I've learned something new: If one plans to buy a train ticket, one should buy a train ticket when it first comes to mind rather than waiting a few days. Why? As days go by (approaching the desired departure date), the price of the tickets increase.
I purchased a round-trip train ticket today so that I will be able to travel home to see my parents (and friends, I suppose) over fall break. I've been planning to purchase the ticket for quite some time, but I just felt like it would be too premature to purchase the ticket before today. Additionally, I didn't want to invest so much money in a ticket in case I was able to snatch up a ride with another student. Needless to say, I did not find a ride that would work with my schedule, so I resorted back to the train ticket...a few days too late. Between Friday and today, the ticket had increased $18 (round-trip)! In all reality, it's no big deal...my parents are willing to cover the cost :) They're so sweet.
I've learned another something: Negative attitude syndrome is not good.
I have a tendency to have periodic outbursts of Negative Attitude Syndrome ("N.A.sty" Syndrome, as I like to call it). I was hit by one of these this morning during Sunday School. Over this past year, many of the things I've learned have led me to this new discovery. I used to accept my negative attitudes as part of who I was - my personality. This, however, was a lie that I used to subcontiously justify my attitude. You see, if I justified my attitude, I didn't have to own up to my wrong actions...I could simply blame them on a "conflict of personality" with whoever I had offended or hurt during the course of my NAsty Syndrome outbreak. Today, however, perhaps for the first time, I was able to catch myself in a negative attitude and identify it while I was experiencing it. Because I was able to identify it, I was able to allow God to change my heart...which allowed my negative attitude (which would have normally lasted all day...or perhaps a couple days) to be contained to a few minutes during the Sunday School period. Golly, I've still got a lot to learn. God is so good...and so faithful in teaching me new things.
What have you learned today?
-Melissa
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Blogger?
I am not sure that I am a blogger. Honestly, I cannot see myself maintaining this page as I hope to, but I figured I would give it a shot anyways.
A few questions (and the answers to the questions) that you may be wondering:
1. (Q) Why "Never Learning Less"
(A) Last semester I was hit in the face with the fact that I was simply getting through each day. I was not enjoying myself, and I was not taking time to enjoy each precious day that God was giving me. So, I began to realize that in order to see the good in each day, I needed to ask myself one simple question each day. The question - "What did I learn today?" This question made me realize that there was extreme good each day - as long as one has an open heart, one can learn a great amount without ever learning less.
2. (Q) Do you really think people are interested ito hear about what you're learning?
(A). Yes. Probably. Possibly. Probably Not. No. I really don't know the answer to this question. But here's what I figured: People are snoopy (myself included). They'll see that I started a blog, they'll open the blog, they may read this first post to see what I'm all about, and then they'll stop back at least once or twice more to see if I've updated the blog. It is after about the third visit to a blog that one decides whether or not they appreciate the blog. So at this point, I have no idea whether or not people are interested to know what I've been learning, but I am sure that someone is bound to read at least one thing that I've learned. This one thing may be something that they'll appreciate. Who knows.
3. (Q) What about today? Have you learned anything today?
(A) Yes! While putting this blog page together, I learned that alternate names for a blog are Weblog and Web log. The term "blog" is a shortened form of the two previously listed names.
That's all I've got for now.
Melissa
A few questions (and the answers to the questions) that you may be wondering:
1. (Q) Why "Never Learning Less"
(A) Last semester I was hit in the face with the fact that I was simply getting through each day. I was not enjoying myself, and I was not taking time to enjoy each precious day that God was giving me. So, I began to realize that in order to see the good in each day, I needed to ask myself one simple question each day. The question - "What did I learn today?" This question made me realize that there was extreme good each day - as long as one has an open heart, one can learn a great amount without ever learning less.
2. (Q) Do you really think people are interested ito hear about what you're learning?
(A). Yes. Probably. Possibly. Probably Not. No. I really don't know the answer to this question. But here's what I figured: People are snoopy (myself included). They'll see that I started a blog, they'll open the blog, they may read this first post to see what I'm all about, and then they'll stop back at least once or twice more to see if I've updated the blog. It is after about the third visit to a blog that one decides whether or not they appreciate the blog. So at this point, I have no idea whether or not people are interested to know what I've been learning, but I am sure that someone is bound to read at least one thing that I've learned. This one thing may be something that they'll appreciate. Who knows.
3. (Q) What about today? Have you learned anything today?
(A) Yes! While putting this blog page together, I learned that alternate names for a blog are Weblog and Web log. The term "blog" is a shortened form of the two previously listed names.
That's all I've got for now.
Melissa
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