Thursday, February 26, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Lent! I'm Fasting too: Day 1
Lent Day 1
Transcript:
What up! So today is Ash Wednesday. And I have decided to participate. I thought it was a Catholic practice, and apparently everyone else did/does too. Except my church Emmanuel Baptist, who is open to anything that encourages ones relationship with God and improving spirituality. I'm not aware of other Baptist churches involved...if so please share...if NOT, please share. I'm glad to know that an event like this can involve all the Christian practices. If I wasn't involved with EBC like I am now, I probably wouldn't have known either.
So Ash Wednesday is the kick-off day for LENT! OW!!!! What Lent is in a nut shell is...
"The number 40 is connected with many biblical events, but especially with the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry by facing the temptations that could lead him to abandon his mission and calling. Christians today use this period of time for introspection, self examination, and repentance.... It is really a preparation to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians." - Dennis Bratcher (http://www.cresourcei.org/)
I decided to participate in Lent for two reasons 1.) prioritize, re-evalute...time to step it up...be more responsible, and increase my relationship with God...and Lent seems like the best time to 'Begin again more intelligently' and 2.) It was my Girlfriend's idea! There's something about a woman who can bring you closer to Christ...
I've 'fasted' before...for about 5 months, and I've never been as healthy since. In the summer I fasted for 5 months. And with this new "free time" i began working out everyday, studying, I had worked 2 jobs...in all I became less distracted. I actually woke up at 6am naturally, and gained a solid 15 lbs...like I have horrible shoulders, but since I was working out...I was able to do pull ups with weights hanging off my waist. The first part of the fast was the hardest...but then I got used to it, I became less tempted.
But after those 5 months it was business as usual...and since then I've been handling that same business. So from 19 to 25...a good 6 years of 'experience' I feel like it's time to get a promotion...time to handle some new responsibilities. Shoot I'm almost 30.
So this is my 40 day Fast for Lent, I would encourage you to join me in this experience. Blog me, let me know how you're doing, and check up on me once in a while.
Transcript:
What up! So today is Ash Wednesday. And I have decided to participate. I thought it was a Catholic practice, and apparently everyone else did/does too. Except my church Emmanuel Baptist, who is open to anything that encourages ones relationship with God and improving spirituality. I'm not aware of other Baptist churches involved...if so please share...if NOT, please share. I'm glad to know that an event like this can involve all the Christian practices. If I wasn't involved with EBC like I am now, I probably wouldn't have known either.
So Ash Wednesday is the kick-off day for LENT! OW!!!! What Lent is in a nut shell is...
"The number 40 is connected with many biblical events, but especially with the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry by facing the temptations that could lead him to abandon his mission and calling. Christians today use this period of time for introspection, self examination, and repentance.... It is really a preparation to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians." - Dennis Bratcher (http://www.cresourcei.org/)
I decided to participate in Lent for two reasons 1.) prioritize, re-evalute...time to step it up...be more responsible, and increase my relationship with God...and Lent seems like the best time to 'Begin again more intelligently' and 2.) It was my Girlfriend's idea! There's something about a woman who can bring you closer to Christ...
I've 'fasted' before...for about 5 months, and I've never been as healthy since. In the summer I fasted for 5 months. And with this new "free time" i began working out everyday, studying, I had worked 2 jobs...in all I became less distracted. I actually woke up at 6am naturally, and gained a solid 15 lbs...like I have horrible shoulders, but since I was working out...I was able to do pull ups with weights hanging off my waist. The first part of the fast was the hardest...but then I got used to it, I became less tempted.
But after those 5 months it was business as usual...and since then I've been handling that same business. So from 19 to 25...a good 6 years of 'experience' I feel like it's time to get a promotion...time to handle some new responsibilities. Shoot I'm almost 30.
So this is my 40 day Fast for Lent, I would encourage you to join me in this experience. Blog me, let me know how you're doing, and check up on me once in a while.
What is Lent?
Today, Lent is marked by a time of prayer and preparation to celebrate Easter. Since Sundays celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, the six Sundays that occur during Lent are not counted as part of the 40 days of Lent, and are referred to as the Sundays in Lent. The number 40 is connected with many biblical events, but especially with the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness preparing for His ministry by facing the temptations that could lead him to abandon his mission and calling. Christians today use this period of time for introspection, self examination, and repentance. This season of the year is equal only to the Season of Advent in importance in the Christian year, and is part of the second major grouping of Christian festivals and sacred time that includes Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost.
