of the oppertunity to be generous. Have you ever been in the situation where someone whats to give you something or do something for you that will clearly be a sacrifice for them? And so your automatic response is to refuse their offer because "you don't deserve" their gift or service and you may be capable of doing it or getting it yourself.
This situation recently came up (and has many other times in my life). I refused and did a good job of refusing it. Then it hit me.
I was robbing this person of the opportunity to be generous. I felt really bad.
I remembered something I was taught back when I was a teen working at a summer camp. We were responsible for carrying the luggage of the campers from their cars to the luggage tent and the haul it up the mountain to their cabins. The guys that were also working kept taking the suitcase away from the girls who were working, you know being "gentlemen". It was sooo frustrating. So we had a lesson (or the guys did rather) about serving others by letting them serve.
I need to remember to let other people serve and be generous.
Even though I don't deserve it. Cause let's face it, I really don't deserve anything. I am a broken, selfish person. It is my nature.
Apr 11, 2007
Apr 8, 2007
Heading to India
Hi, I'll fill you in on more details later. But I'm heading off on an adventure. Here's where I'll be.
Pictures from April's Meeting
Pictures from our April Pony Club Meeting! 
A couple of chivalrous knights taking a break from Dressage....
Mar 14, 2007
A Great Sound In the Parking Deck
I love it when the Hawks have home games because the C.R.E.A.M. Drum Corps practice in my parking deck before the game. This means when I leave the office, I get to hear the greatest rhythmic beat there ever was in any parking deck. I LOVE IT!!!!
Mar 9, 2007
You Know It's Time To Go When...
You know it has been a long week and it is now time to go when...
my coworkers gather in the hall with a 2.5 foot long plastic golf club and are having contests to see who can hit the pin pong ball the farthest down the hall.
my coworkers gather in the hall with a 2.5 foot long plastic golf club and are having contests to see who can hit the pin pong ball the farthest down the hall.
Feb 21, 2007
Rainy Daz
What to do on a rainy day?
Jump in puddles, catch rain drops on your tongue, watch people scurry from car to door and back, build dams in the gutters with leaves, and not worry about getting wet. I mean I'm not going to melt.
If only I could do those things now. Instead I am stuck in the office staring out my window. (btw you know in the movie Office Space where Peter knocks down his cube walls so he has a window view? well I actually have the window view! in fact all I have to do is glance past my monitor and I get to see the great outdoors). I'm not sure what is worse. Not being able to see outside or being able to see outside but not actually BE out there.
Back to work. In 7 weeks I'll be heading for the mountains in a far off place!
Jump in puddles, catch rain drops on your tongue, watch people scurry from car to door and back, build dams in the gutters with leaves, and not worry about getting wet. I mean I'm not going to melt.
If only I could do those things now. Instead I am stuck in the office staring out my window. (btw you know in the movie Office Space where Peter knocks down his cube walls so he has a window view? well I actually have the window view! in fact all I have to do is glance past my monitor and I get to see the great outdoors). I'm not sure what is worse. Not being able to see outside or being able to see outside but not actually BE out there.
Back to work. In 7 weeks I'll be heading for the mountains in a far off place!
Feb 14, 2007
Dang It!
I'm wearing pink today.
Aaah, I realized that today was not the day to wear pink when I walked into my building and there was this table full of flowers to be delivered to people. I totally forgot. And now my coworkers are going to give me a hard time about being all "into" the Valentines holiday.
Argh.
Aaah, I realized that today was not the day to wear pink when I walked into my building and there was this table full of flowers to be delivered to people. I totally forgot. And now my coworkers are going to give me a hard time about being all "into" the Valentines holiday.
Argh.
Dec 26, 2006
Bells (not silver)
Just back from Europe.
Yes! We went to Europe for the holidays. My dad had to work over Christmas, so we decided to go on his trips with him. Spent a day in 's Gravenhage (The Hague), one in Amsterdam, and 2 in Kobenaven (Copenhagen). It was excellent!
The most amazing part was hearing every church bell throughout Copenhagen declare the birth of the Savior on Christmas Eve.
-- beach in Den Hague --
Yes! We went to Europe for the holidays. My dad had to work over Christmas, so we decided to go on his trips with him. Spent a day in 's Gravenhage (The Hague), one in Amsterdam, and 2 in Kobenaven (Copenhagen). It was excellent!
