Sunday, February 17, 2008
Einstein Quote
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Communication
As of late, I have began to wonder about my own capacity to communicate...
Honestly, there was once a time when I considered myself a great communicator. Even now, I teach a debate class at my old high school, and not only do I love it, but I actually seem to be helping the class... Which, debate, of all things, is like a mixture of public speaking, persuasion, fast-pace communication, and the sport/ event itself entirely centers around the concept of taking several complex ideas and arguments, and simplifying them for an objective judge.
Either, my capacity to debate is irrelevantly to my capacity to communicate in the "real world", or in teaching debate, I have started to self-criticize my own personal ability to communicate. (the latter of which sounds more plausible to me, lol)
I have been thinking about this for some time actually. Several months ago, I was under the impression that it was the fault of the English language. No matter how much I learned, it seemed as though it was impossible to, using English, communicate some of the thoughts that were in my head. Then, I went on a kick where I blamed the people at Babel, lol. Now, I am thinking that there must be some way for me to be a better communicator.
Here is the deal, either everyone I talk to is on an entirely different frequency than I can even begin to imagine, or I am a sub-par communicator. All the time, I will be talking to someone, and we will be having a discussion or an argument, and They will talk for 5 minutes trying to explain their point, when I really "got it", in the first 5 seconds... okay, the first minute or two... you get my point. All the time, people go on and on trying to explain something to me, but I tell them "I GET IT" (which makes me think people are suprised that someone could understand them so quickly... which would imply that they face the same communication barrier in their own life), but then, when I try and respond, it is like talking to a brick wall. I just dont see how this is possible. Usually, I understand someone's position within a minute of them trying to explain something, if it even takes that long. However, when I try and tell them something back... it can take 20 minutes before they even begin to just nod their head in hopes that I will shut up.
This is all freaking ridiculous. On top of that, I do not want to have to talk for 20 minutes to try and convey one point to someone. It just wares me out... seriously. I get to the point, where I am just exhausted from talking for so long, trying every method imaginable to communicate one simple opinion.
I am convinced that I use 10x more words than I need to on a daily basis. I am certain that it is possible for me to be a more effective communicator, if only I could choose the right set of words the first time around. Seriously, I could get a lot farther with people in conversations if I could overcome this barrier.
I want to know how to talk with people, and I mean really talk with people. Not at them, not to them, but with them. I want to be able to communicate with the depth of their soul in such away that barriers and words are no longer an obstacle, and all that is being traded is the raw and naked truth of life (for better or for worse).
To me, that would be a miracle.
For now, me in all of my egotism will simply choose to believe that the truth that I hold to communicate takes an adjustment period of 20-30 minutes, and that is why it takes so long to convey this information to others... ;-)
Honestly, there was once a time when I considered myself a great communicator. Even now, I teach a debate class at my old high school, and not only do I love it, but I actually seem to be helping the class... Which, debate, of all things, is like a mixture of public speaking, persuasion, fast-pace communication, and the sport/ event itself entirely centers around the concept of taking several complex ideas and arguments, and simplifying them for an objective judge.
Either, my capacity to debate is irrelevantly to my capacity to communicate in the "real world", or in teaching debate, I have started to self-criticize my own personal ability to communicate. (the latter of which sounds more plausible to me, lol)
I have been thinking about this for some time actually. Several months ago, I was under the impression that it was the fault of the English language. No matter how much I learned, it seemed as though it was impossible to, using English, communicate some of the thoughts that were in my head. Then, I went on a kick where I blamed the people at Babel, lol. Now, I am thinking that there must be some way for me to be a better communicator.
Here is the deal, either everyone I talk to is on an entirely different frequency than I can even begin to imagine, or I am a sub-par communicator. All the time, I will be talking to someone, and we will be having a discussion or an argument, and They will talk for 5 minutes trying to explain their point, when I really "got it", in the first 5 seconds... okay, the first minute or two... you get my point. All the time, people go on and on trying to explain something to me, but I tell them "I GET IT" (which makes me think people are suprised that someone could understand them so quickly... which would imply that they face the same communication barrier in their own life), but then, when I try and respond, it is like talking to a brick wall. I just dont see how this is possible. Usually, I understand someone's position within a minute of them trying to explain something, if it even takes that long. However, when I try and tell them something back... it can take 20 minutes before they even begin to just nod their head in hopes that I will shut up.