Lent has traditionally been marked by penitential prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Some churches today still observe a rigid schedule of fasting on certain days during Lent, especially the giving up of meat, alcohol, sweets, and other types of food. Other traditions do not place as great an emphasis on fasting, but focus on charitable deeds, especially helping those in physical need with food and clothing, or simply the giving of money to charities. Most Christian churches that observe Lent at all focus on it as a time of prayer, especially penance, repenting for failures and sin as a way to focus on the need for God’s grace. It is really a preparation to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians.
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Lent has traditionally been marked by penitential prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Some churches today still observe a rigid schedule of fasting on certain days during Lent, especially the giving up of meat, alcohol, sweets, and other types of food. Other traditions do not place as great an emphasis on fasting, but focus on charitable deeds, especially helping those in physical need with food and clothing, or simply the giving of money to charities. Most Christian churches that observe Lent at all focus on it as a time of prayer, especially penance, repenting for failures and sin as a way to focus on the need for God’s grace. It is really a preparation to celebrate God’s marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
"President' replaces the N-Word...
on a lighter note....this is hilarious! I wish it could be that easy!
DING DING...The NY POST WINS...
Good Job everyone...
The Post got the attention they wanted? The Post wins.
I bet, if no one called attention to it, the Post wouldn't get the publicity it got yesterday and today...and the Post thanks you- 'the offended.' They successfully got under your skin.
...just like in 4th grade when the 'class clown' would pesture you in class..."Just ignore him."
It's ironic how everyone else is talking about it, except Obama! Probably because there are more important issues to worry about.
I'm upset about this whole thing too, but the damage is done. People love to push the envelope with the 1st Amendment. Fox is known for it, and it probably won't be last time they do it. People are going to get mad, then Fox gains popularity (good or bad)...then the cycle begins again.
And now Rev. Al wants to protest. Protests were great, but we can't apply the same 1950s ideas against an institutionalized racist society of 2009. It's a NEW DAY...protest are only relevant if something can be reversed like Facebook's content issue...I'm being facetious-kinda.
BLACK Folks...we have bigger issues to deal with! We've been called outside of our names for centuries, yesterday is no different. I'm not saying 'we' should sit there and be disrespected, but if you going to complain about it...do something about it...talk is cheap.
We have more imporant issues to worry about.
The Post got the attention they wanted? The Post wins.
I bet, if no one called attention to it, the Post wouldn't get the publicity it got yesterday and today...and the Post thanks you- 'the offended.' They successfully got under your skin.
...just like in 4th grade when the 'class clown' would pesture you in class..."Just ignore him."
It's ironic how everyone else is talking about it, except Obama! Probably because there are more important issues to worry about.
I'm upset about this whole thing too, but the damage is done. People love to push the envelope with the 1st Amendment. Fox is known for it, and it probably won't be last time they do it. People are going to get mad, then Fox gains popularity (good or bad)...then the cycle begins again.
And now Rev. Al wants to protest. Protests were great, but we can't apply the same 1950s ideas against an institutionalized racist society of 2009. It's a NEW DAY...protest are only relevant if something can be reversed like Facebook's content issue...I'm being facetious-kinda.
BLACK Folks...we have bigger issues to deal with! We've been called outside of our names for centuries, yesterday is no different. I'm not saying 'we' should sit there and be disrespected, but if you going to complain about it...do something about it...talk is cheap.
We have more imporant issues to worry about.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Bad economy forcing immigrants to reconsider U.S.
Very interesting...
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Pedro Pablo slowly folds up his American flag blanket and stuffs it in his duffel bag. With it goes his American dream.
"I left my family and lost four years with them. I will ask them to forgive me," he said.
Pablo is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who came to the United States to support his wife and five sons back home. When he arrived, construction jobs were plentiful. Over the last year, he says, he's worked three days.
He recently boarded a bus with a one-way ticket home, paid for by the Guatemalan consulate in Los Angeles. "I thought I could get ahead here. I regret coming."
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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Pedro Pablo slowly folds up his American flag blanket and stuffs it in his duffel bag. With it goes his American dream.
"I left my family and lost four years with them. I will ask them to forgive me," he said.
Pablo is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who came to the United States to support his wife and five sons back home. When he arrived, construction jobs were plentiful. Over the last year, he says, he's worked three days.
He recently boarded a bus with a one-way ticket home, paid for by the Guatemalan consulate in Los Angeles. "I thought I could get ahead here. I regret coming."
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Daily Therapy- C. Hayes
A familiar smell passes by,
only lingering.
It's not long,
but I think of you the whole day.
Aroma Therapy.
A melody hits my ear
"Always By Your Side."
You're now tired,
because you have been running through
my mind
is at peace by the softness of the
song, soft like your touch.
Music Therapy.
A tickle in my throat,
A Halls in my mouth,
I chuckle,
it sounds like a sneeze,
"God Bless You!"
You would not put that Halls
in your mouth when we first met.
my cough
drops--I have a soothing
Taste this
Laugh Therapy.
