"To remain a child before God means to recognize our nothingness, to expect everything from God. It is not to become discouraged over our failings, for children fall often, but they are too little to hurt themselves very much"

St Therese of Liseux

Wahlao eh

復習中文辦用那麼多時間

I want to LOVE University

I want to be excited by what I read

I want to look forward to going to class

I want to enjoy doing my assignments

I want to want to give everything my best shot

I want to be involved in class

I want to be an excellent motivated student

I want learning Linguistics and Asia Pacific Studies to be a great JOY

NEVER AGAIN

I now subscribe to Kaizen.


This is the aftermath of cramming for a 3rd year course midterm and discovering that such an act will never bear much fruit.

I am going to be the most motivated student EVER.

EVER.

I WILL LEARN FROM THIS. YOU ARE MY WITNESS.

Pearl of wisdom from Fatima: Food can be saved, but not work.
- don't leave work till the next day, unlike food.

Mr. L, you are SICK if you derive pleasure in retelling the rape of Nanking.

 

Take what belongs to you and go

We did Lectio Divina in our first House meeting tonight.

It involves reading a part of Scripture slowly, at least twice, and meditating on any part of the passage that sticks with you.

Tonight's reading was from Matthew's Gospel: the parable of workers receiving the same wage no matter how long they've worked in the vineyard.

And what struck me was "Take what belongs to you and go"

[To be elaborated when the author finds or maketh the time]

Needy

"O Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love with all my soul."

I'm feeling very needy right now. I want God to dissect my life and pinpoint what led me here. Or do I? Can I face the harsh reality of my own flaws?

Is everything just relative? Am I being jealous and that is hindering me from being the person He wants me to be?

Or am I being too hard on myself and should I just relax, be myself and be happy? Yes. Please help me be authentic Lord. My God. Lover of my soul. Living fountain of water. Wonderful Counselor.

Let Your kingdom be first in my sight, let my own needs come later, self-glorification last or non-existent. But You have plans to prosper me, as You have for every single one of Your children. And that's why I'm here, to grow, to experience what I've always wanted to do. Living in a spiritual community and helping out actively in the Church.

Please help me to focus on others, not myself. Please. Give me strength and enough fulfillment to do so.