Isn't it funny how Murphy's law falls into place right when you don't expect it to? This afternoon I felt really tired and sneezed. As such I resorted to me routine of Zicam and Superfood Odwalla which I follow to fight off colds in their infancy. Into my work stash of meds: advil, Vit C and Zicam. But wait, there's no Zicam. It's empty. Darn. Well at least I have Vit C...
Next up, Odwalla Superfood. Its just an amazing collection of vitamins, fruits and vegetables in a green juice but it tastes pretty good. I went downstairs to the lunch shop that carries it. Get ready to pay and oh oh, its not there. Off to Starbucks I went, they're out too!! Then finally to Walgreens where, luckily they had it. But now, I am more tired than ever. Hopefully my Vit C and Odwalla will work out. Mind over matter, right?
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Secrets
Today I had an amazing realization. Its ok to talk about myself. Lol, if you know me, you know that talking is usually not a problem for me. I'll talk about just about anything but I usually hold back when it comes to myself at work. I think I'm afraid of judgment.
But this week i actually shared something personal with a bunch of veteran bankers including some bosses. It was hard to hide too, but I guess some things just shouldn't be kept secret...
Since our head boss (Boss) was visiting he wanted to take us all out to dinner. I offered to go for a short while but I had to leave early because I had bible study. At the table, Boss said, "So what are you studying in bible study?" Shocked that a person so high up in this business organization has asked that question I looked down at the table and saw my study guide for the Book of Daniel. I picked it up, showed it to the table and then totally got to share how our study of Daniel was impacting my life and my friends!
But this week i actually shared something personal with a bunch of veteran bankers including some bosses. It was hard to hide too, but I guess some things just shouldn't be kept secret...
Since our head boss (Boss) was visiting he wanted to take us all out to dinner. I offered to go for a short while but I had to leave early because I had bible study. At the table, Boss said, "So what are you studying in bible study?" Shocked that a person so high up in this business organization has asked that question I looked down at the table and saw my study guide for the Book of Daniel. I picked it up, showed it to the table and then totally got to share how our study of Daniel was impacting my life and my friends!
Friday, September 10, 2010
The Small Things
Today I found filing storage. I've been talking about not having a place to put our files for 3 months now. This has been my main reason for not being able to set up our upstairs bedrooms...that there's no where to put the office papers (because they have invaded my home) but today I've found a solution. I am so happy about these filing boxes that I am going straight to Office Depot after work to pick them up.
...And no, I am not going to continue discussing the joys of my storage solution. I wanted to bring this up because its a small thing. And it made my day.
Praise God for the little things. I know that amongst all the significant troubles that we can have in any given day, there are little things that we may allow ourselves to be happy about. I feel like those little things are God's way of giving us comic relief from the doldrums of daily life or even the big things that can break our hearts. I'm not saying that we should hide our feelings with fake smiles but it is not a BAD thing to smile about something if it makes you happy...even if its just for a moment.
If you'd like to use this opportunity to comment on the little thing that TODAY made you smile, I will be delighted to read it.
...And no, I am not going to continue discussing the joys of my storage solution. I wanted to bring this up because its a small thing. And it made my day.
Praise God for the little things. I know that amongst all the significant troubles that we can have in any given day, there are little things that we may allow ourselves to be happy about. I feel like those little things are God's way of giving us comic relief from the doldrums of daily life or even the big things that can break our hearts. I'm not saying that we should hide our feelings with fake smiles but it is not a BAD thing to smile about something if it makes you happy...even if its just for a moment.
If you'd like to use this opportunity to comment on the little thing that TODAY made you smile, I will be delighted to read it.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
If only I were a physicist
Take a look at this article on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/02/hawking.god.universe/index.html?hpt=P1&iref=NS1
When I first heard of this book, I was angry because I knew that God exists and I was mad at myself because I (as a banker, not a physicist) couldn't prove the theory incorrect. Heck, I was even mad at the book's author! The reality is that science has always tried to understand the universe. Scholars are blessed with curiosity and in their efforts they make conclusions that explain the "hows" of the way things work. Their only limitation is that they are merely human and as such cannot possibly understand all the "whys" of the universe.
Without a Cambridge education, I went back to one of the truths I have learned over the past few years. God is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev 22:13), He controls the course of world events, He removes kings and sets up other kings, He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars (Dan 2:21).
With this in mind, I can find peace with Hawking's theory because his theory whether it is correct or not doesn't really matter. The universe has been created. It's here. We live. Done. And the truths I know about God supersede new and old theories from scholars about our creation. For a long time Newton seemed correct in that there had to be an impetus that started the universe and that impetus was God. Maybe for some time going forward Hawking will seem correct, and after him another scholar will claim he knows what created the universe....all I know is that my God was there at the beginning and he'll be there at the end. He was there through Galileo, Newton, Hawking, and he'll be there after all the kings and scholars we have recorded are long gone.
Stephen Hawking: God didn't create universe
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- God did not create universe, Stephen Hawking argues
- World-famous physicist makes arguments in new book "The Grand Design"
- Hawking: Given existence of gravity, "universe can and will create itself from nothing"
- He understands feeling of Isaac Newton that God did "create" and "conserve" order
When I first heard of this book, I was angry because I knew that God exists and I was mad at myself because I (as a banker, not a physicist) couldn't prove the theory incorrect. Heck, I was even mad at the book's author! The reality is that science has always tried to understand the universe. Scholars are blessed with curiosity and in their efforts they make conclusions that explain the "hows" of the way things work. Their only limitation is that they are merely human and as such cannot possibly understand all the "whys" of the universe.
Without a Cambridge education, I went back to one of the truths I have learned over the past few years. God is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev 22:13), He controls the course of world events, He removes kings and sets up other kings, He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars (Dan 2:21).
With this in mind, I can find peace with Hawking's theory because his theory whether it is correct or not doesn't really matter. The universe has been created. It's here. We live. Done. And the truths I know about God supersede new and old theories from scholars about our creation. For a long time Newton seemed correct in that there had to be an impetus that started the universe and that impetus was God. Maybe for some time going forward Hawking will seem correct, and after him another scholar will claim he knows what created the universe....all I know is that my God was there at the beginning and he'll be there at the end. He was there through Galileo, Newton, Hawking, and he'll be there after all the kings and scholars we have recorded are long gone.
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