kilbernie pool

 swimming pool in kilbernie is sooo good for toddlers.

and it's free!

lift in the hotel broke down

no time to go gym/pool/spa today

owh well.

it was good as it gets

ah and linux is probably the way to go

healthy habits

 so staying in Gilmer for covering the CE in wellington provides complementary access to Habit Health's gym, pool, spa, sauna and steam room facilities at the Majestic.

Man. i love sauna.

and their 33m pool.... haven't swam for ages.. just by myself,

ever since the baby came.

so this 7-9pm sessions have been gooooood

really appreciate it.

the sauna.. just sitting in there, and letting the sweat come out.. oh so good

and then just walking back in the night, nice cool breeze that's not cold anymore because of the heat built up in the sauna.

blissful feeling.

headache and blood vessels in the brain can flow

owh. and i sorta manage to do a nordic curl ish today!

yea!

2024 resolution acheived

Finding purpose

 so just ended a call with John and some ELDP/YLDP people.

man, i'm really missing out on stuff back home.

why didn't i find anything like that to belong to in Auckland?

was it because of the life choices or the people or the...

nah, there's nothing to blame.

no one to blame except .. myself

i never found a community to belong to,

to build deep roots and establish myself, my family in.

hence, the dissatisfaction with life

the dissatisfaction with all that was good wherever we are

the struggle is real.

God why

why

its not You, its me.

I can't balme You

You didn't lead me onto this path,

it's one i choosed 

its the best yet

its a blessing from You

thank you, Jesus

for the wife, the kid, the job, the family the friends

least, people jsut be aquientences 

only way to be filled

Matthew 5:6

this is so counter intuitive. or counter culture.

the world will say the opposite:

"indulge yourself in unrighteousness. drink your fill and some more, then only will that deep craving inside be fulfilled "

it will never be.

greed, lust, power, fame, fortune

one who gains things out of the pursuit of these vices will never be filled

hence, the verse.

as i ponder upon it more.

it comes to pass that the truth which it holds is this:

that the only true way to be satisfied in this life on earth,

is to listen to Jesus's words to longing for righteousness...

the path of righteousness isn't an easy one. majority of the people don't do it.

righteousness isn't just about integrity, holiness, or even perfection.

it's about acknowledging our fallen state, and the need for a Saviour to bestow upon us His qualification of being right before God.

seek that. seek the Way, the Truth and the Life.

the Good life.

some positive stuff

1. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." Thomas A. Edison

2. "Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity." Albert Einstein

3. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts." Eleanor Roosevelt

4. "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." Helen Keller

5. "Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." Theodore Roosevelt

6. "What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals." Henry David Thoreau

7. "The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best." Epictetus

8. "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain." Maya Angelou

9. "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." Tony Robbins

10. "Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

11. "Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing." Thomas Jefferson

12. "Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin

13. "If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it." Paulo Coelho

14. "If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." Dale Carnegie

15. "Go for it now. The future is promised to no one." Wayne Dyer

16. "The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor." Vince Lombardi

17. "Your talent determines what you can do. Your motivation determines how much you are willing to do. Your attitude determines how well you do it." Lou Holtz