Caring = Love

The number one lesson in life, the number one reason God put you on this earth, is to learn how to love. God is love and he wants you to be like him.

It's easy to love people you like, the people you find easy to get along with. So if God's going to teach you real love, realize that he's going to put you around unlovely people.

"Everything you do must be done with love" - This means at the office, in the car, on a sales trip, whatever. The good news is this really is not hard. It's easy to underestimate the power of a kind word, a friendly smile, a pat on the back, a genuine compliment, a word of encouragement, and a listening ear.

I have seen so many lives changed when somebody takes time to pay attention to them. There is not a person on this planet who isn't starving for attention. But a caring person is hard to find.

The Apostle Paul said this, "I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare." (Philippians 2:20 NLT) Does that sound like your workplace? Everyone looking out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ? Those who really care are really aware.

-from Rick Warren's Daily Devotional-

Strangers, again

just watch a short movie on youtube titled "Strangers, again". it's a good movie. and now i learn the stages of a relationship:
1. stage 1: meeting
2. stage 2: chase
3. stage 3: honeymoon
4. stage 4: comfortable
5. stage 5: tolerance
6. stage 6: downhill

hmm i'm glad i accidentally found this movie, makes me learn something ;) and maybe you could learn something too, so i'll share it. enjoy :)

Heart Check-Up

Every morning, take a full glass of gratitude
When getting to work, take one spoon of peace
Every hour, take one pill of patience, one cup of brotherhood and one glass of humility
When getting home, take one dose of love
When getting to bed, take two caplets of clear conscience

Do not give in into sadness or desperation for what you are going through today.
God knows how you feel...
God knows exactly and with perfection what is being allowed to happen to you in your life at this precise moment.

God's purpose for you is simply perfect.
He wants to show you things that only you can understand by living what you are living, and by being in the place you are now.

May God give you...
For every storm a rainbow,
For every tear a smile,
For every care a promise and blessing in each trial.
For every problem life sends, a faithful friend to share,
For every sigh a sweet song and an answer for each prayer.

morning insights

Be still and know that I'm God. As long as you are living with worry and stress, you are tying the hands of Almighty God. Be still and be in God's rest means that although you may have a problem, you trust Him to take care of it.
We don't grow nearly as much when everything is easy; we grow when life is difficult, when we are exercising our spiritual muscles, in the pressure spots.
You are where you are for a reason. Whatever it is, God will not allow anything to come into your life unless He has a purpose for it. You may not like it, you may be uncomfortable. But if you'll keep the right attitude, in the end, you will come out stronger and better off than you were before.
Faith doesn't always instantly deliver you, but it always carries you through.
One of the most important aspects of faith is trusting God even when we don't understand.

From Joel Osteen's Become a Better You ~ Embrace the place where you are

yayy!

yesterday i've got my final project result and it's an A! yeay! finally :) smua perjuangan, kerja keras, begadang2 sampe kurang tidur, nangis2 sampe mimisan dsb akhirnya kebayar pas tau dpt nilai ini. thank God banget :) emang klo Tuhan udah janjiin bakal ngasih yang terbaik, walopun along the way rasanya berat sekali dan ga yakin bisa kesampean (lulus dan dpt nilai A), at the end pasti itu yg bakal terjadi. hehe kesannya lebay, tapi di waktu ngerjain TA ini gw jadi belajar banyak untuk tetep keep my faith in Him, n keep on moving, apalagi di saat2 designnya ga diterima mulu, dibilang ngerjainnya ga niat, dibilang ga mau dilulusin dll.hehe ahh thank God akhirnya lewat jg semuanya :) :)
anw i just wanna share some photos of my final project journey *ehem* :D

this below is my idea book
isinya sketsa2 desain, tanggalan, list of things to do, etc, pokonya yang berhubungan dengan TA n design saya tulis di sini.ehehe anw this sketchbook is handmade, by myself :)

my 'rumah hijau' interior layout

my display

'sidang' day 11.01.10
*maap sayah crop fotomu yah fen.ehehe :)

and this is the final result. yeay! :)

lulus dan tinggal tunggu wisuda ^^
semoga bs yudisium n wisuda bareng yah von, fel :)

Deo Gracias ^__^

chat with God

God : Hello. Did you call me?

Me: Called you? No.. Who is this ?

God : This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.

Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.

God : What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.

Me: Don't know. But I cant find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.

God : Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity
consumes time. Productivity frees it.

Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.

God : Well I wanted to resolve your fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.

Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?

God : Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.

Me: why are we then constantly unhappy?

God : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.

Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?

God : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

Me: But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty. .

God : Pain is inevitable able, but suffering is optional.

Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?

God : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better not bitter.

Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?

God : Yes. In every terms, Experience is a hard teacher . She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

Me: But still, why should we go through such tests? Why cant we be free from problems?

God : Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons (to) Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you! Are free from problems.

Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading..

God : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading. Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.

Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?

God : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.

Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?

God : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

Me: What surprises you about people?

God : when they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me" Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.

Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I cant get the answer.

God : Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.

Me: How can I get the best out of life?

God : Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.

God : There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.

Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.

God : Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve..

thursday morning insights ^^

good morning :)
just start my day writing journal, and i feel so grateful for everything. for the past, present, and future. maybe sometimes i want things to happen exactly the way i wanted it to be, but then it happened in a different way. i dont understand it at first, get a bit disappointed. but after a while, i can see that He is giving me the best, that i couldnt think of before. so, i feel soo grateful :)
had a friend texted me this:

How much does God loves you?
So much that He turns His ears to you and always answers your requests.
Maybe not always with a 'yes',
but surely with the best! :)

so, it's not always a yes, but surely the best. and sure, the best is still yet to come. it keeps on coming. thanks God :)
oya, i admit that sometimes i see the past negatively, felt stupid for the things i did, the mistakes i did, and regret the things i should have done but havent done it at all. but anyway, yesterday is past, we cant do anything to fix it. what we can do is to keep on walking ahead, living our best today, and become better for tomorrow. still, be grateful :)

life is a journey, not a destination.
there are no mistakes, just chances we've taken.
lay down your regrets, cause all we have is now.

it's a song by india arie, titled a beautiful day. love this song so much :) it's really a good song to start a day. see the complete lyric here and be blessed ^^
have a great day! :)

smile and be happy!

ahh akhirnya lampu nyala jg. dr td pagi sbnrnya udah stand by dpn kompie, mau ngetik skripsi ceritanya.eh tiba2 mati lampu. ckck ada apa dgn pln. jadi sering mati lampu gini.
so, drpd ga jelas mo ngapain, gw bikin agar2 oreo, abis itu lanjut baca buku joel osteen yg become a better you. these are some things i learn from the book today.
* a smile is an act of faith. when you smile, you're sending a message to your whole body, announcing that everything is going to be all right. if you will develop this positive attitude of faith, you will sow a seed for God to work in your life.
*dont magnify your problem; magnify God.
*happiness doesn't depend on your circumstances.. it's a choice you make.

so, smile and be happy at all times! :)
gonna work back on my skripsi. smangats!! :) ;) ;)

sunday nite post :)

ola :) glad to be back to the world of blogging.ehehe rasanya lagi pengen nulis hr ini :)
hmm the holiday is officially finished today. besok kembali ke dunia nyata. welcome back skripsi. kangen jg deh sama skripsi.hehe sminggu kmaren ini bener2 ga nyentuh skripsi sama skali. buka filenya pun ngga.ehehe abisnya, kyny ga rela gt, pas orang2 lagi pada libur semua, masa gw di rumah ngetik skripsi? mau ngerjain jg ga konsen jadinya.jadi daripada setengah2, mending ga usah sama skali kan. (*alesannn.ehehe) so i'm making the most out of my holiday. leyeh2, jalan2, baca, food experimenting, etc. oya, liburan kali ini gw brasa lumayan sehat. kmrenan itu sempet lari pagi di senayan.hebat kn, blum prnah tuh gw niat2in bangun jm stengah 5an cuma buat lari pagi.ckck haha tapi lumayan sih, lari muterin gelora bung karno brapa lap gt, walopun 2 lap trakhir akhirnya cuma jalan n ngobrol.ehehe ;p tp besokannya brasa banget,badannya mau rontok.trutama kaki tuh, jalan aja jd ky nenek2.hehe
lalu lalu,kmaren ini jg niat2in ikut 3 kelas gym di ff. body combat, body jam, sama body balance. walopun cape tapi seneng deh rasanya.brasa sehat.ehehe besokannya, satu badan full sakit smua. sampe hr ini jg masi sakit. td pagi megang hairdryer aja pegel minta ampun.hihi
oya hr ini dpt message bagus. ttg ~increasing your value~ here are some things i've got from the sermon:
*ada dua nilai/value : (1) nilai intrinsik - siapa kita di dalam Tuhan. ini tuh udah pasti. nothing we can do to add/reduce our value, not with our good deeds/sins either. (2) nilai ekstrinsik - nilai yang kita tambahkan sendiri pada diri kita. nilai ini yang mencerminkan siapa kita di mata orang. semakin tinggi nilai ekstrinsik kita, semakin tinggi keingintahuan orang ttg nilai intrinsik kita.
*this is a question we need to remind ourselves each day: are you adding value to others?
*how to add value:
(1) aqcuire value/mengejar nilai. banyak belajar. when you stop learning, you stop growing. when you stop growing, you stop leading.
(2) befriend people of values. temenan sama org hebat ga langsung bikin kita sama jg ky mereka, tp membuat kita semakin termotivasi untuk jd orang hebat jg. so by surrounding yourself with people of values, you're making a condusive environment for yourself to grow your own value. ini jg berlaku sebaliknya, klo org2 di sekitar yg ada malah mengurangi value kita, reconsider those relationships.
(3) menerapkan nilai/value tsb - make the value fruitful.
*problem solver = orang yg punya nilai/value dan tau cara melakukannya.

