Life goals

So I’ve been thinking a lot about life in general lately… It’s late (or early, rather), I need a break from studying, and I started thinking about some of the things I really want to do in this lifetime… So I decided to make a list of goals for myself… Not big, life-altering things, just places I want to see one day and things I want to do. I think it would be interesting to get to the end of this life, look back, and see how much of this I was able to do.

So here goes:

1. Kiss the Blarney Stone… I love Ireland, and all things Irish, and identify myself as being Irish… I think it would be really cool to do this.

2. Watch, firsthand, Liverpool beat either Chelsea FC or ManU. I want to be at the game (no matter how bad the seats). I want to be in the middle of the chaos and the fans…

3. See Machu Picchu. I think these are some of the most beautiful ruins in the world, and it would be amazing to see them for myself.

4. Take a road trip from coast to coast… Our country has so many great sites, and so much varying culture, that I think we forget about when we start thinking about visiting other countries.

5. Play the music of every main country of my heritage, in that respective nation.

There are plenty of other things I have thought of before that I should add to this list… But as I said, it is late, and my brain isn’t firing on all cylinders right now (time for another press of coffee…. haha). So I’ll add to the list as I remember/think of more…

KOP!!!!

Liverpool beat Manchester! AND with freshly recovered Torres and Gerrard acting as SUBS for the game! We’re starting strong, and I don’t think it’s about let let up anytime soon… The Reds are gonna put up a serious fight this year… Manchester now, and a month from now: watch your backs Chelsea.

England

So I’ve decided that when I graduate UG, I’m going to try and move to Liverpool for a year… I’m going to have to take a year off between UG and Med School anyway (long explanation… don’t really feel like getting into it right now… haha), and I honestly don’t feel like spending another year in Azusa waiting around for the next part of my life… So I’m going to get out of here for a while. Plus, if I don’t get accepted to a med school here, I can just attend in Liverpool, and spend the next 4 years there as well… They’ve got a great program, the town is wonderful, and it’s considered one of the most cost-effective places for students in the world.

Plus, I could go to Anfield whenever I want and watch Gerrard tear it up .

I’m excited… You should be too. And yes, you can visit me

My future home

My Morning With God

I LOVE sunrises… They are beautiful in so many ways. Sitting alone watching a sunrise feels to me like you’re sitting there alone with God, while He starts a day. It’s as if while everyone else is asleep, He’s letting you in on a secret… Like He is showing you how it’s all done. You start to see all of the little pieces of the puzzle come together, very slowly. Then, as if God is nudging you with His elbow, saying “watch this” with a proud, all-knowing smile, it all comes together in a matter of a couple minutes. The sun quickly makes its climb over the horizon, going from a deep red, to a beautiful amber, to yellow, then finally to the blinding ray that you know you can’t watch at anymore, but you don’t want to take your eyes away from the magnificence you just watched… All the colors in the world go from a calm, dull hue to vibrant, life-filled beauty, richer than any words will ever describe.

And the best thing about it is, while I love watching sunrises, I get a feeling that God loves making them… I picture Him eying everything as a painter does his canvas, carefully placing each color and shade in its place, not resting until it is perfect… And at the same time, it is like a conductor standing before an orchestra… Timing perfectly when to bring in the next motive, being ever so careful to not take a section too fast or too slow… God really is the ultimate artist, all around. And I don’t think He could create something of such beauty if He didn’t really, truly love doing it every day. The fact that He would take so much care, and so much joy in preparing a day for us, makes me want to fall in love with Him even more.

God, I am sorry that I sometimes take the work that You so lovingly prepare for us for granted. Thank You for doing what You do, and for doing it with such passion and such craftsmanship. I pray that if anyone ever starts to feel like a day is just another day, You would give them the urge to spend a sunrise with You, to watch You at work, and I pray that is enough to change their hearts… Because if watching You create a day is not enough to make someone silent in wonder, then I don’t know what is. Thank You for sharing this with me.

Why I love Football (soccer for those who don’t get me)

This is the type of good healthy competition we need to be teaching our children in the states

seriously, I love football