This is all freaking ridiculous. On top of that, I do not want to have to talk for 20 minutes to try and convey one point to someone. It just wares me out... seriously. I get to the point, where I am just exhausted from talking for so long, trying every method imaginable to communicate one simple opinion.
I am convinced that I use 10x more words than I need to on a daily basis. I am certain that it is possible for me to be a more effective communicator, if only I could choose the right set of words the first time around. Seriously, I could get a lot farther with people in conversations if I could overcome this barrier.
I want to know how to talk with people, and I mean really talk with people. Not at them, not to them, but with them. I want to be able to communicate with the depth of their soul in such away that barriers and words are no longer an obstacle, and all that is being traded is the raw and naked truth of life (for better or for worse).
To me, that would be a miracle.
For now, me in all of my egotism will simply choose to believe that the truth that I hold to communicate takes an adjustment period of 20-30 minutes, and that is why it takes so long to convey this information to others... ;-)
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Norman Bound, one advantage
I really like College, for the sole purpose that it takes me out of the crazy busy world that I normally live in (any time I am in Tulsa), and it puts me in my own world where I can set my own schedule. Now, eventually I fall back into my time-wasting ways, however, any time I get to go to a new college, there is always this beautiful first few months where I get to set my own hours and schedule for life, and follow it religiously.
And then life is beautiful. I absolutely love having a scheduled life, for the sole purpose that I love accomplishing so much in such a small amount of time. While I do not like being restrained or limited by a pre-determined schedule, and while being under a schedule does make me feel like a machine at times, still yet, I accomplish so much acting like a machine that, it is, for a time, worth the sacrifice.
I really hate feeling like I am wasting my time. My late New Years resolution, following the lead of my friend Shayna, is to stop wasting time. I get at most 16 hours in a day that I can utilize, and I would like to make the most of them.
First step, figuring out how on earth to get out of bed before 9am, haha.
And then life is beautiful. I absolutely love having a scheduled life, for the sole purpose that I love accomplishing so much in such a small amount of time. While I do not like being restrained or limited by a pre-determined schedule, and while being under a schedule does make me feel like a machine at times, still yet, I accomplish so much acting like a machine that, it is, for a time, worth the sacrifice.
I really hate feeling like I am wasting my time. My late New Years resolution, following the lead of my friend Shayna, is to stop wasting time. I get at most 16 hours in a day that I can utilize, and I would like to make the most of them.
First step, figuring out how on earth to get out of bed before 9am, haha.
Monday, January 28, 2008
beautiful song
There is this extraordinarily beautiful song playing... and I am so close, I can taste it.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
blackout
I have recently discovered that I almost completely black out any and all memories that I have that are unfavorable. Unless I have a specific reason to remember them, for the most part, I believe that I automatically black-out all unfavorable events from my memory.
Just interesting.
Just interesting.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
What clothes are you wearing?
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2Cor5:17)
When Adam and Eve partook of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they became enriched in sin. This sin caused them to be separated from God, which Paul once described as the most terrifying position a person could ever be in. To regain a piece of their security, it what now seemed to be a violent and hostile world, God made clothes for them of skin.
Their seperation caused fear for their life, or perhaps one could even say, the fear of death. Their future became uncertain, and their life, both eternal and mortal was now on the betting table. Being separated from Him, God exhibited one of the greatest acts of love that exists in all the Bible.
His new creation, the image of his existence, instilled with a will and freedom of choice, chose the tree over Him. He was betrayed. The ultimate experience of betrayal, and God in His love felt the knife rip the deepest. If any of you have ever spoke long with me, you will know that for a long time, I have had a great fear of being cheated on. I have silly reasons for this, but the greatest wrong I think a person could ever do to me within a relationship would be to pick someone else over me. Through my eyes, that is what I see with the fall of man. Adam and Eve cheated on God... they betrayed Him. For whatever reason, they believed the servant over God, they trusted Him over their heavenly father who brought them into this world.
I cant even begin to imagine how hurt this must have made God. Once more, now that they were in "sin", God couldn't even look upon them, as it would have certainly killed them (as we saw happen to priests in the OT). And yet, in Genesis, we see a God that is a bigger man that I think I could ever hope to be. Though betrayed, he still loved. Seeing them afraid of the world without Him, he created clothes of skin for them, so that they would not feel too insecure in this new world. Knowing that life with Him would be fatal now that they had chosen sin, he took His new creation, the greatest act of his power and character, and separated them from Himself. Though His entirety was invested into their creation, and his only will was to live forever with them, he let them walk away, knowing they could never survive any other way.... and so, God removed Adam and Eve from the Garden, and guarded the gate with and Angel that would never let man in again. Though we often see God acting in great love by giving his only son, right then in that moment, He let two of His children walk away, as he knew it was what had to happen. (This is surely a God that would understand the prodigals father's reaction)
Fast forward several thousand years, and we find redemption. After God had lead all of mankind towards the greatest journey to His heart, God sent His son to die in the paints of mortality so that all of His creation may live, as he intended Adam and Eve to in the garden on day one of their existence.
