成家立业

at Wudi & Huanan’s Wedding

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成家立业

为何不是立业成家？

现代社会

要你求学

要你立业

要你绸财

结果

求个视空

愁得是风

立倍功半

结个什莫好果？!

愿现计划是要

生养众多

遍满地面

治理这地

愿现的结果

成家立业

安居乐业

Cake + Icing

Cake is good.

Icing is good.

Cake + Icing is majestic.

All icing and no cake, is fluff.

All cake and no icing, is boring.

Some hype the fluff.

Others hype the boring.

Evidently, it’s only boring fluff.

There’s no hype in Majestic.

Clouds without rain, that’s fluff.

It’s boring.

Good Years Left

Blow out the candles.

Count the years.

Congratulate promotions.

Celebrate achievements.

Another notch on the feel good belt.

Give ourselves a pathetic pat on the back.

Let’s do it all over again.

Next year.

Save the candles.

Add another one.

Let’s do it all over again.

Next year.

Only differently now.

Count down instead of up.

Count what’s left instead of what’s past.

Number the good years left.

Number them and make them count.

Make them count.

Make them good.

Make them deliberate.

Make them intentional.

Make them worthwhile.

Happy Birthday.

Count the good years left.

Exciting versus Inspiring

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Originally uploaded by NicelySighted

Exciting can be momentary, short lived.

Inspiring can be indefinite, legacy.

Exciting may motivate.

Inspiring should aspire.

If exciting is most likely incidental,

then inspiring must be transcendental.

If exciting causes you to do,

then inspiring causes you to be.

If exciting is emotional,

then inspiring must be transformational.

If exciting is eventful + occasional,

then inspiring is enduring + long suffering.

Inspired.

Inspire.

The longing: of Hope

Green Pastures

Originally uploaded by tipiro

We live in a constant tension of wanting to be somewhere else.

We love that the grass is greener on the other side where we’d like to be.

May be one of the reasons Jesus said for us to be in the world is to sit and stay.

Maybe that’s why we long.

We long to live in communes.

We long to be in missions.

We long to be full timers.

We long to be in ministry.

To be drawn close.

To be closer.

To be at the next best thing is better than not being right There.

Maybe we long since we were made to long for more.

To long for Hope.

To long for a new Home.

To long to be Clothed.

To long for the original Plan.

To long for the Good.

So we live in that constant tension.

Purpose 02: Phrase Impression Series

Phrase impression series: summer 2009.

Chronologically:

Deliberate + Intentional.

Faithful + Diligent.

Purpose.

Thorough + Excellence.

Purpose 01: Inspire to Aspire.

What inspires?

Who inspires?

2 Tim 3:16

For teaching.

For reproof.

For correction.

For training in righteousness.

Leads us to aspire.

To an adequate man.

To an equipped man.

What inspires?

Who inspires?

Resonates at our core.

Resonance generating aspiration.

Inspire to aspire.

What inspires?

Who inspires?

Pop icon?

Cause?

What inspires?

Who inspires?

Word?

Jesus?

Inspire to aspire.

Inspire (core) + Purpose = Aspiration.

STORY

STORY Poster

Originally uploaded by Story Chicago

Every brand has a narrative.

Everyone has one too.

The greatest Story ever told.

The Gospel.

Great thoughts.

Great ideas.

Great fodder.

Great conference.

What’s my Story…..?

客家做板－Hakka Zho Ban

2009-03-29_Hakka Zho Ban

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posted by : legosdream

做板做板
安安呣飽
做板做板
安安呣飽

very loosely translated…

make a cake make a cake
an-an eat she’s full
make a cake make a cake
an-an eat she’s full

what’s it like?

Hi Caitlyn

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posted by : legosdream

It’s like…
…getting this new toy that you can’t wait to play with the minute you wake up and you simply can’t stop night or day…and things, chores you have to do just takes precious time away from being with it.

It’s like…
…that line in Spanglish “Looking at you doesn’t do it, staring is the only way that makes sense”.

It’s like…
…everything everyone “warned” but nothing like everything you expected; it’s above and beyond all you could ask or imagine.

It’s like…
…like cries to our ears but music to our hearts.

It’s like…
…the stinky that you shouldn’t but savor while inhaling.

It’s like…
…getting to know the person you didn’t know you always knew.

It’s like…
…watching hours of endless nothing somethings that tug at your heart wanting more.

It’s like…
…a drug, an addiction.

It’s like…
…a love that you never thought you’re capable; helping you realize + receive a love you never thought available.

It’s awesome.