I lay swinging in a hammock,
swaying back and forth,
forth and back
I think of your touch.
The sun kisses me,
a breeze whispers in my ear,
You are near.
I smile,
Hard?
A chill runs down my spine--
Thank God you're mine!
Physical Therapy.
Laying in my bed,
Sleep finally reaches me.
Eyes close, and I
see
you finally for the day.
Will it only be for a
New York minute?
You hold me in your arms,
and I look into your
eyes--they are so
beautiful.
I am relaxed and peaceful.
Happy, you are too.
Love at first
Sight Therapy.
Stay With Me- C. Hayes
Motivation.
One has to learn to be engaged?
Inspired, she has to taste the desire.
To want, her heart has to be in the
Right Place,
to embrace,
her beauty and grace.
In the face of others, she has to stay
Strong.
Love Long.
Love Hard.
Passion over comes her body
compiling her to Just Do It.
With her game face in place,
her eyes reflect her soul.
Anxiety turns into determination.
Determination turns into will.
Will turns into action
and passion pours from her heart.
Knowledge - O she knows.
She knows her soul
confident she is.
Tall she stands, Against all
Man.
She has fears
but she doesn't dare let anyone see
that inside she
cries.
Instead, she flashes a smile.
Her smile is calm, she is collected.
She is style, class, and she has
Control.
Her composure is impeccable. She will
succeed but her confidence reflects even if she didn't
she would spin the loss into a win.
I know this girl. I know this woman.
I recognize her fears and cries. I know that smile.
I love her style, her class, her control.
I know that fragrance she wears, and that
"Just Do It" Attitude.
Her Grace is contagious. Her energy is
Right on Time.
I just want her to not leave me.
I want her to grace me with her presence.
Please don't leave me.
Stay with me.
As I find my purpose, I need you.
God, bring her to me because
She Is Me.
Denny's Free Grand Slams
I wish I was here...there's no Denny's in NYC :(
(photo from CNN.com)
By Jim Kavanagh CNN
(CNN) -- Denny's restaurants across North America were jammed Tuesday with patrons hungry to take advantage of the restaurant chain's Grand Slam breakfast giveaway.
Denny's Grand Slam breakfast consists of two pancakes, two eggs, two strips of bacon and two sausage links.
Denny's announced in a commercial Sunday during the Super Bowl that it would give away its signature breakfast from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. local time Tuesday at all its restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Media outlets reported customers lined up outside the doors of many of Denny's 1,500 locations.
Some patrons were still wearing their pajamas and slippers, and strangers were crowding together into booths, CNN affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported.
"You couldn't beat it. I mean it was a beautiful, beautiful breakfast. It was fit for a queen or a king," diner Annah Shoffner told CNN affiliate WNCN-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"To do this is amazing and not something you hear of every day, especially in today's economy -- that we're getting something free," Debbie Brugger of Essex Junction, Vermont, anticipating a hearty breakfast at a Denny's in Burlington, told CNN affiliate WCAX-TV.
A college student who identified himself as DeShawn told CNN affiliate KFSN-TV in Fresno, California, that he came out for the free breakfast "to do better in class -- brain food, you know?"
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(photo from CNN.com)
By Jim Kavanagh CNN(CNN) -- Denny's restaurants across North America were jammed Tuesday with patrons hungry to take advantage of the restaurant chain's Grand Slam breakfast giveaway.
Denny's Grand Slam breakfast consists of two pancakes, two eggs, two strips of bacon and two sausage links.
Denny's announced in a commercial Sunday during the Super Bowl that it would give away its signature breakfast from 6 a.m. until 2 p.m. local time Tuesday at all its restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Media outlets reported customers lined up outside the doors of many of Denny's 1,500 locations.
Some patrons were still wearing their pajamas and slippers, and strangers were crowding together into booths, CNN affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah, reported.
"You couldn't beat it. I mean it was a beautiful, beautiful breakfast. It was fit for a queen or a king," diner Annah Shoffner told CNN affiliate WNCN-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.
"To do this is amazing and not something you hear of every day, especially in today's economy -- that we're getting something free," Debbie Brugger of Essex Junction, Vermont, anticipating a hearty breakfast at a Denny's in Burlington, told CNN affiliate WCAX-TV.
A college student who identified himself as DeShawn told CNN affiliate KFSN-TV in Fresno, California, that he came out for the free breakfast "to do better in class -- brain food, you know?"
Read More on CNN.com
David after the Dentist...
This has to be the cutest, saddest, and hilarious-est moment for a child...
High Taxes, High Budgets, and High Fives...
HIGH-FIVE INAUGURATION! - watch more funny videos
This is amazing
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