THE POTTER'S LOVE

He spoke every other creation into being
The universe and the galaxies
The oceans and seas in their greatness and expanse
The sun, the moon and the stars,
The mountains- tall and grand....;
Yet He stopped and took time
Time to form me in His mighty hands
Using clay and not stones,
He glued every piece of me together, Occasionally stopping to wet His fingers
So He could fill in the crevices on the clay pieces that would be my nose, eyes or lips
Every detail of me- from the smallest cell to the largest organ
The way I talk, my gait, my smile, my inner most being
Body, soul and spirit, a triune just as He is
In His image He formed me to perfection!
He placed each hair on my head, one by one to the millionth of it
And when I was complete, He stood back and looked at the work of His hands
And declared out loud “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!”
He smiled, and could not wait to see His creation come to life
Hear her voice for the first time, and melt with love as she fell into His embrace
So He came even closer to my form of clay and He breathe into me
I came to life! He gave me LIFE. Beautifully and wonderfully so
His desire for me: To be fruitful, to enjoy the life He had given me
To remain in His presence and commune forever……
But then I left Eden,
And walked away from His presence, His desires
He watched me slip away hoping that I would find my way back...
I walked out into the world outside, into the unknown
Taking a breath of the outside oxygen for the first time…
It was toxic! So I made my first cry.
It’s a girl! They said as they lifted me up.
Then I was given a name
But, He already knew my name…!
In fact, He had engraved it into the palm of His hands
As I curled up into the blanket wrapped around me
I could feel the warmth of His love through His voice
As I could hear Him calling me; softly, tenderly and incessantly...
And I knew that He wanted me to find my way back,
Back into His presence.

LIFE RULES THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SMILE AND WORRY LESS

Today as I was chatting with a friend, we started talking about acting. She thinks that I am headed to Hollywood (Go figure!) This joke started when she saw this small skit that I did once in which I was Miss Do-it-All-Diva. Anyway, she was telling me that she should have brought her camera to a lunch ‘date’ we had, that way when I become big and among the Who is Who of Hollywood, she would have evidence that we knew each other. Better still, she could then sell my photos and make a fortune. I laughed and graciously thanked her for thinking of me in a positive light. We then joked about how it would be interesting if when I completed my doctorate studies, I went to acting school, then make it big…Most likely, to be fair on my graduate school education in Chemistry, I would focus a few years of acting on Sci Fi movies( in memory of SciFinder) or maybe, act as a science teacher or something within the margins of science -:) We proceeded to talking about different wishful things, including wishing that life was indeed a play ground as we hear all around us but seemingly nonexisting in graduate school…Then we paused for a jiffy and ended up coming to a not-so-conclusive conclusion; that life probably is a play ground, but out of fear and the shear element of our being poor players , we are not quite using the home ground advantage( from what I hear this sounds a lot like the Colts minus Payton Manning??). Or maybe we really haven’t taken time to learn the rules of this game called LIVING on the play field called LIFE…
Come on, wake up and smell the coffee…life has no rules… I mean LIFE HAPPENS!! YOU JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP UP! Yeah I know…but let’s imagine for a moment that life rules really did exist. I fully understand that rules are pretty difficult to follow, probably harder than playing the LIVING life game. However if life rules did exist, I think they would probably look somewhat like an interview between one ‘good’ doctor and a worried player in the LIVING game…

Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart only good for so many beats, and that it...don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.(I'am loving the rules already!)

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiency. What does cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So steak is nothing more than efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef also good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And pork chop can give you 100% of recommended daily allowance of vegetable product.( home ground advantage indeed!)

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio two to one, etc.( the Math they never taught us in school..smh)

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No pain...good!( Ditto!)

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food are fried these day in vegetable oil. In fact, they permeated by it. How could getting more vegetable be bad for you?!? ( Surely!)

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing sit-up if you want bigger stomach.(..and I don't!)

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around! ( Yap, take me back to Belgium, now!)

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming good for your figure, explain whale to me… ( Yeah me too...smh)

Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!( a beautiful shape)

So basically all they have told us before about life is twisted (wink wink)…these are the rules and you bet they have been entered into that wishful list my friend and I were chatting about… I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. Don’t look at me; those are the doctor’s orders-:)

And remember:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Eggnog in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO, what a ride!!"

OH WAIT WAIT WAIT, I am not quite finished yet (big smile)…Here are the final words on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies out there (those scientists…*sigh*).

1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks.

CONCLUSION:
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

So , when I speak grammatically incorrect English or if you hear me speaking in a language that you may not understand, I am not talking about you. I am simply playing a winning LIVING home game in the LIFE play ground. You should probably try it sometime-:)

As they say, life happens we just need to catch up with it, but better still(in my opinion), learn its rules, as prescribed by the doctor!:)

Have a worry free 2012, won’t you!

Disclaimer: Parts of this note including the doctor’s interview were adapted from an unknown writer.