epiphanies

"We are fearful because we mistake glimpses for reality." -- Pastor Rick.


This is the most powerful warning I've heard against synecdoche.


1 Corinthians 13:12

For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.

The definition of theory

dreams

I don't trust dreams, and I don't trust feelings. But I'm learning to "befriend" my feelings now as Mar suggests. (It's either that or go crazy.) We stay.

Last night, I dreamed that I asked someone what "Coachella" means. I was given an answer, but I don't remember what it was.

I think it'll take a lot for me to trust dreams.

Go ahead, God, do your best. See if that changes.

apropos of nothing

Feelings suck.

Saturday

It's hard to find sermons that present a fresh take on the Easter story. But I like this one by John Ortberg about the importance of Saturday in the Easter weekend.

Good Friday

Ark is a welcoming community.

Ark social

I stand by my words.

I love spring

I love the warmer but still cool temperatures and the feeling that the trees and flowers are coming into wakefulness. The humidity is less welcome.

New massage tool

Love this for releasing neck muscles. Introducing the Blackroll twister. Lighter than styrofoam, harder than a tennis ball.

work politics

LP says there's one of those in every work place, and gave an apt description of The Toxic Colleague, "People like these take any comment or criticism very personally and feel easily threatened. So best to keep interaction to a minimum."

So true. I think it was very interesting that TTC asked EY to "talk" to me. I'm glad TTC didn't approach me personally.

But I also see that EY is the one with the extra work--emotional and actual--because of this situation.

I continue to learn a lot and I realized that while we need to make clear statements without fear during discussion, there is no way to convince people like TTC. So in the next meeting, my goal is to say what I need to say if I want to say something, ask questions that I need to ask if I have questions, and then do not engage in debate. I will vote the way I want to vote, and TTC never listens to anyone else anyway so why both with discussion?

My goal is to keep the meeting as short as possible.