Now, to my friends of the new creation, it seems that we are in the garden once again, or at least that is what I am under the impression of. When Jesus came, he wiped our sin clear, and sent the Holy Spirit to, for lack of a better phrase, walk with us in the garden once again. Now, knowing the history of all of creation, we have been given the same choice that Adam once had in the garden.
Do we walk with God in the garden, living in the Love of God, or do we once again choose to bite from the tree and adorn ourselves with clothes once again. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not necessarily talking about running around naked, though personally that doesn't sound like such a bad idea, haha. The clothes I speak of are the things created by us and even by God to satiate our security in a world without God. However, new creations, may I remind you that we are no longer wondering outside of the garden. The world we live in is safe and beautiful, as it is the kingdom of God. So, I ask you friends, what clothes are you wearing right now? What are the things that you once adorned in the world, that brought you safety and security while you were fighting with sin?
To a new creation, I do strongly believe, sin is inapplicable. To think otherwise is to believe that anything we can do as new creations would overturn the great sacrifice of the Son of God. I am strongly impressed that as a new creation, we are not bound by the limits of sin. The shackles of error and terror have been removed. Now that we are new creations, we have been instructed to "renew our minds daily". This, my friends, I do believe is because now as new creations, sin is a very different beast to your life. Whereas in the OT, sin was a physical plague, ensnaring all men who were trapped behind their error, the NT paints a new portrait. To those in the new covenant, the old has gone and the new has come. To you, my friends, sin is nothing more than a cognitive disillusion. There is no such thing (to you) as seperation from God. Yes, there are actions that are better for you and the kingdom of God than others, but dont think that they are always the most intelligent decisions either. May I remind you that it is our God tells us that he will use "the foolish things of this world to confound the wise", and we are still living in the disposition where as if a person wishes to become wise in the things of God, they must first become dumb to the things of this world.
Today, and forever, we live in the garden that God built. It doesn't make sense, and it hardly seems possible, but it is true. Today, as much as then, the Spirit of God walks with us still. Today, you know Him as the Holy Spirit. The errors of our past, by the grace of God, have been washed cleaned by the love and grace of God.
It is about time we stop wearing these silly clothes as if there was a world to fear, and start walking with God in the garden once more.
When Adam and Eve partook of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they became enriched in sin. This sin caused them to be separated from God, which Paul once described as the most terrifying position a person could ever be in. To regain a piece of their security, it what now seemed to be a violent and hostile world, God made clothes for them of skin.
Their seperation caused fear for their life, or perhaps one could even say, the fear of death. Their future became uncertain, and their life, both eternal and mortal was now on the betting table. Being separated from Him, God exhibited one of the greatest acts of love that exists in all the Bible.
His new creation, the image of his existence, instilled with a will and freedom of choice, chose the tree over Him. He was betrayed. The ultimate experience of betrayal, and God in His love felt the knife rip the deepest. If any of you have ever spoke long with me, you will know that for a long time, I have had a great fear of being cheated on. I have silly reasons for this, but the greatest wrong I think a person could ever do to me within a relationship would be to pick someone else over me. Through my eyes, that is what I see with the fall of man. Adam and Eve cheated on God... they betrayed Him. For whatever reason, they believed the servant over God, they trusted Him over their heavenly father who brought them into this world.
I cant even begin to imagine how hurt this must have made God. Once more, now that they were in "sin", God couldn't even look upon them, as it would have certainly killed them (as we saw happen to priests in the OT). And yet, in Genesis, we see a God that is a bigger man that I think I could ever hope to be. Though betrayed, he still loved. Seeing them afraid of the world without Him, he created clothes of skin for them, so that they would not feel too insecure in this new world. Knowing that life with Him would be fatal now that they had chosen sin, he took His new creation, the greatest act of his power and character, and separated them from Himself. Though His entirety was invested into their creation, and his only will was to live forever with them, he let them walk away, knowing they could never survive any other way.... and so, God removed Adam and Eve from the Garden, and guarded the gate with and Angel that would never let man in again. Though we often see God acting in great love by giving his only son, right then in that moment, He let two of His children walk away, as he knew it was what had to happen. (This is surely a God that would understand the prodigals father's reaction)
Fast forward several thousand years, and we find redemption. After God had lead all of mankind towards the greatest journey to His heart, God sent His son to die in the paints of mortality so that all of His creation may live, as he intended Adam and Eve to in the garden on day one of their existence.
