i will [never] live an ordinary life, but i would far rather lose myself in the depths of Him, than be bought by a culture that cheapens grace.
from Gabi, lover of God and Uganda
Two ideas from my archives resonated today. The first was a quote from Erik Benson: Next time you think you’re trapped somewhere, or wish you were somewhere else, just tell yourself that the only reason that you’re trapped is because you want to stay. The second was my own comment on making decisions: I think I can boil up my hesitation into the concept that I am now facing an inevitable deep sense of loss.
It is now five years after making “Decision A.” Five years of gaining familiarity in a new place. Maintaining old friendships and making new ones. And, yes, there certainly has been improved job satisfaction.
Five years ago I would not have anticipated the opportunities that I have encountered. Five years ago I did not anticipate that my career would become so precious to me.
I have never made a honest-to-goodness five year plan. Maybe it is time.
I stumbled across all sorts of Venn diagrams, graphs and flow charts.
A Total Eclipse of the Heart
Hey Jude
If I Had a Hammer
Social Media
Keep Out of Reach
Grandfather
If you are more of a sports-fan [slash] physics-lover, you might like these by Somethink Fun:
Jordan, Borg, Payton, Rose or Clay.
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch
Way back, but not way way back, in high school I had a certain chemistry teacher. Her name was Lois. She was a little quirky, had great fondness for her students, loved the moment of discovery and used whatever method necessary to explain a concept (or just to have fun). Because science can be fun, right?
I remember how she “sort-of” electrocuted herself with the “teacher-killer” contraption. Was is demonstrating circuits or conductivity of solutions?
I remember how I got a tonne of marks off an experiment because I assumed my thermometer was wrong when the water didn’t boil at 100 degrees centigrade. And recorded my belief rather than my observation.
I remember getting bonus marks on an exam for asking if there were any other states of matter than solid, liquid and gas. Plasma is still a little tough to wrap my head around.
I also remember the period table of the elements song. She actually had a whole cassette tape full of bizarre songs. Perhaps all from Tom Lehrer. Maybe there are other weird and wonderful educational tunes.
Being a closet math and science geek, I was pleased to discover Lehrer also has math songs. Very catchy indeed. Read the rest of this entry »
