People, Problems, and Pimples

Sometimes I sit down and think....I know, I know...NOT a good idea, but sometimes it does come ing handy...I think of life, of objects, and many other interesting things. But mostly I think about people.

The other day, as I was thinking about people, I said to myself  "humans are such funny beings.", then I realized that to make such a statement, I was to set myself apart...to make a statement like that would lead to believe that I'm not...human nor funny.
Sometimes I think about people and imagine how hard I would laugh at people if I were some other inteligent being and could sit back and watch the in's and out's of each individual.  We as humans are  ridiculous.

 There are so many problems we could avoid if we'd only learn to pay more attention to things, to think things through better, and to remember that there are always, Always, ALWAYS more than one side to each story.  We humans are so limited, we can't know how one stupid mistake can effect the course of life as we know it.  But we all make mistakes. If we didn't we wouldn't be human, and there would be no need of a more perfect Being, and thinking about people wouldn't be near as much fun.

I am not much of a people person. I don't do well in big crowds of people for very long....granted, life has kinda trained me to deal with it, but in the end the result is the same.
When I was younger, at church fellowship meals, I would take my plate of food to an empty table in an unlit corner of the room and observe people as I ate. it's not that I didn't get along with anybody, or that I didn't want to talk, it's that I just really enjoyed watching the people more than 'being' the people.

I'e learned so much about human nature by sitting quietly in my corner and keeping my eyes and ears opened and my mouth shut. I'm not trying to say that talking isn't good...it's VERY good...It's just better to have observed and learned before hand, that way, when you talk, others listen because you know what your talking about.

Communication has never been one of my strong points. Don't get me wrong, I'e never been and probably never will be a quiet person, I've always bee the kind of person that has DEFINITE opinions and not afraid to voice them. But I don't tend to let big groups of people hear my voice...small groups, maybe....close friends, yeah...but big groups of people usually think I can't talk (jk).
I do much better in groups of 2 or 3 people than with 5 or 6.   Some people might not think that that is a difference that should hardly make one....but that is OTHER people, not me....to me it makes a big difference.    If you really want to get to know me, you'd have the best luck if it were one on one... and asking me questions isn't gong to get you very far, either. Usually I don't know the answers to any questions about myself that you'd put to me verbally....you'd learn faster by observation.  If you're not good at observing then  I'm pretty sure you're up a creek without a paddle, as far as I'm concerned.  And it's not that I mind being asked about myself, I just rarely think about or observe myself like that,  so I find it difficult to verbalize new thoughts about myself....I usually like to chew over new information for a while. If you's ask me a question once and not get a good answer from me, you might try again about a week later and get a better response.    If you really want to figure something out about me that can't be done by simple observation, ask me something like this: "How is it that some people..." Or, "You know how (particular person) does..." or,  "How would this affect....", ask in the most round-about way you can think of.  If this approach is used, I'd most likely come back with: "Well, in my experience..." or, "Well, I don't know about other people, but with me....", or (If I needed more time to think about it) I'd come out with a simple "couldn't tell ya'."

So what does all this have to do with pimples?  Well, as I've sat back and observed human nature and people ing their natural surroundings, it has occurred to me that their our problems are a lot like pimples in many ways.  I know, it sounds bad, but hear me out...

7 Ways Life's Problems Are Like Pimples:

1. MOST TIMES THEY START OUT  FAIRLY SMALL.
       The skin on the human face  from person to person.  Depending on their family, way of life and where they live will determine  on the skins thickness and color. Some have smooth, soft skin,while others will have rough, worn skin on their faces.  The pours of the skin will also differ according to the circumstances of the individual.  Some have very big pours, others don't.  Pimples form when dead skin cells mix with excess oil (sebum). This mixture plugs the pore, causing swelling. Bacteria can grow in the mix and lead to infection and pus......yeah, pimple.

