Monday, November 24, 2008

My Confession

快要一個月了!其實有很多東西可以寫,只是一直沒有時間寫。最近真的是忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙忙!

另一個原因,是因為我開始做一件我以前一直覺得是很阿嬷的事情:我開始在玩編織,knitting。對,就是拿兩根棍子和一堆線在那邊弄。所以就不太想用電腦。

我之前一直覺得很丟臉,都不敢跟別人說,只有進過我房間的人才知道... 是不小心被發現的!

話說為什麼我會開始用,我也不知道。好像就有一天去Michael's(一家craft store)的時候,就很自然的去yarn的那一邊,然後就覺得可以試試看。

我這人很沒耐心,所以不可能會去織一件衣服之類的,只會找那種比較不一樣的線來織,或者比較粗的!因為比較粗的三兩下就織好了。哈哈!不過至今,我也只織過一條圍巾和一個側背包。不過我的圍巾不像大家的一樣,因為我用的線都是比較不一樣的!一定要強調,我絕不做那種看起來很老氣的東西。不然搞了老半天,自己也不喜歡,實在浪費時間。

提出來的重點是,一開始我覺得做這個很浪費時間,好像沒有什麼意義。可是我後來發現,這其實幫助我很多。可以從幾點來分析。

第一、以前國中讀基測(就是考高中的全國考試)的時候,我們導師總是罰我們刷地、擦窗戶,反正就是做勞力。後來她才跟我們說,一直出力做同一件事情,不太需要腦筋思考的,是很好的發洩管道,會讓情緒穩定。也真的如此。下次你試試看,心情不好的時候,去擦家裡的地板,整理房間。我後來發現編織也是一樣,做的時候,心情會平穩。

第二、因為手被佔用了,所以只能聽東西,或者是說話。因此我常常做的時候,就在聽IHOP的prayer room的敬拜,或者江牧師的信息,不知不覺中,就在洗腦。另外,我常常在編織的時候跟神講話,很多時候神都藉此也跟我講話。鼓勵我或者是光照我的黑暗,然後我也可以做簡單的禱告。真的別小看這個,我最近有很多的改變、突破,都要歸功於這個時候。

好吧,我只是講講而已,沒有鼓勵大家去做,不過可以試試看就是了,但別太入迷!這樣就變的不好了!該做事情的時候,還是要去做。而且,其實線沒有很便宜,不過如果你做成功了,那你就賺回來了,因為比在外面買同樣的東西便宜。

Monday, November 3, 2008

Grapes + Apple

昨天我跟Alice中午喝了一杯我們自己打的葡萄蘋果汁。強烈推薦給有便秘的人喝!

喝了之後,我跟Alice都去了廁所兩次辦大事業。整天腸子都在那邊轟隆轟隆的翻滾。千萬別輕易嘗試!

不過或許是因為我們把他打的像泥一樣,加的水比較少,所以效果才會如此的強烈。

但經過幾次這種集體肚子不舒服事件後,我發現我的腸胃消化還蠻快速的,通常那些「炸彈食物」進去後沒多久,就會有反應,不像大部分的人,都要拖好久才需要緊急去廁所。不過他們按照經驗來看,通常後者比較會有不幸或丟臉的事情發生。哈哈哈!

關於錢

正當經濟一直往下滑時,我們通常都覺得不關我們的事,因為我們根本沒有在賺錢,所以好像對我們都沒有影響。But have you ever thought of where the money you spent come from?

或許你們可能覺得,經濟根本不關你們的事情,可是那是因為你老爸老媽沒有跟你提他們面臨的危機,而你就當作不關你的事情,繼續花錢如水。你不要說,我們家的經濟狀況很好,完全不用擔心我怎麼花錢。那都是謊言。真的只是因為父母愛你,所以才沒有跟你說這些經濟壓力,怕影響到你的課業或生活。

不要說你現在就去找一份工作賺自己額外想花的錢。你有想過你父母辛苦花在你身上的錢,你有讓那些錢先被用的值得嗎?如果花在學費上面,你有先好好讀書嗎?還是不斷的拿到F,然後又要重修又要繳一筆學費?

在花父母辛苦賺的錢的時候,你有花多少時間,為他們的身體、工作禱告?你所能回饋的,也只有這樣,而你有做到嗎?

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Emotional Problems

I don't know how my private diary popped up on this blog for one day..... how embarrassing.... fortunately, there's no names in there.

It's funny when i see that post cuz i don't feel that way any more. I haven't post for a long time, so i guess i'll just write something about this.

I was dealing with emotional problems for the last few weeks. Everyone has this "emotional problem". Do not deny! I have it too. Emotional problems don't have to be like "i like him", "i love her", etc. It could just be like i-care-about-him-more-than-most-guys, even though you might not "like" him. If you have this feeling, you MUST deal with it for your own sake! It feels super awesome when you are free from it. Seriously.

I would say that the process is NOT easy at all. You must be DETERMINED. That's the whole point - BE DETERMINED. After i made my decision, i warfared against it a lot. How? Whenever think of him, i simply decide that i'm not going to continue doing so. I just start praying to God to help me, and focus my eyes on Jesus. Basically, this is what i can think of right now. Maybe i'll post more details about dealing this in the future.

Anyways, the strategy that i wrote looks so lame, but it's not. Did you know that God hears every prayer if you mean it? Your prayer could be simple, but sincere. Your prayers must be sincere and determined. Not like "God, i wish i won't think of him/her anymore. help me God." in a pity attitude. Be like, "GOD, I DON'T WANT TO AND I WON'T THINK ABOUT HIM/HER ANYMORE! so help me. Let my eyes be only on you." Be aggresive!

I remembered one time, i prayed about it for around 15 minutes when i couldn't concentrate. The next day when i was in the same situation, i wasn't bothered by the emotional thoughts i had yesterday. i was so excited cuz i'm improving! And little by little, i got set free more and more. until now, i'm starting to taste the sweetness of being free.

Never say that you tried it before but it never worked for you. It's not a one-time issue, you have to constantly deal with it. If i can do it, then anyone can do it. Might take weeks or months to completely overcome it, but the prize is big once you fight the good fight.