Gravel Cycling mixed with Cloud Computing – a retirement project.
December 31, 2013 Leave a comment
“Don’t worry—I am with you. Don’t be afraid—I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will support you with my right hand that brings victory.” Isaiah 41:10 ERV
2014 has not started yet but I can sense that this is going to be a breakthrough year – too many unknowns and too many solo times ahead spiritually but the meaning of this verse is assuring me that He is going to be by my side.
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December 23, 2013 Leave a comment
“new thing” for 2014.
1. I want to be a grace guerilla
2. I want to give forgiveness a fighting chance of freeing me
3. I want to drink deep of the foolishness of wisdom
4. I want to find a source in the deeper mines of meaning
5. I want to be untouched by my possessions
6. I want my heart to be willing to make house calls
7. I want to be centered outside the circle
8. I want to be seduce by another story
9. I want to be anchored in an undiscovered ocean
10. I want a faith that goes further than face value
from Humanifesto By Gerard Kelly
Humanifesto By Gerard Kelly
I want to be a grace guerilla
no longer a chameleon of karma
the time has come to stand out from the crowd.
I want to give forgiveness a fighting chance of freeing me
I want to live in love
and live it out loud.I want to drink deep of the foolishness of wisdom
instead of swallowing the wisdom of fools
I want to find a source in the deeper mines of meaning
to search out the unsearchable
to invoke the invisible
to choose the truth the TV hypnotists aren’t screening.No camouflage
no entourage
no smoothly fitting-in
I want a faith that goes further than face value
and a beauty that goes deeper than my skin.I want to be untouched by my possessions
instead of being possessed by what I touch
to test the taste of having nothing to call mine
to hold consumption’s cravings back
to be content with luck or lack
to live on water as well as on wine.I want to spend myself on those I think might need me
not spend all I think I need on myself
I want my heart to be willing to make house calls.
Let those whose rope is at an end find in me a faithful friend
Let me be known as one who rebuilds broken walls.No camouflage
no entourage
no smoothly fitting-in
I want a faith that goes further than face value
and a beauty that goes deeper than my skin.I want to be centered outside the circle
to be chiseled by a different seam
I want to be seduce by another story
and drawn into a deeper dream
I want to be anchored in an undiscovered ocean
to revolve around an unfamiliar sun
a boom box tuned to an alternate station
a bullet fired from a different gun.No camouflage
no entourage
no smoothly fitting-in
I want a faith that goes further than face value
and a beauty that goes deeper than my skin.
December 23, 2013 Leave a comment
6This will happen when the special child is born. God will give us a son who will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be “Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.”
7His power will continue to grow, and there will be peace without end. This will establish him as the king sitting on David’s throne and ruling his kingdom. He will rule with goodness and justice forever and ever. The strong love that the Lord All-Powerful has for his people will make this happen!
Isaiah 9:1-7
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December 21, 2013 2 Comments
Book-Normal Personality
Author-Steven Reiss
ISBN-978-052-0521707442
Chapters: 10
Pages: 213
myRating: 5 Stars
QuickGuide-NormalPersonality.xls
BookSummary-NormalPersonality.pdf
Normal Personality-The Book
If you want to understand who you are, what are your strengths and weaknesses, why are you so different from other people, why sometimes you don’t get along well with other people or your spouse or your significant others – this book is for you.
My Notes
I took some notes and placed it in excel format so that I will be able to see my 16-Desires and what it means in a simple way possible and be able to review quickly for later use. I could not find a free motivation profile test online so I developed my own [ QuickGuide-NormalPersonality.xls] using simple excel formulas. This is not an official Reiss Motivation Profile test but I think if you try to answer the Q&A portion on Sheet 1 and 2 slowly and honestly, you will be able to get a good picture of your motivation profile and then understand who you really are. If you let your spouse/future partner take the test also using worksheet #2, the comparison is plotted side by side in worksheet #3 and match/mismatched are highlighted.