2.TIMES OF DISCOMFORT

It  seems that everyone goes through times when we’re not very comfortable with themselves.   Early adolecents  are trying to figure things out, trying to identify themseles.  Theri skin is developing so fast that it don’t know what to do, therefore it is more suseptible to…pimples.

Like us… There are times when things start to go too fast for us to keep up. We don’t really feel comfortable with ourseleves. We try to do more tan we can….problems.

3. Big, Red, and painful.

We’ve all had them.  Because of something stupid we said or did, we’ve had to deal with some pritty glaring problems . In order to fix them, we’ve probably had to suffer some  fairly painful blows to our pride.

4. Inconvenient

I’m sure you’ve all heard the saying “That’s the last thing I need to deal with right now.”

  It seems that  pimples and problems seem to pick the MOST inconvenient times to come…usually when we are under a lot of pressure and stress.

5.  SQUEEZE!

  I’ve found that in my personal experiences  that, with a bit of squeezing here and there (and maybe a Little pain and blood? haha)  both problems and pimples can be taken care of….it just takes a bit of determination.

6.Scars

There are some things that skin just doesn’t forget.   I’ve seen  adults with scars from pimples that they had had over 10(+) years.   

   I like scars.  Every scar has a story behind it… maybe not a very exciting story, but a story none the less.  And the really cool thing about scars…it’s hard to damage the same place the same way again.(That goes for problems as well as pimples)

7.A lot of times they could be avoided.

With a bit of simple forethought and logic we wouldn’t have to ut up with a lot that we do.

Think…How many pimples could I avoid  if I’d wash my face more often and learn to keep my grubby paws off  of my face while I study? (you’d actually by surprised!)

Think…Will people actually take that cirtain comment the way I mean it  or  is there a way I could say the same thing in a way that everyone will understand what I mean?

  

      Observation……It’s great, isn’t it?

A normal Friday Afternoon

This is what happens when I get most of the cleaning done in the morning and have a lazy afternoon.

Here are just a few of the many pictures of random details of  my day yesterday

Today.

Today. What does the word mean? Wiki says:

• Present, the time that is perceived directly, often called now

What do we do with it?  We all have to decide. It's a daily choice.  Are we going to sleep in or get to work  on time? Are we going to eat a banana with our cereal or skip breakfast altogether?  What about lunch? 

Are we going to put more time on the phone or buy chewing gum? 

Our 'Todays' are filled with choices.   Today a year ago, what did I do? Was it of any importance?  Did it affect what I'm doing right now?

Once we use today it will fall away from us and become part of the past.

 I have a friend that chose to use some of his 'todays' wrongly, today he is in a lot of pain.

I have another friend who chose to use some of his 'todays' to study nursing. Because of that, Today, he has a  beautiful family.

But not only do the choices we make affect ourselves, they affect others as well.

  Because J.R.R. Tolkien took some of his 'todays' to become a writer, billions of the human population have enjoyed 'The Lord of the Rings'.

  Because Dr. James Naismith used some of his 'todays' to think of a good indoor sport, today we have the NBA.

So, today, take a minute and ask yourself  "Am I choosing to use the 'Todays' that God has given me in a way that will positively affect my life in the future, or the lives of others?"

Today, we have to choose....

What I have chosen today....does it affect you?

Something to think about.

whats up?.....FOR REAL?

I mean, c'mon! ridiculous!
I update and everybody starts razzin' me about my spelling!  Whats up with that?

Weeeellll to explain my poor spelling,   I am now bilingual and so is the computer....and the "v" doesn't like to work so well, I was rather sleepy when I was typing it and I was NOT actually in the pool. :-P

Just to put a few prayer requests out there,
My house Bro,  Joshua,  that God would work in his life to make him start thinking seriously about his life.
A good friend of mine who could be in a lot of danger, that God would protect him and give him the courage he needs to start making better choices.
My Sister-in-law, that she would have the strength these last few days before the baby comes. :)
My Brother (the Boss) that God would give him wisdom, strength and patience for each moment.
My BFF, as she adjusts to states life again.


