Monday, June 12, 2006

Just like home

No, it is not the buildings nor the people, but the weather. It is around 32 degrees now and it is like that of Manila. Good thing!

The sun is hot. It is humid. And it is 8 o'clock in the evening! How bizarre can it get? What looks like 6pm in Manila is 10 pm here. Very nice indeed. Especially if you took the wrong Metro stop and you got lost. Yup, got lost yesterday. I found myself at a deserted place with a few Arabs and blacks around. Deserted maybe because it is truly late already. I have nothing against the blacks and Arabs but when the people who live here warn me about them, I have to be nervous when I am lost in an unknown place and it is only them that I see. I find it unfair to generalize but one has to be careful and thus, I just tried to put some distance between us albeit not too obvious that I am doing it.

My hotel is not so nice this time. The great thing is that it is just 15 minutes away from the training place.

Til next entry. Might be coming from Paris or just in Manila.

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Lion Chaser Manifesto

Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Set God-sized goals. Pursue God-ordained passions. Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Keep asking questions. Keep making mistakes. Keep seeking God. Stop pointing out problems and become part of the solution. Stop repeating the past and start creating the future. Stop playing it safe and start taking risks. Expand your horizons. Accumulate experiences. Enjoy the journey. Find every excuse you can to celebrate everything you can. Live like today is the first day and last day of your life. Don't let what's wrong with you keep you from worshiping what's right with God. Burn sinful bridges. Blaze new trails. Criticize by creating. Worry less about what people think and more about what God thinks. Don't try to be who you're not. Be yourself. Laugh at yourself. Quit holding out. Quit holding back. Quit running away.

Chase the lion.

In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day by Mark Batterson (www.evotional.com)