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Natural beauty of surf

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These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life to photographing the waves and has published a selection of the best images of his career. He captures magical moments inside the "tube", as surfers say.

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Sun ... glints off wave
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Sand ... in surf
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Tubular ... shining
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Beach ... surf crashes down
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Molten ... liquid gold
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White .... tumultuous water

Splash ... stunning shot
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Red ... mysterious shot
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Break ... wave crashes down
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This is your Brain on Joy [Book Review]

2009-03-28T01:02:00.000-07:00

I got this book for the following reasons:

· I am interested in the mind (including the large part that “research” has said we don’t use);
· I am interested in the debate about a Christian’s use of spiritual and/or medical methods;
· I see so much potential lost in people who can’t seem to control their moods, overcome past hurts and struggle with depression.

The first thing I noticed was that it is written in a way that is easy-to-understand and is also written from the perspective of a Christian. I could imagine that some people would find this off-putting but I am open to the truth being spoken through people who are Christian and those that are not.
The challenge that the book puts out is that some neurological conditions are not always the result of bad choices (or sin in the Christian content). Dr Henslin explores issues such as chemical imbalance, injury and other traumas in an effort to help people become more researched before settling on their best treatment solution.

I did find many parts of this book fascinating and would recommend it to people looking to further explore the neurological world, gai understanding for people affect by neurological conditions, find out where certain conditions originate (e.g. ADD), find out what are some treatment options for conditions that originate in the brain and also looking for some Biblical context/prayers as a way to connect their chosen treatment and their faith. Prepare to be enlightened and challenged!

An amazing talent - Eric Lewis from 2009 TED talks

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Holidays

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30 Days to : Learning to be a Leader

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15 Daily Habits from Business Books

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1. Be sure to get eight hours sleep every night.

2. Eat five serves of vegetables and two serves of fruit.

3. Drink three litres of water every day.

4. Dress for success! Make yourself presentable before starting work.

5. Make your own lunch every day rather than buying it.

6. Take a nap in the afternoon to re-energise.

7. Do at least half an hour of exercise every day.

8. Don’t skip lunch – get out of the office to eat your sandwich.

9. Have dinner as a family – it’s important bonding time.

10. Spend 20 minutes planning tomorrow with a detailed to-do list..

11. Do one thing every day that scares you.

12. Make some quality time for your partner.

13. Make sure you get some ‘me’ time.

14. Read industry magazines to stay on top of trends.

15. Slow down – take time out to smell the roses.

Thanks to Flying Solo

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Creative Genius

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Heavy but does he say anything wrong....

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Sometimes things are too precious....

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….and you know they are. Maybe it’s a gift that you have and you only want it for you. Maybe it’s the way you’ve always done something. Maybe it’s following the guidance of your peers when you know there’s a better way. I’ve had my share of Jonahs. The Godly things that aren’t in the right place. The promise that you’re hoping for, the baby that is never conceived, the promotion or business that never arrives. Sometimes you just have to throw it overboard. See if it can swim or if it’ll sink. Or maybe the mysterious third option. Don’t let the dream weigh down your boat but realise that sometimes, throwing in the towel means that others pick up the fight.

“Then the sailors picked Jonah up and threw him into the raging sea, and the storm stopped at once! The sailors [who didn’t believe in God – my little add in] were awestruck by the Lord’s great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.” – Jonah 1

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Team Hoyt

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Would you eat Christmas?

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A strange question but I have a point.

In Australia, we don’t eat koalas. Mainly due to their number, possibly due to their taste and majorly due to them being a national icon and their cuteness. We don’t tend to eat the cuter animals. No canned dolphin or cat and pony dishes (at least not in Australia).

This brings me to Christmas.

We have a celebration that has grown to embrace consumerism, greed, selfishness and empty tradition. I have heard from churches that say that Christmas is the time when the least number of people get saved in the year. People don’t have a call to loving action but, instead have a call to embrace warm sentiment, nice dinners and “deserved” presents. Now back to my question – Christmas is the cute animal that no-one would eat. Only a few people are willing to mess with tradition, form an Advent Conspiracy, and possible reclaim true celebration.

Why not bring Christmas out into the light? Have a gift giving day three days after Christmas, use your savings from buying after Christmas to lend to the poor (and get your money back 12-18 months later), put a big wooden table at a park three days before Christmas and do your Christmas lunch there and then for anyone to enjoy, celebrate your Christmas next year with a party day for friends showing pictures from your lunch, pictures of the people you lent money to and vision sheets for the New Year.