Thank you so much for all your prayers! Love ya all!

P.S. I enjoyed the feedback on the last post, please keep it coming!!!

Whats Up?

thats the question that everyone has been asking for the last few weeks:  “whats  up?”

I’m not realy sure how to begin. The answers I usually give people is  “trying to  surive the heat” or “pretending to stay out of  trouble”.  I give them these answers so as not to go into a lot of detail. The truth is is that there is no easy way to explain my life down here.   

So what is really up?   First and foremost I have been (littleraly) trying to stay out of trouble. Now that may sound a bit uncharictaristic for me but , believe it or not, it is the truth.     So, for me, what does staying out of trouble entail?   Well, to start with,

#1.  House work, you know, Laundrey, Dishes, floors, dirty  little noses and thorns to be taken out of little bare feet.  I thank God that the well hasn’t dryed out yet and that we are still getting town wáter every other day so that we can still get cloths washed.  Aslo I am thankful that Holly has been able to get out of bed and do a fair share of the work now. J  

#2.   Communication….not something  that comes easily to me.  Sure I can sit down and write an e-mail, but it’s not the same.  I mean, how absolutly uncomfertable is it when you have an rash and don’t really want any body to see it? :-P   But I have been (slowly) learning that to communicate my problems is actually good for me in the end….. oregano oil will probably take care of that rash and if it doesn’t start puting Hydrocortazon on it.

#3.   Learning responsability.   Ok, go ahead and laugh.   I have been learing that if I want to be in a happy home with happy people I need to get ALL the laundery throught the washer and off the lines before dark, the kitchen cleaned up, lunch at 11:30 A.M.,  etc…..        Unfortunately I still haven’t learned to get out of bed in good time….something I should probably work on but am too lazy. :-P   I have learned to go shopping , which, if you know me, you know I DON’T like! (at all!!)

#4.  Spanish.   You may think that I don’t have any problems with Spanish, that I have it all down and have perfect grammer and blah, blah, blah.   Well let me tell you, you have a new think coming.     The only way I have survived is by learning how to get around using words or phrases that I’m not familiar with. (Just ask my tutour! J)  Sometimes I would get downright embarrassed at some of the things I say wrong if I wouldn’t have learned to laugh at myself and then correct myself while filing it away for future reference.

#5.  The heat.   Unlike the northern hemisphere’s 4 seasons of  Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter,  (Or  Wisconsin’s Amlost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and road construction)  We in Guatemala have 2 seasons:  Wet season and Dry season. I have found that the natives down here are still very optimistic about it though, the still tack the “Winter” name on the wet season and “Summer” on the dry season…..I am a realist: Wet and Dry.  Right now we are in the dry season. We have been blessed so far because, since the rains lasted longer this year, we still have enough water.   Though, at some point we will have to get  water barrels and go to the public well to get the water we need.

So what is Wet season like?  Just like dry season, the name fits the season.   Instead of dust over everything, there is mud.  Mud…..thats actually a good way to describe wet season.   December, January and February land right in the middle of  it…the season, I mean, not the mud....  and it’s during those months that it gets the coldest.   Yeah I know what your thinking: “Cold? In the tropics???? HA! I hear ya!”    Yeah well, I got some news for ya!  When it gets down to the upper 50’s lower 60’s and you can sit in church and watch the preachers words steam as the come out of his mouth…..it’s cold. SO THERE!

So, a summery of this blogpost:

#1. House work…..Who , me?? Yeh haha, right!

#2. Communication.  I don’t get rashes…what would give you that Idea?

#3. Resposablility.  Yeah, I’ll finish that one up when I wake up for supper…maybe.

#4. Spanish. I didn’t care about me grammer in English why should I care about it in sapnish?

#5. The heat….what heat? I’m typing this in the pool!

Wet season?  I LOVE RAIN AND MUD!!!!!

Luv ya all!

Immanuel