"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us."

 Being true with yourself and your current situation is perhaps one of the most beneficial things you can do. Just be honest. How are you; Feeling? Acting? Are you; Happy with life? Competent with the way things are going?

...No?? Well that's great. Change it. It's really that simple. I never said how easy this can be, but it is utterly simple in hindsight.

I've known so many people who willfully initiated change in themselves, with fantastic outcomes. It is this simple mindset of acting on our weaknesses that brings out the best of human capability.

Just a big thought. It's fun.

Here's a picture of art

Hey There

Dude seriously like what.

God is so good!

Like dang, real talk.

Just wanted to shout that out for you guys, because I care about you. Yes, you.

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How are things going? Well I hope. It's been a while, lets grab coffee.

That's so neat, I love that activity. What? You partake in that too? I thought I was the only one!?

Oh of course I saw that, wasn't it crazy? Yea. Yup. Uh huh...

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Hey there.

A Stance for Irrationalality

Irrationality is everywhere. And it doesn't make sense. It isn't rational. It's nonsensical.

How can it be that irrationality consumes our lives, yet we cannot fathom why it still ravishes in this world? I don't know... Perhaps it is because we must acquire a tolerance to this non-sense, because it is only getting worse and we must be competent in the future struggles.

Or maybe it is because of a different reason.

Everywhere I look, wether minor or large, there are irrational things that don't make sense to the human mind.

"Why is this happening? What does this mean? How come I can't figure this out???"

Everyone faces these questions. Especially me. If you know me at all, even a little bit, you'll probably taste some truth to that statement.

I am constantly asking the golden question, Why can't I figure this out? because I desire something I can't always obtain. Answers. My problem isn't that I crave all answers, but it is thinking that I can obtain the ones I want, which isn't possible.

The Bible talks about this thing called faith, and how faith can justify anything. The testing of our faith produces perseverance.

So let's do that

Shirt Theory

So I had a theory whilst walking today.

That shirts are essential for conversation starters. 

ex) I saw a guy today wearing a 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens" shirt. We continued to fan-girl about Star Wars.

ex 2) Shirts that I wear often evoke conversations. i.e. YoungLife, Ariana Grande, Colorado, etc.

Shirts are essential to meeting people. Because they  draw our attention in, and get us interested in the subject matter printed on the cotton. (or polyester)

Think about it.

Why taking pictures are the worst things ever

Here's a typical scenario:

le me
approached by le female group of females

"Hey can you take a picture of us?"

"Yea, sure thing."

snaps photo
gives phone back

looks at phone

"Uhhhhhhh I don't know..." scrollscroll "Oh no. This won't do. This is terrible."

looks at phone

two pictures le me took look exactly the same

"Here, let me get someone else to take them."


Like, what?!
This happens to me every time. Someone asks me to take a group photo, then immediately disregards the photos and asks someone else to take them again.

Or what's worse, is when they can't decide on a photo, and scroll back-and-forth in-between them, when they literally are the same exact frame only 0.001 seconds apart.

So no. Don't ask me to take your photo.

The Essence of Naps

Sleeping in college is odd.
One week I can get a solid ~8 hours/night, but other weeks I can maybe rack in ~5 hours/night.
Now I'm not complaining at all, I just find it interesting. The relationship between the length of naps and sleep gotten the night before is what makes this interesting.

I don't know, just real cool. Like lets say 5hours sleep = 1 hour nap the next day.

What am I talking about? You can stop reading now.

Quick PSA

Hello Friends and Family,

Just a quick PSA here; I got a new phone so if you has been trying to contact me via text (SMS), or plan on it in the future, please delete all the text threads/messages to&from me from your phone. This way, my new phone can recognize that you are trying to contact me.  If you have SMS'd me in the past week or so, I have not gotten it. Calls still go through, and my number is still the same, Just for some reason the new phone doesn't like the old threads of my old phone's texts. Once again, in order to get in touch with me via txt(SMS) you must delete all those threads/messages.

That is all, I hope you have a great day.

Phillip

I can ride my bike with no handle bars

Pretty much yea...

Like I feel OG af whenever I put my arms down, glide on my bike at night, across the trees, and steer with me body weight and not my hands.
It took a little bit of trial and error. Never fell once. It is really graceful to do right, and you can just imagine the physics behind what is happening on the bike.  Incredible.

It keeps going. . .

Costa Rica.

Deep in the rain forest. You fly in and drive a few hours to get to this hut hidden in the forest. You are very fatigued.  Sleep is the only thing on your mind that has been wandering.
Deep in the jungle lies this tiny bed and breakfast, where the Jeeps took you.
"It's going to be a great day tomorrow." Your S/O says. Yea sure.

The next morning you wake up very early. Not because you planned it that way, it's just that the sun rises and sets early here. So you and your S/O get in the Jeeps and you become increasingly more excited. Up and up you go. Deeper and deeper in the jungle. Dense.

You arise a tad above the tree line, onto a heightened plateau. You can see nothing but jungle all around you, and you hear something.
You turn around, and see the most magnificent water fall. 60ft in the air. Rainbows galore. You ask, "Do we jump?"

"No, we repel down."

And so you repel down. The slight breeze and rampant rush of water vapor consumes you. Takes you in as its own. You are the water fall. At the bottom, awaits the oasis of dreams. A slightly flat rock lies underneath the falls, and irradiates this sensual beauty all around.

"Wow. That was fun." You say.

"It keeps going." Your S/O says.

And so it does. 6 more times. 6 more falls. It keeps going.

You didn't expect to be on beach level at this time, but you are. The beach is right there. And so is this building. Made of marble columns and wood.

"What is that?"
"The resort."

And it was. Pools and spas. All open. It was nice. But it keeps going.

Dinner. Now food is on top of your mind now, and it doesn't let you down.
All you can eat. Steak. Lobster. It keeps going.

Afterwards following the carnivorous takedown, it keeps going.
To the shore. To the stars. To the view of the ocean blue.

And then you realize. The stars. Those tiny bright dots. More here, more there. It keeps going.


It all... keeps going.