Now, to my friends of the new creation, it seems that we are in the garden once again, or at least that is what I am under the impression of. When Jesus came, he wiped our sin clear, and sent the Holy Spirit to, for lack of a better phrase, walk with us in the garden once again. Now, knowing the history of all of creation, we have been given the same choice that Adam once had in the garden.
Do we walk with God in the garden, living in the Love of God, or do we once again choose to bite from the tree and adorn ourselves with clothes once again. Now, don't get me wrong, I am not necessarily talking about running around naked, though personally that doesn't sound like such a bad idea, haha. The clothes I speak of are the things created by us and even by God to satiate our security in a world without God. However, new creations, may I remind you that we are no longer wondering outside of the garden. The world we live in is safe and beautiful, as it is the kingdom of God. So, I ask you friends, what clothes are you wearing right now? What are the things that you once adorned in the world, that brought you safety and security while you were fighting with sin?
To a new creation, I do strongly believe, sin is inapplicable. To think otherwise is to believe that anything we can do as new creations would overturn the great sacrifice of the Son of God. I am strongly impressed that as a new creation, we are not bound by the limits of sin. The shackles of error and terror have been removed. Now that we are new creations, we have been instructed to "renew our minds daily". This, my friends, I do believe is because now as new creations, sin is a very different beast to your life. Whereas in the OT, sin was a physical plague, ensnaring all men who were trapped behind their error, the NT paints a new portrait. To those in the new covenant, the old has gone and the new has come. To you, my friends, sin is nothing more than a cognitive disillusion. There is no such thing (to you) as seperation from God. Yes, there are actions that are better for you and the kingdom of God than others, but dont think that they are always the most intelligent decisions either. May I remind you that it is our God tells us that he will use "the foolish things of this world to confound the wise", and we are still living in the disposition where as if a person wishes to become wise in the things of God, they must first become dumb to the things of this world.
Today, and forever, we live in the garden that God built. It doesn't make sense, and it hardly seems possible, but it is true. Today, as much as then, the Spirit of God walks with us still. Today, you know Him as the Holy Spirit. The errors of our past, by the grace of God, have been washed cleaned by the love and grace of God.
It is about time we stop wearing these silly clothes as if there was a world to fear, and start walking with God in the garden once more.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
backwards
As it turns out... I often am the victim of backwards conclusions.
When I try and be nice, it comes off as mean.
When I try to treat someone as my equal, it is taken as me looking down upon them.
When I try and speak calmly, I am taken to be argumentative.
When I do not speak at all to keep the peace, I am labeled as an instigator.
When I try to treat someone with respect, often times they are simply offended.
Will someone please explain to me what the HECK I am doing wrong here? Over the last several years, I have completely unintentionally (and not by negligence mind you, but by action) ticked off tons of people, and honestly, I have no clue why. Either their is some mental block between me and the rest of the world, or I am simply a victim of backwardness.
Still not sure about all this, but I am trying to sort things out.
When I try and be nice, it comes off as mean.
When I try to treat someone as my equal, it is taken as me looking down upon them.
When I try and speak calmly, I am taken to be argumentative.
When I do not speak at all to keep the peace, I am labeled as an instigator.
When I try to treat someone with respect, often times they are simply offended.
Will someone please explain to me what the HECK I am doing wrong here? Over the last several years, I have completely unintentionally (and not by negligence mind you, but by action) ticked off tons of people, and honestly, I have no clue why. Either their is some mental block between me and the rest of the world, or I am simply a victim of backwardness.
Still not sure about all this, but I am trying to sort things out.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
things that I know
Okay, here are some thing that I know:
1st - That it is vitally necessary for me to be in remembrance of God. For some reason, my life seems to quickly drift in bad directions whenever I loose focus of a Christ-centric world.
2nd - That with regards to education/ college, my specialties include (but are not necessarily limited to): website design, engineering/ physics, church history, Christian theology, debate, writing, business management, philosophy and any and all bits of seemingly useless information about how the world around us works.