After all: did God come in human form to upset some traditions (picture Pharisees), stretch human minds (God in flesh), give randomly (picture feeding thousands) and give us a vision of hope?

CD Set Review

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I recently had a look at a new Bible CD Set. The set uses the International Children's Bible and Thomas Nelson has produced this audio version of the New Testament for children / teens. The cast has been gleaned mainly from Hollywood actors and the audio quality is first-rate. The voices are clear, and the sound effects and music are not overdone and are well-produced. Sean Astin (Sam from LORD OF THE RINGS) makes a great narrator but I was a bit disappointed with Cody Linley as the reading was, at times, a little flat. This will always be the risk of having people with different levels of passion for a project like this – some may not have the depth of experience to take on a “role” such as this and portray the underlying passion, quietness, confidence or hope that the writers would want to convey.

Apart from the small misgivings, the concept of this CD set, a majority of great performances, great audio quality and likeability / popularity of the cast (to promote the set to younger kids) make this a worthy buy.

The set also comes with a "Behind-the-scenes" DVD and a 40 day listening plan.

Below is a list of the actors who speak on the audio bible CD set:
*Sean Astin - The Narrator (The Lord of the Rings, Rudy)

*Cody Linley as Jesus Max and Jenna Lucado - Book Introductions

*Andrew Lawrence as Matthew (Brotherly Love)

*Alyson Stoner as Martha (Cheaper by the Dozen, Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

*Corbin Bleu as Peter (High School Musical)

*Emily Osment as Mary, Mother of Jesus (Hanna Montana)

*Annasophia Robb as Mary Magdalene (Bridge to Terabithia)

*Tahj Mowry as John (Smart Guy, Kim Possible)

*Luke Benward as Mark (How to Eat Fried Worms)

*Jordin Sparks as Elizabeth (American Idol Winner)

*Charlie Stewart as Luke (Suite Life of Zack and Cody)

*Marshall Allman as Paul

Grater

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I got some mini (and I do stress mini) revelation today while grating some cheese...as you do.

I've kept a grater for the last 5 years even though the handle has fallen off, other parts are dropping off and it's hard/semi-painful to use. I keep the little pile of metal as a little symbol of the imperfection that we live with each day. Not everything is shiny. Not everything needs to be super-customised, single-tasked and optimised. Some parts of life never get fixed and never seem to get better. Sometimes the more we hold onto the broken, the more we appreciate the new. Maybe the new model doesn't have the memories or the mileage. Maybe it doesn't remind us that we're living in a falling apart world. Maybe taking on the new won't fill the void anyway.

Book Review - The Truth About You

2008-11-24T20:14:00.000-08:00

Author Marcus Buckingham has followed on from his other books, such as “First, Break All the Rules” and “Now, Discover Your Strengths”, with his latest “The Truth About You”. At 112 pages, it is not the most in-depth business book you will read but it is better than having 200+ pages just to fill space. The premise of the book seems to be that if you work at your strengths and on the things you love to do (at least for the majority of your time), you will succeed more than trying to improve your weaknesses / become average in all areas.

I had, at first, thought that the premise of the book may have been too generalised - Work on the parts of your life that give you strength and move away from the areas that weaken you. The saving concept of this book is the personalisation of the material through having interactive mediums. The included ReMemo pad, sections for personal evaluation/thought and DVD assist in enhancing the experience and bring further depth to the material. To those people that have the main concept of building on their strengths in place, they may find the material encouraging but over-priced. For those people that need this important concept driven home, the price of this book / pack will be justified. I would recommend this book for those looking to take in what this popular speaker has to say.

How I Approach God When Feeling Rotten

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(Author: John Piper)
A vague bad feeling that you are a crummy person is not the same as conviction for sin. Feeling rotten is not the same as repentance.

This morning I began to pray, and felt unworthy to be talking to the Creator of the universe. It was a vague sense of unworthiness. So I told him so. Now what?

Nothing changed until I began to get specific about my sins. Crummy feelings can be useful if they lead to conviction for sins. Vague feelings of being a bad person are not very helpful. The fog of unworthiness needs to take shape into clear dark pillars of disobedience. Then you can point to them and repent and ask for forgiveness and take aim to blow them up.

So I began to call to mind the commands I frequently break. These are the ones that came to mind.

