastinate on. Hmm, cool.
May 2011
6 posts
DIE PERFECTIONISM, DIE!
This only ever happens in regards to drawing/painting…gahhhhhh. I can’t believe I only accomplished 4 sketches. This was the slowest all-nighter ever. Must sketch more quickly!
On the other hand, Rockstar energy drinks = gross but effective. I’M SO AWAKE! I CAN LEARN AND DO ALL THE THINGS!