The most amazing part was hearing every church bell throughout Copenhagen declare the birth of the Savior on Christmas Eve.
-- beach in Den Hague --
-- courtyard of townhall building in Copenhagen --
-- old church on square in Den Hague --
-- canal in Amsterdam --
Dec 5, 2006
Peels
I like to eat, eat, eat, apples and bananas...
Bananas are easy to peel. I like them.
I hate peeling oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruits. They are oh so refreshing to eat. I would eat them more often if they weren't so dag-on-difficult to peel.
When I was a kid I got bleach in my eye while cleaning our swingset. The eye doctor said my cornea looked like an orange peel.
Bananas are easy to peel. I like them.
I hate peeling oranges, tangerines, and other citrus fruits. They are oh so refreshing to eat. I would eat them more often if they weren't so dag-on-difficult to peel.
When I was a kid I got bleach in my eye while cleaning our swingset. The eye doctor said my cornea looked like an orange peel.
Nov 13, 2006
Nov 10, 2006
It's November
It is November and lots has happened since my last post. Here is a brief rundown.
End of Oct went to wedding of long-time family friend in Arizona and got to hang out with some wonderful people. Love just hanging out in life with them.
Had dinner in B.E.D and went to The Fray concert with some co-workers.
Went to a Thrasher's game and learned what a hat trick was.
And tonight I went to see Stranger than Fiction. You should see it!
So, that's the surface stuff. Now deeper, things that have been crazy. I can't seem to be on time to anything. Not that that is new. But I'm later, much later than I normally am. I can't think or plan much past a tomorrow. And I can't seem to stick to a particular attitude I say I'm going to keep at work.
Today, there was a guy, an author of a book rather, at the Walden Book store downstairs. I felt sorry for him because no one was there meeting him for the book signing. He offered a book mark to me as I walked by, but I refused. Will he go home feeling bad about himself? I want to be able to help people know that they are important, and special. I want people to know that they are created for a purpose. But what does it look like to know that you are special and loved and created for a purpose? Maybe this author will go home and feel discouraged because nobody came to his booksigning. But whether or not people go to his book signing doesn't determine whether or not he is significant. Does he know that? I wanted to stop and ask him about his book, but I didn't. I really wasn't interested in his book. Hmm...
End of Oct went to wedding of long-time family friend in Arizona and got to hang out with some wonderful people. Love just hanging out in life with them.
Had dinner in B.E.D and went to The Fray concert with some co-workers.
Went to a Thrasher's game and learned what a hat trick was.
And tonight I went to see Stranger than Fiction. You should see it!
So, that's the surface stuff. Now deeper, things that have been crazy. I can't seem to be on time to anything. Not that that is new. But I'm later, much later than I normally am. I can't think or plan much past a tomorrow. And I can't seem to stick to a particular attitude I say I'm going to keep at work.
Today, there was a guy, an author of a book rather, at the Walden Book store downstairs. I felt sorry for him because no one was there meeting him for the book signing. He offered a book mark to me as I walked by, but I refused. Will he go home feeling bad about himself? I want to be able to help people know that they are important, and special. I want people to know that they are created for a purpose. But what does it look like to know that you are special and loved and created for a purpose? Maybe this author will go home and feel discouraged because nobody came to his booksigning. But whether or not people go to his book signing doesn't determine whether or not he is significant. Does he know that? I wanted to stop and ask him about his book, but I didn't. I really wasn't interested in his book. Hmm...
Oct 26, 2006
Isqoutm Squash Embellishing Gala
These pictures are from our Isquoutm Squash Embellinshing Gala held in the 8N Large Conference Room. Yes, we had a pumpkin decorating contest at work. Some of my fellow FART members and I organized and hosted the event. I was very amazed at the ideas a bunch of accounting and finance people could come up with. Accountants are not known for their creativity.
-- all the entries in the contest--
--some of my coworkers--
--my team's pumpkin--
Oct 25, 2006
Horses and Halloween
Lots has been going on lately. Here are some pictures from our Pony Club Halloween Party on Sunday. Can you figure out which one is me?
Oct 22, 2006
Disney's Version of Hiking
-- the hikers -- Went hiking yesterday, or well tried to, with some friends. The trail we intended to hike was closed. So we ended up spending an hour and a half looking for the trail head to another trail, but N. Georgians don't have skills in developing good signage. Anyway we ended up, at a state park that was kind of Disney World's version of hiking. Well groomed "trails" with concrete steps. Uh, not exactly what we were looking for but we got to see the fall colors and got to spend some time out of the city.
