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This week I have really been pondering about the message I heard last Sunday. It was about the tragic story that had befallen upon Grammy Award-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis Chapman and his family. About a year ago, his five-year old daughter Maria (very cute), the youngest of the 3 girls he adopted from China, was accidentally hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser driven by her elder brother Will. Despite suffering such a tragic loss, the reaction of Steven and his family towards this incident has been inspiring and has touched many lives. This resulted in the family appearing on live interviews including Larry King Live, Good Morning America and People Magazine. Below is the Larry King Live interview which include several very touching moments:
The Chapman family turned their lost and sorrow into something amazing that will save countless unwanted children in China and all over the world. Basically this has reminded me of how I'm such a lousy Christian, you know being depressed and all. Regardless of the circumstances, I should be able to find joy and draw strength from my Lord, Jesus Christ. I should boldly declare the promises bestowed upon my life and the hope that I have in Him.
About a month ago I set myself a new 'half-year' resolution to become an optimist. Lets go through the 9 steps and see how's my progression so far:
1. Let go of the assumption that the world is against you, or that you were born with a gray cloud over your head.
Status: I don' think that the world is against me.
2. Look for the source of your pessimism.
Status: I know what it is. Its my failures.
3. Understand that the past doesn't equal the future.
Status: This is hard. "Once bitten twice shy" anyone?
4. See yourself as the cause, not an effect.
Status: Of course I see myself as the cause. Duh!
5. Accept pain, failure, disappointment as a part of life, not the entirety of it.
Status: Still working on it.
6. Be thankful.
Status: Yes I really should be thankful for a lot of things.
7. Using positive affirmations.
Status: My DPS damn yeng. ^^V
8. Remember that life is short.
Status: Not short enough for me I mean I know.
9. Be a balanced optimist.
Status: Well I highly doubt I'll ever be an extreme optimist anyway.
As you can see I'm still not quite there yet. But oh well, at least I am trying a bit. Upon Zhou's recommendation I watched the final 2-hour episode of Prison Break. All that episode really shows is how ridiculously easy it is to break out of prisons. So if any of you ever get caught and thrown into jail, let Prison Break give you hope and reason for optimism.
Last night I finalised my Fantasy Football team and joined Yong's private league. So without further ado, let me present to you my team You'll Never Sux Alone: *cues Beethoven Symphony No.5*
HEY DON'T LAUGH OKAY?! MICHAEL OWEN IS FTW!!! That's optimism for you. Truth be told, I think that Owen is the best striker in the world. Truth be told, I'm lying. So yea about 1 hour later I made several adjustments.
This Friday Yong will be our centre forward obviously. The already-attached duo of Daryl and Kochi will be on the flanks assisting as wingmen, and I will be.......haiz...who am I kidding? I can't do nuts! I will be in the corner warming the bench. *WAIT OPTIMISM* At least I'm better than Zhou who didn't even make the squad! Wahaahahaa. No la, actually he pull out due to self-inflicted injury (brain injury). He rather rot at home. Wth? *MORE OPTIMISM* I can help you guys take photo! Just let me join in 1-2 photos PLS K THX BAI T_T
Party tickets
Well it doesn't take a genius to figure out who is using which character. Daryl's char is the easiest to guess of course. Our progress has been pretty good so far. We play about 3 hours a night. and have completed one act per night. I know you're probably still thinking, ".............DIABLO 2 ???!! SERIOUSLY??!!" But when it comes to mindless hack-and-slash to release stress, you really can't find a better game than Diablo 2.
Till next time.
The Chapman family turned their lost and sorrow into something amazing that will save countless unwanted children in China and all over the world. Basically this has reminded me of how I'm such a lousy Christian, you know being depressed and all. Regardless of the circumstances, I should be able to find joy and draw strength from my Lord, Jesus Christ. I should boldly declare the promises bestowed upon my life and the hope that I have in Him.
About a month ago I set myself a new 'half-year' resolution to become an optimist. Lets go through the 9 steps and see how's my progression so far:
1. Let go of the assumption that the world is against you, or that you were born with a gray cloud over your head.
Status: I don' think that the world is against me.
2. Look for the source of your pessimism.
Status: I know what it is. Its my failures.
3. Understand that the past doesn't equal the future.
Status: This is hard. "Once bitten twice shy" anyone?
4. See yourself as the cause, not an effect.
Status: Of course I see myself as the cause. Duh!
5. Accept pain, failure, disappointment as a part of life, not the entirety of it.
Status: Still working on it.
6. Be thankful.
Status: Yes I really should be thankful for a lot of things.
7. Using positive affirmations.
Status: My DPS damn yeng. ^^V
8. Remember that life is short.
Status:
9. Be a balanced optimist.
Status: Well I highly doubt I'll ever be an extreme optimist anyway.
As you can see I'm still not quite there yet. But oh well, at least I am trying a bit. Upon Zhou's recommendation I watched the final 2-hour episode of Prison Break. All that episode really shows is how ridiculously easy it is to break out of prisons. So if any of you ever get caught and thrown into jail, let Prison Break give you hope and reason for optimism.
Last night I finalised my Fantasy Football team and joined Yong's private league. So without further ado, let me present to you my team You'll Never Sux Alone: *cues Beethoven Symphony No.5*
HEY DON'T LAUGH OKAY?! MICHAEL OWEN IS FTW!!! That's optimism for you. Truth be told, I think that Owen is the best striker in the world. Truth be told, I'm lying. So yea about 1 hour later I made several adjustments.
Basically I pump my midfield, lets see how it goes.
This Friday Yong will be our centre forward obviously. The already-attached duo of Daryl and Kochi will be on the flanks assisting as wingmen, and I will be.......haiz...who am I kidding? I can't do nuts! I will be in the corner warming the bench. *WAIT OPTIMISM* At least I'm better than Zhou who didn't even make the squad! Wahaahahaa. No la, actually he pull out due to self-inflicted injury (brain injury). He rather rot at home. Wth? *MORE OPTIMISM* I can help you guys take photo! Just let me join in 1-2 photos PLS K THX BAI T_T
Party ticketsWhat else? Oh yea Zhou, Daryl and I have begun our Diablo 2 adventure (again) via Hamachi. Pretty fun although I surmise that my finger is going to require some operation in the near future.
Click-click-click-click-click
Till next time.
