Scoring a turkey in bowling

Ahh... thanksgiving. And what am I doing? Being on the internet >.<

On Wednesday morning, I left Boston to go back to NY. Monday and Tuesday was spent going to classes, work, and finishing a project!! YAYY!! Anyways, yea, I got back to NY and I was just really exhausted from the traveling. And... today, my family decided to go bowling for a bit... it's kind of funny because my dad got a "turkey" in bowling, which is when you score three strikes in a row. The moment I saw that, I thought in my head, "fitting."

It's good to be back with family; and yea I take it so much for granted. It's the first "institution" that ever existed in the earth... before businesses, churches, non-profits, governments, nations... there was Family.

What am I thankful for? Honestly, I haven't really thought of things as much as I should.

I can come up with a list by thinking, "what if I didn't have them?"

But I think it's time to move off from that immature thinking. Yes, I use the word "immature." (Not because it's wrong, but there's a higher level of thinking).

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says we should "give thanks in all circumstances."

It doesn't say "in spite of." It's not in spite of what I own. Or what I don't own

I just have to be thankful as I am.

Btw... I said in my previous entry that I'll talk about that "Answer."

I think it might be obvious, but I wish that most people who read this will really think about it.

And this is what I believe, that perfection comes from "Jesus."

Admittedly, everyone is "imperfect." So am I. I do a lot of foolish/stupid stuff. Even those that seem to be the most "perfect" or most "accomplished" have shortcomings. But naturally as humans, we have something called "pride." How is this evident? Well, have you been angry when someone tells you something that's wrong about you, and they're right? Or... have you used defense-mechanisms such as rationalizing? Or maybe you think you're deserving of something and you don't get it?

Well... people can be free of those things. They can be free of imperfections, or putting on a mask of pride... because Jesus accepts anyone as they are, as long as they are willing to open up as well. I think I'll have to write about this later, when I organize my thoughts more... 

Anyways, to conclude... I'm going to spend the bulk of this weekend just doing a lot of reflecting... haha.. hermit John.

Btw... good start by thinking about how I should watch where I go/move. (HERE'S SOMETHING HUMOROUS FOR ONCE) When going on the bus from Boston to NY, I was moving towards my seat when my head just jerked back. It just turned out that I banged my head against the overhead bins on the bus. I wonder if anyone that saw me laughed. Haha... I'm laughing now at myself...