Please read the book first before you deep dive in understanding about RMP and what the author is trying to convey regarding the 16 Desires that he came up with and why. The author’s view regarding Freud’s many theories in psychoanalysis are intriguing but has validity and truth.
My objectives in reading the book are to find meaning of failures in life in general and understand why relationship between two initially loving and romantic couple degrades overtime and how to place countermeasures so not to repeat the mistakes of others or to prevent from a life or a relationship disaster to become a second or third occurrence. Reading the book, knowing the 16 Desires and understanding what it means made my personal understanding better of why I sometimes do certain things or feel.
16 Desires Questionnaires
[if you don’t have Excel in your computer or unable to use the Excel file to view your 16 Desires profile, please email your answers to [email protected]. ]
[1] Insufficient
[2] Low-Intensity
[3] Average
[4] High-Intensity
[5] Excessive
| Motive | Description |
| Acceptance | 1. You are noticeably more insecure than most people are. |
| Acceptance | 2. You have more difficulty than most people handling criticism. |
| Acceptance | 3. You have a reputation for being inconsistent in your performance. |
| Curiosity | 1. You have a reputation for being analytical or thoughtful. |
| Curiosity | 2. Your ideas are very important to you. |
| Curiosity | 3. You have a reputation as a thinker. |
| Eating | 1. You derive a lot of pleasure from eating. |
| Eating | 2. You have a tendency to be overweight. |
| Eating | 3. You know a lot about gourmet foods. |
| Family | 1. Your children are everything to you. |
| Family | 2. You like to be around children. |
| Family | 3. You spend a lot of time with your family. |
| Honor | 1. You make it a point to do your duty. |
| Honor | 2. You have a reputation for loyalty. |
| Honor | 3. Your word is your bond. |
| Idealism | 1. You have compassion for poor and sick people. |
| Idealism | 2. You admire people whose work benefits humanity or the needy. |
| Idealism | 3. You give generously to charities. |
| Independence | 1. It is very important to you to be self-reliant. |
| Independence | 2. You have a reputation for being stubborn. |
| Independence | 3. You have a reputation for doing things your way. |
| Order | 1. You have a reputation for being well organized. |
| Order | 2. You have a reputation for cleanliness. |
| Order | 3. You have difficulty adapting to change. |
| Physical Activity | 1. Working out is important to your happiness. |
| Physical Activity | 2. Twice you made an athletic team (high school plus college combined). |
| Physical Activity | 3. Being fit is very important to you. |
| Power | 1. You have a reputation as a self-starter. |
| Power | 2. You seek leadership roles. |
| Power | 3. You have a tendency to give others unsolicited advice. |
| Romance | 1. You dress attractively almost every day. |
| Romance | 2. Sex is essential to your happiness. |
| Romance | 3. People who attract many sex partners impress you. |
| Saving | 1. You mend old rather than buy new replacements. |
| Saving | 2. You hate throwing things away. |
| Saving | 3. You have a reputation for being frugal. |
| Social Contact | 1. You are good at social networking. |
| Social Contact | 2. You have a reputation for being friendly. |
| Social Contact | 3. You have a more active social life than most people you know. |
| Status | 1. You have a reputation for being a formal person. |
| Status | 2. You usually buy the most prestigious items you can afford. |
| Status | 3. You are impressed with wealthy people. |
| Tranquility | 1. You are a worrier. |
| Tranquility | 2. You have panic attacks. |
| Tranquility | 3. You have little tolerance for pain. |
| Vengeance | 1. You get into many quarrels, arguments, or fights. |
| Vengeance | 2. You have a reputation for being a competitor or a fighter. |
| Vengeance | 3. Winning is very important to you. |
Sample 16 Desire Profile of a husband and wife
Mismatches-Curiosity and Physical Activity [not so relevant to the survival of a relationship.
A mismatch on Honor [the desire to behave morally] is the #1 cause of a relationship problem.
Honor example: lying, not keeping your word or promises, loyalty