3rd- I am in need of some serious help here.
4th - I am really bad at this whole "friendship" thing.
5th - I would really enjoy fitting in at some point in my life, aka, finding my "nitch"
6th - I am quickly forgetting what it even feels like to be in a relationship with a girl. I have lost memory of the feelings (both physical and emotional), and I barely even remember those brief moments were everything wasn't unnecessarily complex.
7th - I would like to enjoy that company of another, but I don't even know how to dream about that anymore... I can just remember it as a fact... that it is a nice thing to be in the company of another.
8th - I really have to get down this whole waking up a 7am. My life is a strange balance... on one hand, I am trying to let go and "just life", and yet on the other, I am trying to instill discipline into my schedule, because I know it is a good thing in the capacity I am trying to use it.
9th - I have no clue who even bothers to read this blog, lol.
1st - That it is vitally necessary for me to be in remembrance of God. For some reason, my life seems to quickly drift in bad directions whenever I loose focus of a Christ-centric world.
2nd - That with regards to education/ college, my specialties include (but are not necessarily limited to): website design, engineering/ physics, church history, Christian theology, debate, writing, business management, philosophy and any and all bits of seemingly useless information about how the world around us works.
3rd- I am in need of some serious help here.
4th - I am really bad at this whole "friendship" thing.
5th - I would really enjoy fitting in at some point in my life, aka, finding my "nitch"
6th - I am quickly forgetting what it even feels like to be in a relationship with a girl. I have lost memory of the feelings (both physical and emotional), and I barely even remember those brief moments were everything wasn't unnecessarily complex.
7th - I would like to enjoy that company of another, but I don't even know how to dream about that anymore... I can just remember it as a fact... that it is a nice thing to be in the company of another.
8th - I really have to get down this whole waking up a 7am. My life is a strange balance... on one hand, I am trying to let go and "just life", and yet on the other, I am trying to instill discipline into my schedule, because I know it is a good thing in the capacity I am trying to use it.
9th - I have no clue who even bothers to read this blog, lol.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
cake
I want to have my cake and eat it too.
I do not understand why this would ever be disallowed.
Silly grown-ups.
I do not understand why this would ever be disallowed.
Silly grown-ups.
Monday, December 24, 2007
distance
I would travel all day to see a friend if they wanted me to. I would have no problem doing that. Even if that meant a 20 hour drive alone so we could talk for only 5 hours... just so I could then drive another 20 hours back... I would find it worth it.
Friends are worth that to me. The distance is worth it, for a friend.
For some strange reason, it is easier for me to do big things for friends than small ones. It is easier for me to commit myself to a 5 hour coffee session at 2am than to call someone back within the week, or return an email soon.... I am not sure what this is. Maybe it is because I find the coffee conversation worth it. Small talk about life, maybe not so much... but something worth talking about for a few hours... with someone who wants to talk with me. That is worth whatever distance.
I was thinking about this the other day, in reference to friends and with reference to relationships. I guess I have just never really thought about this before. I would date someone on the coast, or even in another country, if she was the one. I would have no problem driving that distance how ever often I needed to so that things would work between us, if she was the one (either for me at that time in my life, or for forever). The same applies to friendships with me. I am a pretty social person, but I only really become friends with a few people. To those people, I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it work.
I just want that to be known. I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it work. I just need to know what I should do. Friends are worth it to me, so long as they give a damn about me too.
*** as a note, this is more of a statement of who I am, or who I want to be, than directed at one person in my life ***
Friends are worth that to me. The distance is worth it, for a friend.
For some strange reason, it is easier for me to do big things for friends than small ones. It is easier for me to commit myself to a 5 hour coffee session at 2am than to call someone back within the week, or return an email soon.... I am not sure what this is. Maybe it is because I find the coffee conversation worth it. Small talk about life, maybe not so much... but something worth talking about for a few hours... with someone who wants to talk with me. That is worth whatever distance.
I was thinking about this the other day, in reference to friends and with reference to relationships. I guess I have just never really thought about this before. I would date someone on the coast, or even in another country, if she was the one. I would have no problem driving that distance how ever often I needed to so that things would work between us, if she was the one (either for me at that time in my life, or for forever). The same applies to friendships with me. I am a pretty social person, but I only really become friends with a few people. To those people, I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it work.
I just want that to be known. I am willing to do whatever it takes to make it work. I just need to know what I should do. Friends are worth it to me, so long as they give a damn about me too.
