Psyche & Eros

Psyche&Eros is one of my favorite myths, it literally translates to heart and soul. 

I am in a Biblical Interpretation & Spiritual Formation class. It's a fancy way to say the point of the class is  to discover the best way to study the Bible and commentaries, and how to work with the sanctification process. 

This week, we had a class with dual topics. Many people may think they are not intertwined, but especially after this week I beg to differ. The topics were of the heart and of the mind. 

The mind focused on how we believe what we believe, and how our actions show if we truly believe what we say we do. The heart focused on how the Bible says our hearts are in their natural state. 

Some things the Bible says about the heart: 

-It guides our lives (Proverbs 4:23) 

-It is deceitfully wicked (Jeremiah 17:19) 

-We are to trust the Lord with all of it (Proverbs 3:5-6) 

One of the most interesting things I read was by J.P. Moreland I believe, and it said loosely, "The heart controls the life, but our minds control our hearts." 

I think sometimes we get fluttered into the Disney whims of "Follow your heart." Don't get me wrong, I love my Disney, but the Bible is saying our hearts are wicked. 

What the learned men I was gleaning wisdom from were saying is Trust your heart, BUT take your mind with you.

When logos and pathos are intertwined, they become intrepid. There is a balance to everything, and logos and pathos are no different. 

Sometimes we need a new perspective; I'm mostly black and white, but I love talking to people who are more gray. I'm more logos weighted, but some people I love dearly are more pathos weighted. And we compliment each other, them giving me passion, and heart; and I giving them more reason. 

Contentment

"Godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Timothy 6:6


Reminding myself the grass isn't always greener.

Careful.

Best Friend, Broken Dreams, and Duct Tape Bibles

I have a group of best friends, several people who I trust with pretty much information. My oldest friend from this group is one of my favorite people on this planet. We became friends when I was thirteen, and she was fourteen.

We met in the Jr. High room at church, when I complimented her duct tape Bible. It was seriously the coolest thing ever! The next week, she was in my Friday night Bible study and we hit it off. In these past 6, almost 7 years, despite time, distance, dropped phone calls, she has remained my best friend. 

She can always call my bluff, and knows when I'm lying to look strong. She's gorgeous, and I swear has Mother Theresa's heart. 

Tonight, she came over for tea and we were discussing how we have broken dreams. Things that we wished would have turned out different. Different circumstances, variables, really just licking our wounds. After a bit of that, we bucked up, sat up, and encouraged each other. That really, things work out. That really, even in the midst of confusion, life is still beautiful. That ultimately, we have God, who will work it out to His glory-Amen, Hallelujah! And we have each other, to cry with, to laugh with, to be completely honest without judgement, to cherish. Until things work out, we have each other to encourage. 

It may seem like a happy go lucky post, but she encouraged me to not focus on the little things, but the big things. Because in the whole scheme of life, the flat tire, the wedding that got rained on, the class you couldn't get into really doesn't matter. 

In the end, it really comes down to how you served God, and if you were loved, and loved. And if you have one good friend, you are truly blessed. Photo Circa 2009. 

Star Light

      Star light, star bright,

The first star I see tonight;

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight

45 Life Lessons From A Dying Old Woman With No Reason to Lie.

45 Life Lessons From A Dying Old Woman With No Reason to Lie.

                           

1.       Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2.       When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3.       Life is too short to waste time hating anyone…

4.       Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.  Your friends and parents will.  Stay in touch.

5.       Pay off your credit cards every month.

6.       You don’t have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree.

7.       Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.

8.       It’s OK to get angry with God.  He can take it.

9.       Save for retirement starting with your first pay cheque.

10.     When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11.     Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.

12.     It’s OK to let your children see you cry..

13.     Don’t compare your life to others.  You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14.     If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.

15.     Everything can change in the blink of an eye.  But don’t worry; God never blinks.

16.     Take a deep breath.  It calms the mind.

17.     Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.

18.     Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

19.     It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.  But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20.     When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21.     Burn the candles, use the nice sheets and wear the fancy lingerie.  Don’t save it for a special occasion,  today is special.

22.     Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23.     Be eccentric now.  Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.

24.     The most important sex organ is the brain.

25.     No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26.     Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’

27.     Always choose life.

28.     Forgive everyone everything.

29.     What other people think of you is none of your business.

30.     Time heals almost everything.  Give time.

31.     However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32.     Don’t take yourself so seriously.  No one else does.

33.     Believe in miracles.

34..     God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.

35.     Don’t audit life.  Show up and make the most of it now.

36.     Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.

 37.     Your children get only one childhood.

38.     All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39.     Get outside every day.  Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40.     If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

41.     Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42.     The best is yet to come.

43.     No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44.     Yield.

45.     Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

http://theburiedlife.tumblr.com/post/26883892511/45-life-lessons-from-a-dying-old-woman-with-no-reason

Stream of Consciousness

Time

Tick Tock

Calendars Leaves Fall

Pages are turned and chapters are written

The moon waxes and wanes

And I sit here and wait

And wait

And wait

"But, Daddy, I want it now"

I am answered only by the clock

Tick Tock

Tick Tock

Tick Tock

I am learning to be content

Because after all,

Darling,

It's all about timing.