Steve Turner: Creed
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Steve Turner describes the greatest nation on earth.
Creed
by Steve Turner
We believe in Marx, Freud and Darwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don’t hurt anyone
to the best of your definition of “hurt”,
and to the best of your definition of “knowledge”.
We believe in sex before, during, and
after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy’s OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.
We believe that everything’s getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.
We believe there’s something in horoscopes,
UFO’s and bent spoons.
Jesus was a good man just like Buddha,
Mohammed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher though we think
His good morals were very bad.
We believe that all religions are basically the same-
at least the one that we read was.
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of creation,
sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.
We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens
they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied, then its
compulsory heaven for all excepting perhaps
Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Kahn
We believe in Masters and Johnson
What’s selected is average.
What’s average is normal.
What’s normal is good.
We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and
bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors .
And the Russians would be sure to follow.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It’s only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.
We believe that each man must find the truth that
is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds,
And the flowering of individual thought.
Postscript:
If chance be the Father of all flesh,
disaster is his rainbow in the sky
and when you hear:
“State of Emergency!”
“Sniper Kills Ten!”
“Troops on Rampage!”
“Whites go Looting!”
“Bomb Blasts School!”
It is but the sound of man
worshipping his maker.
“If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner.” — Malcolm Muggeridge
Love without limits: Nick Vujicic and Kanae Miyahara
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Nick Vujici has always been an inspiration. A young man without arms or legs who smiles and praises God puts me to shame when I complain in my worst moments.
God has used this young man in a powerful way. I have posts related to him (look at the Butterfly Circus), and I bought his book for my brother as a gift.
This post, however, is not about his extraordinary accomplishments of the past, but how God has blessed him recently. He married a gorgeous young woman in 2012, and now has a healthy, cutie-pie son.
His life is a shining light. A beacon of hope. Despite his circumstances, he placed himself in the hands of the one who does not fail, and he was immeasurably blessed.
Click here to watch a lovely video about his love story. It is soooo worth it, I promise.
If you are feeling down, look up one of his inspirational talks or TED talks. If you feel empty or in need of something, trust in God and know that He knows your needs. Through the lives around us, we can learn and see that the Lord is good to those who wait and trust in Him.
Dolce life
By: Gabriela Yareliz
A masterful Artist and Creator;
summer sunshine;
dresses;
a brilliant scarf;
a fruit-toned lip;
lined eyes;
natural hair;
effortless;
put together;
classic;
elegant;
family;
love;
youth;
wisdom;
ocean;
nature;
a wink;
a smile;
perfection in the complexity of life.
This Week’s Picks: June 16, 2013
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Strange exhaustion creeps on all of us in our shaded cubicles. The school keeps bothering us telling us we need to start the fall recruitment process for internships for next year.
Summer, doesn’t feel like summer yet. It better start soon because we are almost half way through it.
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Embody the truth you believe. Ravi Zacharias
2] Pregnant ladies on my mind. Congrats to Kim K. on her baby girl. Still waiting on the royal one…
Mothers:
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I luckly have become good friends with my cubicle mate. It makes life so much nicer. She is phenomenal.
4] Elegance-dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style.
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KEEP ON DREAMING…
As told by Coco J. Ginger:
More than you take- Joseph the king of dreams
A single voice,
Is joined by multitudes in song,
With every verse,
They’re finding harmonies that rise to Heaven sure and strong.
Richer and richer the soil on which they thrive,
Higher and higher a hymn of what it means to be alive
You’ve got to give a little more than you take,
You’ve got to leave a little more than was here,
You maybe prideful of the strides you will make,
But keep one thing clear,
You’re just a player in a much bigger plan,
And still you have to give it all that you can,
The very measure of your soul is at stake,
You’ve got to give a little more than you take,
The seasons fly,
A man stands where a boy once stood,
His path unfolds,
And unafraid he walks in service of a greater good,
Deeper and deeper the lessons he has known,
Over and over the message he is surely being shown
You’ve got to give a little more than you take,
You’ve got to leave a little more than was here,
You maybe prideful of the strides you will make,
But keep one thing clear,
You’re just a player in a much bigger plan,
And still you have to give it all that you can,
The very measure of your soul is at stake,
You’ve got to give a little more than you take.
No me compares [don’t compare me]: Alejandro Sanz, Spain
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Do you know a singer who opens a window into your soul? Alejandro Sanz is just the man to do that.
/I am your soul, and you are my air/
Viviendo [living]: Adamari Lopez
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Today, I finished Viviendo, by Puerto Rican actress Adamari Lopez (one of my favorite actresses from childhood). It was a masterful story-telling of her life so far; from when she was born to her meeting and being pursued by Luis Fonsi, her engagement to Fonsi, her telenovela success, her being diagnosed with cancer, her wedding to Fonsi, his unconditional support, losing her breasts, losing her hair, her recooperation, her husband continually cheating on her, Fonsi leaving her, her divorce battle, her hope rekindled only to find out her soon-to-be ex-husband was expecting a child with another woman. You go on a roller coaster–up and down, with her. You feel for her. You want to scream with her.You hope for her; you root for her. You almost pray for her in your mind as you read.
She is strangely “politically correct” with her family. The kindness extends even with her cheating ex-husband. She speaks the truth yet still defends people despite their faults.
She is unequivocabley positive, constantly. She shows tremendous growth in the book. She grows wiser and stronger, as I think we all have the opportunity to do when we are faced with unexpected loss, pain and grief. Sometimes, she sounds like a friend sharing a hilarious story with you, and at other times, she sounds like a friend giving wise advice.
It is a story about how our experiences shape us and how people change, how people sometimes settle, and how we can rise above all adversity.
It is about God’s blessings, an angelic doctor’s hands, family support and a change in values.
She goes from caring one day about what dress she is going to wear, to then fighting for her life and sacrificing beauty, energy and emotional needs; sometimes swallowing everything and clinging with the tips of her nails to faith.
In her story, there is something for everyone to identify with. True love and values often comes from suffering. Pain sometimes acts as the agent that removes the blindfold from our shallow vision.
Luis Fonsi was terrible to her. It is a nightmare how some people chase others when they want to date and marry them, and then put them through hell. It is amazing how much she still respects him. She never says something bad about him, only the facts.
Who she is today is an amazing update from the old Adamari who was already bubbly and fantastic.
She is dating Toni Costa, her tango dance partner from Mira Quien Baila!, a man who is good to her and waaaay better looking than Luis Fonsi.
She won the dancing competition, Mira Quien Baila! She donated the amount to her charity of choice, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. She also has her own talk show.
No matter what, she continues to love, she continues to dance, and she continues to smile.
For a book that will inspire you, and make your feel like you sat through long hours of chemotherapy at times, and at others like you danced on top of the world, pick up Viviendo, a book and life that teaches what living is all about.
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Condolences: Priyanka Chopra
By: Gabriela Yareliz
Deepest condolences to Priyanka Chopra and her family, for the passing of her father.
May God grant them the peace and comfort they need in this difficult time.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 