I'll fill you in later about the adventures trying to find the trail.
Oct 17, 2006
Bubble Wrap
Who loves bubble wrap?
I do and so does one of my friends from work. Today was her birthday and she was conveniently out of the office, so "some individuals" in the department decided to wrap the desk, all the file cabinets, shelves, chairs, tree, etc. in approximately 200 sq. ft. of bubble wrap.
Here are the pictures. It was amazing.
I do and so does one of my friends from work. Today was her birthday and she was conveniently out of the office, so "some individuals" in the department decided to wrap the desk, all the file cabinets, shelves, chairs, tree, etc. in approximately 200 sq. ft. of bubble wrap.
Here are the pictures. It was amazing.
Although you can't tell in the picture, the desk is covered too.
Did I mention that one of the individauls might have been me?
Oct 12, 2006
FART
I am not usually one to engage in humor about bodily functions, particularly farting. It just isn't me; but over the last 4 months I have begun to incorporate this sort of humor into my daily conversations and even at meetings.
Let me explain.
Several months after I started working at Turner, a coworker and I were asked to join the departments "social committee". I said ok, but my coworker said she wasn't going to be a part of anything called a social committee, but if the name of the team was changed then she would join. A few days later our director mentioned his idea for a new name to my coworker. The name he came up with was the Fun and Recreation Team. My coworker was in the middle of something and just nodded her head indicating that that was a good name. A little later our director stopped by again and said, "I don't think you heard what I said. The Fun And Recreation Team." Coworker replied, "Yeah, I heard you." Our director said, "No, think of the acronym."
That started it all.
The Fun And Recreation Team. I had overheard the conversation. Cube walls don't provide much privacy. After our director walked away, my coworker turned to me and said, "You know we have to change the name of the social committee to the Fun And Recreation Team, now." She can be a bit of a smart aleck. But that is just what we did. And the FARTs had their beginning.
You would be amazed (well maybe you wouldn't) at how many people open up and are compfortable talking about farting. The fart jokes roll when we are having our monthly FART meetings. Even those who were UNcomfortable saying the name of the team can't help laughing when we present FART team updates at our weekly staff meetings.
The new name for the once "social committee" has brought out a lot of positive things. People laugh, jokes are traded, people aren't afraid to interrupt our FART meetings, or bring in farting putty. Today in our FART meeting, a member reminded us that mature, professional conversation was out, "I mean with a name like ours, who could be mature." His point was we are supposed to be having fun.
The FARTs get together and plan fun and recreational things to do. Some are team building while others are more just to ease stress around the office. But the one thing that puts people at ease or at least makes them laugh is when we tell them we came up with the idea while farting around. Our moto is, "To bring fun to the office one FART at a time."
Sometimes my job sticks, but that's when we have to start farting again.
"Better out than in" as Shreik would say.
Let me explain.
Several months after I started working at Turner, a coworker and I were asked to join the departments "social committee". I said ok, but my coworker said she wasn't going to be a part of anything called a social committee, but if the name of the team was changed then she would join. A few days later our director mentioned his idea for a new name to my coworker. The name he came up with was the Fun and Recreation Team. My coworker was in the middle of something and just nodded her head indicating that that was a good name. A little later our director stopped by again and said, "I don't think you heard what I said. The Fun And Recreation Team." Coworker replied, "Yeah, I heard you." Our director said, "No, think of the acronym."
That started it all.
The Fun And Recreation Team. I had overheard the conversation. Cube walls don't provide much privacy. After our director walked away, my coworker turned to me and said, "You know we have to change the name of the social committee to the Fun And Recreation Team, now." She can be a bit of a smart aleck. But that is just what we did. And the FARTs had their beginning.
You would be amazed (well maybe you wouldn't) at how many people open up and are compfortable talking about farting. The fart jokes roll when we are having our monthly FART meetings. Even those who were UNcomfortable saying the name of the team can't help laughing when we present FART team updates at our weekly staff meetings.
The new name for the once "social committee" has brought out a lot of positive things. People laugh, jokes are traded, people aren't afraid to interrupt our FART meetings, or bring in farting putty. Today in our FART meeting, a member reminded us that mature, professional conversation was out, "I mean with a name like ours, who could be mature." His point was we are supposed to be having fun.
