and We are the LIGHT of the WORLD...
Let people see
the Light of God in your life;
for many, it will be the only part of God
they will ever see.
Your First Guest for the New Year --- 2015
You should prepare for the NEW YEAR as a welcomed guest who will arrive
just as the clock strike midnight on December 31. Because you
anticipate this guest, you should look around the place of your dwelling
at unresolved projects that you've procrastinated on completing
throughout the year.
Even though most people think the new year is just another day, certain things should not be carried over the threshold of a new year. I'm not referring to old resolutions of deleting old habits or ending bad relationships, but other tangible things that are within your control to make happen.
Perhaps you have a piece of art that need to be framed and displayed on the wall or perhaps you need to finish hanging wallpaper in the bathroom or paint. Perhaps closets need to be organized or a dead bush needs to be cut down. Perhaps you need to install a space for your tools or clean the trunk of your car.
Tying up loose ends is a good way to end an old year; that way, when the new year is ushered in, you will be fresh and up to the tasks that come with it, your welcomed guest.
Even though most people think the new year is just another day, certain things should not be carried over the threshold of a new year. I'm not referring to old resolutions of deleting old habits or ending bad relationships, but other tangible things that are within your control to make happen.
Perhaps you have a piece of art that need to be framed and displayed on the wall or perhaps you need to finish hanging wallpaper in the bathroom or paint. Perhaps closets need to be organized or a dead bush needs to be cut down. Perhaps you need to install a space for your tools or clean the trunk of your car.
Tying up loose ends is a good way to end an old year; that way, when the new year is ushered in, you will be fresh and up to the tasks that come with it, your welcomed guest.
The Journey...
REFLECT:
Our journey requires interaction...
and If we are honest with
our imperfections,
there are things about us that need reconstruction.
Events, both positive and negative, help to build up, and tear down,
and in some magnificent way bring us into a better position to,
at the
very least, humble us in a way so we can listen to the voice of God.
Monumental Legacies (Humanities 2013)
Monumental
Legacies
History
has consciously inclined today’s leaders to
respectfully
reckon with
their decisions knowing their actions will become the foundation to
build their legacies such as Lincoln Memorial and Mount Rushmore.
Furthermore, scrolls of history have provided paths wherein one can
travel back in time to examine, discuss, and analyze events and
decisions that have shaped legacies. Leaders were compelled by a need
to not only prove they existed, but also of their desire and demand
to be remembered. Monuments, testaments, and the persisted interest
of historians and scholars have forever shaped the legacies of the
Pharaohs, Greek and Roman Emperors.
The
plans of elaborate tomb monuments were legacies created to be admired
as the sun and planets that remain in our solar system throughout
generations. The
Great Pyramids of Giza and
the Temple of
Ramses II
for example,
structures
of such wonder continue to astound vast descendants worldwide. It
is not strange for people to travel around the globe to experience
the magnitude of such legacy as these colossal monuments continue to
remind the world of past events. The Pharaohs’ hope of a god-like
afterlife was an ingrained hereditary belief that bears witness to
the records of the tangible monumental artifacts.
But,
contrary to the Pharaohs, leaders like Julius Caesar, Alexander,
Cicero, and Augusta were fully persuaded by the need to be ascribed
as: leaders, world conquerors, warriors, orators, and philosophers
with the adjective great to precede
each
term. These leaders were driven by a passionate need to take
ownership in architectural designs, myths, legends, stories, songs,
and poems such as Homer’s
epic, Aenied, and Ennius. Julius
and Augusta created the twelve month calendar; later, the months
Quintilis and
Sextilis were changed to July
and August in their honor. These actions branded and preserved a
tribute in the forefront of citizens’ minds and those who would
learn of their leadership. Yet, unlike any of his predecessors,
Constantine’s leadership was different. For example, wherein Herod
and Nero’s legacies had been stained and tainted with the blood of
innocent children and Christians, it was under Constantine’s
command to cease the religious persecution and embrace Christianity,
for he made it the official religion for the Roman Empire.
Moreover,
these leaders were determined legacy builders. Historians, scholars,
and archaeologists have obliged their eternal hope to be remembered
through careful painstaking search. They have sought, excavated, and
analyzed tangible artifacts: scrolls, tablets of clay, detail art,
depiction on cave walls, epics, records, sculptures, paintings, and
have pieced them together like a lifelike puzzle that continues to
resurrect their legacies in the minds of readers.
History
has detailed that each leader was different and each period in
history was built upon the leaders’ personal belief in culture,
religion, and government. Wherein the Pharaohs were obsessed with the
preparation for the afterlife, these Emperors were obsessed with
conquering the world in their current lives. The acts in how they
lived seemed not only to determine their death, but also the legacies
they built. To conclude, the grandeur monuments and epics have
created many perceptions that will never be erased from history, and
will forever be viewed as monumental legacies of their leadership. Written by aka Reveal Says...
Praise Him!
Life is wonderful because there is a Mighty God who is merciful and mindful of all His creations. Behold his footsteps in life. Praise him because He's so worthy; Love Him with all your hearts no matter if unbelievers have increased in status; soon, many of them will learn to fear, tremble and acknowledge the True and Living God of the Heavens and Earth.
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