Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Top Ten Ways to You Know You've Had Too Much Coffee:


  1. Juan Valdez named his donkey after you.
  2. You lick your coffeepot clean.
  3. You can't even remember your second cup.
  4. You can jump-start your car without cables.
  5. People get dizzy just watching you.
  6. Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house.
  7. Instant coffee takes too long.
  8. You want to be cremated just so you can spend the rest life in a coffee can.
  9. You name your cats "Cream" and "Sugar."
  10. You're the employee of the month at the local coffeehouse and you don't even work there.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Hints to a simple life

How to live a life of simplicity:


First, buy things for their usefulness rather than their status


Second, reject anything that is producing an addiction in you.


Third, develop a habit of giving things away.


Fourth, refuse to be propagandized by the custodians of modern gadgetry.


Fifth, learn to enjoy things without owning them.


Sixth, develop a deeper appreciation for the creation.


Seventh, look at a healthy skepticism at all "buy now, pay later" schemes.


Eighth, obey Jesus' instructions about plain, honest speech.


Ninth, reject anything that will breed the oppression of others.


Tenth, shun whatever would distract you from you main goal: "Seek first the kingdom of God."



Taken from Richard Foster's book, Celebration of Discipline.