The FARTs get together and plan fun and recreational things to do. Some are team building while others are more just to ease stress around the office. But the one thing that puts people at ease or at least makes them laugh is when we tell them we came up with the idea while farting around. Our moto is, "To bring fun to the office one FART at a time."
Sometimes my job sticks, but that's when we have to start farting again.
"Better out than in" as Shreik would say.
Oct 8, 2006
Prayer
What is it? What does it do? What does it accomplish?
When someone prays for healing, does that healing come? If it doesn't was that prayer fruitless?
A common theme throughout the OT is that the prayers of the faithful servants are the ones that are heard and answered. Does this mean if I am not a faithful servant my prayers will not be heard or answered?
Hebrews5:7-10 "During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest..."
The man Jesus was, if anyone was, a faithful servant of God, but his prayers and petitions were not even answered in the way he wanted.
So why pray if we don't get what we ask for?
I will keep praying because it reminds me that I am needy and depend on others. It brings me closer to the one I am praying to and connects my heart and spirit to those I am praying for. My prayer is working in me; changing me. When my brother called to tell us his girlfriend's father has passed away today; my heart sank and my eyes filled with tears. We have been praying for Jenny's father. This isn't how we wanted our prayers answered.
Luke 22: 41-42 ...and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done."
Phil 4:6,7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made know to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
I want peace.
When someone prays for healing, does that healing come? If it doesn't was that prayer fruitless?
A common theme throughout the OT is that the prayers of the faithful servants are the ones that are heard and answered. Does this mean if I am not a faithful servant my prayers will not be heard or answered?
Hebrews5:7-10 "During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest..."
The man Jesus was, if anyone was, a faithful servant of God, but his prayers and petitions were not even answered in the way he wanted.
So why pray if we don't get what we ask for?
I will keep praying because it reminds me that I am needy and depend on others. It brings me closer to the one I am praying to and connects my heart and spirit to those I am praying for. My prayer is working in me; changing me. When my brother called to tell us his girlfriend's father has passed away today; my heart sank and my eyes filled with tears. We have been praying for Jenny's father. This isn't how we wanted our prayers answered.
Luke 22: 41-42 ...and He knelt down and began to pray, saying, "Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done."
Phil 4:6,7 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made know to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
I want peace.
Oct 5, 2006
Tacking on the Hours
Well today I worked for 13 hours. That makes a total of 46.25 so far this week with 2 more days to go.
And after my day job I'm adding a new night job! Yes, I am adding something to my already crazy schedule.
I have been presented with the opportunity to help prepare the proposal for Freedom Firm's Animal Assisted Therapy Program!!! I am totally excited about this work. I love planning, thinking through things and learning. I won't be able to make it to India at the end of October, possibly have to wait until the spring. But anything is possible.
And after my day job I'm adding a new night job! Yes, I am adding something to my already crazy schedule.
I have been presented with the opportunity to help prepare the proposal for Freedom Firm's Animal Assisted Therapy Program!!! I am totally excited about this work. I love planning, thinking through things and learning. I won't be able to make it to India at the end of October, possibly have to wait until the spring. But anything is possible.
Sep 30, 2006
A Little Fishy
My two brothers, Jeff and Mark, and Mark's girlfriend, Jenny, are in town this weekend for a visit. We went to the Georgia Aquarium yesterday, today we rode horses and tonight we are heading to an Atlanta Braves game. I love hanging out with my family.
--"I think there is a star fish down there."--
-- the fish got camera shy--
-- mesmerized--
--Me--
--"I think there is a star fish down there."--
-- the fish got camera shy--
-- mesmerized--
--Me--
--one of the whale sharks (only about 1/2 grown)--
Sep 23, 2006
Moving?
Got the urge to move again. Maybe into Atlanta... or
Maybe I should try another city. Maybe LA, NYC or DC. All three are places that I can go within the Time Warner family (where I work now).
Or maybe I should change jobs and companies and try a totally different place.
Or maybe I should stay where I'm at for the next year and then head to India.
Hmm... so many options.
Maybe I should try another city. Maybe LA, NYC or DC. All three are places that I can go within the Time Warner family (where I work now).
Or maybe I should change jobs and companies and try a totally different place.
Or maybe I should stay where I'm at for the next year and then head to India.
Hmm... so many options.
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