Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. I very much enjoyed your poetry. Angels will rejoice at repentance. Just like in Luke:15, the parable of the lost sheep. “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”
I despise the feeling of being hungry too, but you're not actually supposed to feel hungry when losing weight. At least that seems to be the general consensus now.
To lose weight you have to feed your metabolism. The trick is to eat 5 times a day, rather than the usual 3. Eat smaller meals, more often. If you're able to work that out, that and bust out a few more push-ups... You'll be sexy in no time.
I've started walking again myself. I'm incredibly fortunate in that I have a beautiful path to walk around the river near my home. I often think of you & Sean as I walk. I see something beautiful and try to imagine what it would look like through your eyes. I appreciate my world so much more, after finding you surviving in yours. Thank you for that gift.
I hope you come to see your tv as more of a friend... your window to the world. I often sit back and look at what I'm watching with a critical eye. I think about how this is our culture before me, represented in these pictures. I think about how it instigates and perpetuates the globalization that I so often hear about in my studies. I watch as all of the cultures of the world appear to often blend into one - sadly, it's dominantly yours they're blending into ;)
Just a few days ago I stopped on a free to air music channel. It was an Asian music special and what I saw was quite disturbing. These little Japanese women (singing/rapping in Japanese) with their pretty pale faces. Something that in my mind has had a stereo-typical purity as I link their images back to the days of the Geisha. But the way these pretty young girls were bumping and grinding, wearing little more than their underwear... what I saw was an American film clip that had collided at great speed with my idealic Geisha image in what I saw as a high-speed train wreck... and I just stared in disbelief.
Perhaps I'm just sounding like an old lady haha. Obviously all cultures progress over time but my point here is... allow your new window to the world to entertain and educate you. Even if you don't always like what you see... it's your invitation back into the world you've been shut away from. Or an escape if you let it be. Of course, you won't always like what you see, but perhaps it will open up new thoughts and possibilities in that hungry mind of yours.
On another note, I'm guessing I'm one of the penpals you've been missing. I'm sorry. I finished my final exam for the semester last week and I've been going through my pile of things to do one by one, catching up on everything. I have a few pictures that I printed out a while ago to send you, just images from Facebook. Of course I also owe you some reading materials & again I'm sorry for falling behind. Poor Sean has been counting the days between the letters he's received from me too. :(
I'll be with you soon. I hope you're feeling a lot better now. You're often in my thoughts Jeremy, take care my friend.
I imagine to live in that environment you'd need to possess a healthy degree of 'asshole'. But in my humble opinion... just the fact that you see a difference in yourself in comparison to the majority of your peers, says you hold yourself to a higher standard. And that can only be a good thing.
***** Keep reaching for the stars my friend! *****
I agree with your comments Jeremy. Dont let yourself become a victim of what you so rightly acknowledge. You are clever and bright and have a sharp intellect. I have been busy reading your blogs this afternoon after I read your profile on WAP. I am a bit of a write myself and I enjoy your prose. Keep being positive. Scott
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Thank you for your poetry and God bless.
I despise the feeling of being hungry too, but you're not actually supposed to feel hungry when losing weight. At least that seems to be the general consensus now.
To lose weight you have to feed your metabolism. The trick is to eat 5 times a day, rather than the usual 3. Eat smaller meals, more often. If you're able to work that out, that and bust out a few more push-ups... You'll be sexy in no time.
I've started walking again myself. I'm incredibly fortunate in that I have a beautiful path to walk around the river near my home. I often think of you & Sean as I walk. I see something beautiful and try to imagine what it would look like through your eyes. I appreciate my world so much more, after finding you surviving in yours. Thank you for that gift.
Take care my friend.
Just a few days ago I stopped on a free to air music channel. It was an Asian music special and what I saw was quite disturbing. These little Japanese women (singing/rapping in Japanese) with their pretty pale faces. Something that in my mind has had a stereo-typical purity as I link their images back to the days of the Geisha. But the way these pretty young girls were bumping and grinding, wearing little more than their underwear... what I saw was an American film clip that had collided at great speed with my idealic Geisha image in what I saw as a high-speed train wreck... and I just stared in disbelief.
Perhaps I'm just sounding like an old lady haha. Obviously all cultures progress over time but my point here is... allow your new window to the world to entertain and educate you. Even if you don't always like what you see... it's your invitation back into the world you've been shut away from. Or an escape if you let it be. Of course, you won't always like what you see, but perhaps it will open up new thoughts and possibilities in that hungry mind of yours.
On another note, I'm guessing I'm one of the penpals you've been missing. I'm sorry. I finished my final exam for the semester last week and I've been going through my pile of things to do one by one, catching up on everything. I have a few pictures that I printed out a while ago to send you, just images from Facebook. Of course I also owe you some reading materials & again I'm sorry for falling behind. Poor Sean has been counting the days between the letters he's received from me too. :(
I'll be with you soon. I hope you're feeling a lot better now. You're often in my thoughts Jeremy, take care my friend.
Nicki
I imagine to live in that environment you'd need to possess a healthy degree of 'asshole'. But in my humble opinion... just the fact that you see a difference in yourself in comparison to the majority of your peers, says you hold yourself to a higher standard. And that can only be a good thing.
***** Keep reaching for the stars my friend! *****
Nicki
Keep being positive.
Scott