“Oh,” cried Marianne, “with what transporting sensations have I formerly seen them fall! How have I delighted as I walked to see them driven in showers about me by the wind! What feelings have they, the season, the air, altogether inspired! Now there is no one to regard them. They are seen only as a [...]
Archive for the 'Heart Deposits' Category
Not Everyone
October 17, 2009Poverty
October 16, 2009I am currently doing a sociology subject on health, illness and society this semester, and a portion of this subject is dedicated to the effects of poverty. It is mostly theoretical and factual – but somewhere along the way, reading about it made my insides feel like it has been hollowed out. Poverty is a [...]
Seasonal
October 15, 2009Just blurting out the thoughts off the top of my head from recent days.
Checking my motives, my intentions; observing my execution!
Discipline.
Honesty, transparency and humility.
Purity and whole-heartedness!
Frailty of humanity.
Anchoring of hope and security.
Attitude – it is much more than the externals, a reflection of what’s going on inside me!
I have been thinking about this again.. The [...]
Expression
October 11, 2009Seeking to express VS seeking to impress, both have very different roots.
I can be an insecure follower of Christ who is unsure about where her salvation stands, doing her best to impress the world with her do-good deeds, administrative skills and talents.
Or, I can be a secure follower of Christ who has locked in [...]
Sydney Reflections
October 10, 2009I was in Sydney for a week, and there were so many things that happened that I never had the time to sit down and reflect on all that has happened.
One of the things that I can still remember very vividly is the homeless community in Sydney city.
The reason this is probably one of [...]
Success
September 21, 2009Success. An abstract concept that I am still trying to grasp. Abstract, because the very notion of success is redefined for each individual. Unless the context is understood and footsteps are traced, success can’t be accurately defined in a single Oxford definition for everyone. Maybe there is an overriding theme, but it remains subjective. For [...]