Love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Not 95%, 100%. (Matthew 22:37)
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Be as eager for things to go well for him as you are for things to go well for you. (Matthew 22:39)
Do all things without grumbling. No grumbling—inside or outside. (Philippians 2:14)
Cast all your anxieties on him—so you are not being weighed down by it anymore. (1 Peter 5:7)
Only say things that give grace to others—especially those closest to you. (Ephesians 4:29)
Redeem the time. Don't fritter or dawdle. (Ephesians 5:16)
Set your mind on things that are above. Connect all your thoughts to Christ. (Colossians 3:2)
Do not return evil for evil—like when your wife or daughter says something you don't like. (1 Thessalonians 5:15)
Rejoice always, and again I say rejoice. Always. If sorrowful, keep rejoicing. (Philippians 4:4; 2 Corinthians 6:10)
Give thanks in all circumstances. All. All. All. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
So much for any pretensions to great holiness! I'm undone.
But now it is specific. I look it in the eye. I'm not whining about feeling crummy. I'm apologizing to Christ for not keeping all that he commanded. I'm broken and I'm angry at my sin. I want to kill it, not me. I'm not suicidal. I'm a sin hater and a sin murderer ("Put to death what is earthly in you" Colossians 3:5. "Put to death the deeds of the body" Romans 3:18.)
In this conflict, I hear the promise, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1John 1:9). Peace rises. Prayer feels possible and right and powerful again.

Running

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From here, comes a story of The Greatest Last-Place Finish Ever at Mexico City Olympics, 1968.

The story of John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania. Mr. Akhwari fell and injured his leg. Bandaged & bloody he hobbled across the finish line hours after his fellow marathon competitors crossed the finish line.

Afterward, a reporter asked the him why he had not retired from the race, since he had no chance of winning. He seemed confused by the question.

He answered, “My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race. They sent me to finish.”

Soles for Souls Challenge

2008-11-09T13:44:00.000-08:00

Nashville, TN -- November 7, 2008 -- Soles4Souls, the international charity dedicated to providing free footwear to those in desperate need, has announced plans to launch a new fundraising website, http://www.50000shoes.com/.

The charity is challenging bloggers and social media users to raise funds for 50,000 pairs of new shoes in 50 days.Through the new world of blogging, emailing, twittering, and through many other forms of online media, the non-profit hopes to achieve not only the fundraising goal, but also to spread their mission far and wide.

The Soles4Souls www.50000shoes.com charity challenge will be live on Monday, November 10, 2008 and end on Wednesday, December 31, 2008.

"We have been utilizing the basic Web-based marketing tools such as e-mail blasts, social networking and YouTube videos. However, this website, www.50000shoes.com, is the natural evolution of our viral marketing plan," said Soles4Souls Founder and CEO, Wayne Elsey.

"A strong grass-roots effort, combined with an effective web-based social marketing platform, will allow Soles4Souls to form online community in a creative manner while being effective with raising funds and helping those in need," he said.

Both the tech savvy and the computer challenged can visit www.50000shoes.com to download their choice of four (4) Soles4Souls banners ad and blog widgets. Using the tools provided, users will be able to easily email, blog, or twitter the challenge to friends, family and co-workers as well as ask everyone to continue spreading the message."This is a huge challenge to meet a huge need. We want to virally attack the issues of poverty and make it simple for the end user to play a role in it," Elsey stated.

Donating is easy and takes just a click and a couple of minutes. It requires no shipping, no wrapping and no trips to the post office. The monetary donation is small with $5.00 buying two pairs of new shoes. Anyone can click and give, and all donations are tax-deductible.

After 50,000 pairs have been donated, one person (with a guest of their choosing) will be selected at random to deliver the shoes they purchased to someone in need on one of Soles4Souls' trips to Mexico!

"Can you imagine what it would be like to personally give someone their very first pair of shoes?! We look forward to connecting the tangibility of handing someone a pair of shoes with the virtual world of the Internet," Elsey said.

Social networking has become a very powerful communications tool; however, no one knows when life will hit hard or where a disaster will strike. One day you have everything you need; the next you may only have your life. A pair of shoes can help people begin the rebuilding process. Shoes not only bring hope, but in millions of cases they can save lives. It is estimated that Americans have 1.5 billion pairs of unworn shoes lying in their closets while over 300 million children around the world have never owned a pair of shoes. This is an opportunity to "Step Up" and to help Soles4Souls with their mission of "Changing the World, One Pair at a Time" with "One Click at A Time."

Power of Words

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Loving the videos. A great video on the power of words:

James 3: A Story video

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Communion

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...If your life was a breath of brevity...

...just a blip upon eternity...

...What would you leave as reminders...

...for the seekers & the finders...

...but a symbol of celebration and life...

...for a pure & spotless wife...

...sweet wine & simple broken bread...

...to remind us of where we're truly fed...

...like a photo album for your memory...

...with snapshots of true community...

...being unified & filled as one...

...for the days of hunger to come...