| It was finally Autumn. The whispering of the wind, the subtle changes in the air, the early sunsets... it was finally Autumn.
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| Back from BeijingBack from Beijing...
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| Gone!So I'm off to China!
Cya!
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| InspirationThis guy's song inspires me... Jonathan Coulton
It's a new take on an old classic, a song about how important it is to fight against the mainstream views of contemporary society, about how sometimes the people society thinks are "ugly," are, in fact, beautiful.
It is a song about claiming your birthright, it's a song about racial freedom, it's a song that has irrevocably changed me having listened to and soaked in it's profundity.
Ladies and Gentlement, I present to you
"Baby Got Back," by Jonathan Coulton.
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| A Brief UpdateMy apologies for people I haven't been making an effort to keep in touch with. Work at my new job is quite demanding (I've been working there for a good two months now). I'm starting to realize how intense teaching can be, and how demanding simple things like commuting can be.
I've started checking out a small group at Newsong NOC. I'm beginning to enjoy it there. I'll be heading to China in September, along with a team, for a vision trip to visit an Arts Center in Beijing that our church is going to partner with. Part of the reason why Newsong NOC meets at a warehouse in Brea now is basically because the money saved on renting the theater we regularly meet at will be used to help finish the construction of this art center. Genie had heard about this center during Newsong VIBE, and she felt convicted to talk to the guy in charge of the center...which leads to this upcoming vision trip. I pray (and hope) this is the beginning of something huge.
In other news, I passed all four CSET tests. I think I subconsciously sabotaged myself with the mindset, "I won't become a teacher unless I am CALLED, unless it is a part of my destiny that is inescapable," and with about two or three hours of studying, I passed. I will apply to UCLA in a month.
Last week's message at church was about our generation, the Mosaic Generation (1984-2002). Our generation is casting aside Tradition, Modernity, and we are all on a search for our own personal journey, how we fit into the grand puzzle of life, a search for meaning and, in some ways, an ego-centric (yet somehow inexplicably spiritual) quest for purpose.
I am beginning to realize that I, too, am on a journey, of sorts. I have to believe that my faith is a constant journey, a path towards spiritual enlightenment that can only be found through the One who gave me a chance to make an impact in this world. The Hero's Journey. The Reluctant Royal Priest, so to speak.
Yes, that One I am speaking of, He has a name.
Buddha.
...just kidding. Jesus. I repeat, Jesus.
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