perspectives

Off Track

Off Track

Sometimes I purposely get off the footpath to walk on the grass to get a semblance of walking off the beaten pavement. It’s to help me reframe and rethink my priorities in life and also to feel the earth beneath me. While it is fine for me to walk on solid ground, sometimes the definition of ground can vary quite a bit.

So I would wear my mountain hiking boots and instead of walking on the cement pavement which everyone walks out of convenience. I would opt to walk the undulating grassy knolls of life. Navigating through its contours and hidden potholes created by fantastic beasts and where to find them. I would stare down at the lime green grass and the sometimes deep dark greens of fallen leaves and the browns of broken twigs.

It’s with these brief moments that I take 30 seconds to ponder and reflect on the actions for the moment, and recalibrate my bearings. It is not an exercise for the weak footed traveller. I highly discourage anyone ill-equipped for the journey to venture even the thought.

But if you are ready, and you have your deeply held values girded in your breastplate and you have the requisite weapons to aid your journey, then perhaps you are ready for the warfare ahead. Speak and declare as you stand on different ground. Confident in the victory that has already been won.

Train Strategy (Musing)

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Train Strategy (Musing)

There is a strategy unbeknownst to mankind, but only woman-kind or perhaps it is privy to a kind of woman to notice these things.

I am glad that I married such a kind of woman. She has the ability to make me look good without me trying too hard. For that matter I usually don’t try to impress. She takes care of all my needs. All I need is to take care of her.

So we got on the train today and she immediately assessed the situation and said..

She: “stand here.”

I usually would challenge or query any decision but my lightning quick mind instructed me to implicitly trust and obey. I immediately took her cue and shifted an inch nearer to the macik that sat in an edgy sort of way (sat on the edge of her seat).

True enough the seat became available not only for my wife, but for me as well as we both were strategically positioned and ready to take action and take the opportunity.

This is also true with life and the decisions that we make. If you have a dream or aspiration (I know this is going off tangent from my train muse), not only is it important to keep dreaming, but it is equally important to open your eyes, important to position yourself, and when the opportunity comes, albeit a small window of opportunity, to take action and take it without hesitation.

Sometimes it helps if you have a discerning partner to help you leverage your positioning. But most times if you keep yourself prepared there are always opportunities for you to take action on.

Stand ready on the foundation you have built yesterday, and reach out to tomorrow with your feet firmly grounded in today.

David Crowder – How He Loves (Music Video)

David Crowder – How He Loves (Music Video)

Chris Tomlin, David Crowder & the Passion Worship Band came by to church today and led worship. Awesome worship. But what was most awesome for me was this heavily bearded guy that was playing the guitar who sang the next song, and honestly, that song rocked. I have no idea who David Crowder was, but I think he truly has a heart of worship.

The lyrics of the song How He Loves just resonates with me. I hope you enjoy the song as much as I did.

Family Planning

I guess this is a subject of much national debate for many years now. Perhaps the term family planning might conjure imagery of a bygone era where young couples were cajoled into accepting the notion that two was indeed enough.

Perhaps at that time and place, it was indeed enough but social engineering against the course of human behavior might have some repercussions. Are we seeing those effects today? Maybe. Is there a work around to the declining birthrate?

That answer is not quickly found I suspect. Thus our continued quest for answers through many platforms of questions and conversations.

So are we now on a subtle campaign for more babies?

It seems to be so. Just the other day I was at MBS (Google it) with the family and there was a night water display with faint images painted across a spraying fountain and flashing lights.

I was just admiring the sounds and display with baby when the initial images of little toddlers playing and laughing started the show.

Incidentally there was an AngMoLang (Google it) and his Asian looking female friend having a somewhat interesting conversation.

AngMoLang: “ah.. you see this water display? The babies, children.. ?”
Asian Friend: “yes.. ?”
AngMoLang: “you see, the national birthrate is on the decline so the government is putting up all these subtle messaging to help increase the birthrate and get people interested in family planning all over again.”
Asian Friend: “wow..”

Yeah. Wow.

Clearly the social engineering of the day is working. Even the AngMoLang knows there is a problem. I am not so sure if there was that much subtle messaging in the water display though. Or perhaps he was trying to suggest something to his unsuspecting female friend.

Whichever the case, perception is reality.