*** as a note, this is more of a statement of who I am, or who I want to be, than directed at one person in my life ***
Friday, December 21, 2007
a friendly challenge
I am an idiot.
I have never found it my place to "school" anyone... just to talk about life.
Sorry Marissa. You were right.
You have a fantastic quote:
I have never found it my place to "school" anyone... just to talk about life.
Sorry Marissa. You were right.
You have a fantastic quote:
Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters: united with her, she is the mother of the arts and the source of their wonders.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
ah, personality tests :-)
you chose CY - your Enneagram type is SIX (aka "The Loyalist").
"I am affectionate and skeptical"
Questioners are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.
How to Get Along with Me
* Be direct and clear.
* Listen to me carefully.
* Don't judge me for my anxiety.
* Work things through with me.
* Reassure me that everything is OK between us.
* Laugh and make jokes with me.
* Gently push me toward new experiences.
* Try not to overreact to my overreacting.
What I Like About Being a SIX
* being committed and faithful to family and friends
* being responsible and hardworking
* being compassionate toward others
* having intellect and wit
* being a nonconformist
* confronting danger bravely
* being direct and assertive
What's Hard About Being a SIX
* the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
* procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
* fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
* exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
* wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
* being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations
"I am affectionate and skeptical"
Questioners are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid to outspoken and confrontative.
How to Get Along with Me
* Be direct and clear.
* Listen to me carefully.
* Don't judge me for my anxiety.
* Work things through with me.
* Reassure me that everything is OK between us.
* Laugh and make jokes with me.
* Gently push me toward new experiences.
* Try not to overreact to my overreacting.
What I Like About Being a SIX
* being committed and faithful to family and friends
* being responsible and hardworking
* being compassionate toward others
* having intellect and wit
* being a nonconformist
* confronting danger bravely
* being direct and assertive
What's Hard About Being a SIX
* the constant push and pull involved in trying to make up my mind
* procrastinating because of fear of failure; having little confidence in myself
* fearing being abandoned or taken advantage of
* exhausting myself by worrying and scanning for danger
* wishing I had a rule book at work so I could do everything right
* being too critical of myself when I haven't lived up to my expectations
Monday, December 17, 2007
Norman Bound
And so I was thinking, what would I like to do right now. Honestly, I would like to get my life in order and do something that I do not have time for, or rather am not making time for right now. Among those things are: reading, writing, dreaming, eating regularly, sleeping as much as I should, working out often, and spending time with friends and family.
Also, I would really like to spend some time in Europe, and study some church history. That however, is really only best done in graduate school. And so, it appears I need a college degree. Well, I have been thinking, really what is most important for graduate school is your undergraduate GPA... and since I want to do many things (like reading) that is not work, I would be best off not taking crazy hard classes, but rather save my exploratory studying for graduate school, where it can be best utilized. For now, I think I would like a good general degree that I can do well in, not be wasting my time studying, and would serve me later in life (both to get me into graduate school, if I still want to go) and just be a good degree to have.
Therefore, I have have applied to the University of Oklahoma, the school I swore I would never go to ... lol. I am going to be studying Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, while enjoying life, laughing with friends, reading what I would like to read, and finally be on a good schedule.
My time in Tulsa has been great, but I would like to be on my own now. It is time. I have applied for summer session, and the day after my birthday, I will be moving out and starting classes down at OU (if all goes as planned).
I am looking forward to it... now if I can just find a place to live :-)
Also, I would really like to spend some time in Europe, and study some church history. That however, is really only best done in graduate school. And so, it appears I need a college degree. Well, I have been thinking, really what is most important for graduate school is your undergraduate GPA... and since I want to do many things (like reading) that is not work, I would be best off not taking crazy hard classes, but rather save my exploratory studying for graduate school, where it can be best utilized. For now, I think I would like a good general degree that I can do well in, not be wasting my time studying, and would serve me later in life (both to get me into graduate school, if I still want to go) and just be a good degree to have.
Therefore, I have have applied to the University of Oklahoma, the school I swore I would never go to ... lol. I am going to be studying Entrepreneurship and Venture Management, while enjoying life, laughing with friends, reading what I would like to read, and finally be on a good schedule.
My time in Tulsa has been great, but I would like to be on my own now. It is time. I have applied for summer session, and the day after my birthday, I will be moving out and starting classes down at OU (if all goes as planned).
I am looking forward to it... now if I can just find a place to live :-)
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