highs and lows
boy, i really dropped the ball on that last post, didn't i? well my first sad excuse is that i do not have internet access in my home. so i have fewer opportunities to post these days. my second sad excuse is that i am lazy. i always have been. i most likely always will be. and i'm not ashamed of that.
anyway...i have not finished any of the books from my previous post that i said i had started or was going to be starting soon. the kentucky cycle never showed up, even though i paid for it, and that frustrates me so much that i don't even know where to start fixing the problem.
so, basically, life is full of highs and lows.
but even when there are lows (like giving up on all that beautiful reading), there are still some highs mixed in there. like all the weapons i've purchased in the last month. i bought a daisho set that looks like this.
it includes a katana (the long sword), a wakizashi (the medium one) and a tanto (the cute little guy). it's so pretty. it should arrive in about 2 weeks. i also bought a wooden katana for practice. i just feel like i have been running away from my samurai heritage for so long...it's time to rediscover my roots. you know?
plus, i've decided to go ahead with plans i made last year to continue taking stage combat courses. the goal is to reach a certain level of certification so that i would be qualified to teach stage combat and/or coordinate fight scenes for stage productions. i just love safe fighting! and it's a good workout.
so besides all the weapon-related highs lately, the MAJOR highs have been coming from my job at ruby's. i told you last time about the new-found freedom i have been made aware of since my return from Peru. what i didn't tell you was that in the last two months i have had multiple opportunities to talk outside of work with a few different co-workers about Christ. it has been amazing. i have never felt more purpose-filled. and the best so far was last night when Javier and i went across the street to starbucks after work and talked for an hour over coffee. "morrison, what does the bible say about this? what does the bible say about that?" it was so cool! he ended up expressing an interest in reading it for himself, and in no way was it a coincidence that i had a spanish bible in my car last night. i lent it to him and suggested that he start reading in the gospel of San Juan so that he could read about the life of Jesus and the things he taught, which are the foundation of our faith. i hope he does read. and i hope he finds truth and hope and life there. and i hope someday you will see him walking in to church with his family for the spanish service as you are walking out of the english service.
anyway...i have not finished any of the books from my previous post that i said i had started or was going to be starting soon. the kentucky cycle never showed up, even though i paid for it, and that frustrates me so much that i don't even know where to start fixing the problem.
so, basically, life is full of highs and lows.
but even when there are lows (like giving up on all that beautiful reading), there are still some highs mixed in there. like all the weapons i've purchased in the last month. i bought a daisho set that looks like this.
it includes a katana (the long sword), a wakizashi (the medium one) and a tanto (the cute little guy). it's so pretty. it should arrive in about 2 weeks. i also bought a wooden katana for practice. i just feel like i have been running away from my samurai heritage for so long...it's time to rediscover my roots. you know?
plus, i've decided to go ahead with plans i made last year to continue taking stage combat courses. the goal is to reach a certain level of certification so that i would be qualified to teach stage combat and/or coordinate fight scenes for stage productions. i just love safe fighting! and it's a good workout.
so besides all the weapon-related highs lately, the MAJOR highs have been coming from my job at ruby's. i told you last time about the new-found freedom i have been made aware of since my return from Peru. what i didn't tell you was that in the last two months i have had multiple opportunities to talk outside of work with a few different co-workers about Christ. it has been amazing. i have never felt more purpose-filled. and the best so far was last night when Javier and i went across the street to starbucks after work and talked for an hour over coffee. "morrison, what does the bible say about this? what does the bible say about that?" it was so cool! he ended up expressing an interest in reading it for himself, and in no way was it a coincidence that i had a spanish bible in my car last night. i lent it to him and suggested that he start reading in the gospel of San Juan so that he could read about the life of Jesus and the things he taught, which are the foundation of our faith. i hope he does read. and i hope he finds truth and hope and life there. and i hope someday you will see him walking in to church with his family for the spanish service as you are walking out of the english service.
posted by Amy at 2:41 PM
9 Comments:
Way cool about Javier, Morrison!
thanks judy! :-) they really do call me "morrison" at work. i'm not sure why or how that started.
Most likely because it's your name.
That's awesome! I also like how you called a knife cute. :)
The poem is called "Batter my heart" by John Donne. It's GREAT!
We are genetically predisposed to be lazy... and love it. Our parents are not lazy. Far from it. So somewhere in the DNA splicing, the lazy strand was created in our generation. But we are not totally at a loss. We can write, sing, act, build, create and imagine. Not a bad contribution.
And we follow less common pursuits like sword fighting... and me, I'm learning the bagpipes and want to get all the garb that goes with it and play at funerals. Every kid's dream job.
Whoo Hoo - Kev! Guess you'll be going Commando!
Laziness and weaponry. Does it get any better than that?
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That was not rhetorical. The answer is no, no it doesn't.
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here is the link to Anne's blog... enjoy! It was good for my heart to chat with you tonite. See you soon my friend.
love, sarah
With your Spanish Skills, and Your Fighting/Combat skills, it would be wise of you to either a)Be a stuntwoman on a TV Novela or b)become a Luchadora (the Explora).
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