yah, seneng jd blajar sesuatu lagi hari ini. jadi semangat spy bs jadi a person of value. still learning though :)
i'm gonna end this post with this quotes:

Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest human values--honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity, compassion, humility, courage, personal responsibility, courtesy, and human service. ~Michael DeBakey, M.D. (in Success Secrets of Super Achievers by Stovall)

Talents, like intelligence, are value neutral. If you want to change your life so that others may benefit from your strengths, change your values. Don't waste time trying to change your talents. ~Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton (Now, Discover Your Talents)

♥ ♥ ♥

thursday morning lesson

just want to write some things i'm learning ^^
*when u know how much your value is, you will be different. you'll treat yourself differently, you'll speak differently, you'll live differently. it is your responsibility to take good care of yourself. jadi ky misalnya kita punya barang yang mahalll banget, kita akan pake barang tersebut dgn sangat hati2, dan berusaha untuk terus jaga supaya barang tsb ga rusak dan tetep sama sperti waktu pertama kita beli. gitu jg dgn hidup kita, klo kita tau hidup kita bernilai, kita pasti bakal jaga diri kita sndiri, make the most of our life, jaga apa yang masuk dan kluar dari pikiran kita, dan sebagainya. oiya, jaga apa yang masuk dalem perut juga, hehe :) ;) hidup berkualitas..
*our value comes not from what people think or said about us, but it is from our relationship with God and what God has said about us. God said we are special in His eyes :)
*try not to become a person of success, but rather a person of value. ~albert einstein
*make the most of whatever you have right now. cause it will not come back. contohnya skrg, klo dipikir, masa2 gw bikin skripsi, masa2 tiap hari udah ky hari libur (krn kewajiban gw skrg ke kampus ya cuma klo musti ketemu dosen pembimbing n ke perpus, jadi tiap hari terserah gw mau ngapain aja), masa2 blom kerja, dsb nanti pasti udah ga bakal gw alamin lagi. taro lah taon depan, gw udah kerja kantoran kali.liburnya udah terbatas,ga sebanyak klo kuliah.hehe yah jadi intinya, gw mau blajar menikmati apapun yang lagi gw hadapin skrg. try to relax and enjoy every bit of it. walopun kadang pusing2 sendiri gara2 skripsi n tugas akhir ini, i'm grateful for all of it. udah dikasi kesempatan juga buat kuliah design, i should have been grateful. thanks God :) :)

so, dont waste your time, talent, energy, and everything you have now. make the most out of it. smangat joii! \(^^,)/

Hailing the Chief

By John Duck Worth

The president sat at his desk in the Oval Office, waiting … even though there was a stack of letters to sign, a cable to read, a press conference to prepare for, a briefing with the Cabinet to attend and a tea for an ambassador in the Rose Garden.

Looking up from his schedule, he smiled. Yes, there was al lot to do. But first some people were coming – some very important people.

At least he thought they were very important. That was why he kept inviting them to the Oval Office for a talk

“Mr. President,” said a voice on the intercom. “They’re here, sir.”

“Ah,” he said. “Send the first on in, please.” He leaned forward on the edge of his chair, waiting.

The door opened, and a blond cheerleader ushered herself into the room. Without acknowledging the president’s smile or outstretched hand, she plopped down in a chair and chewed a big wad of bubble gum. Then she shut her eyes tight and blew a bubble.

POP.

“Like, Mr. President, your honor,” she said in a squeaky, singsong vice. “Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat, thank you for the birds that sing, thank you, sir, for everything. RAH, RAH, RAH … go, team, go!”

Before the president could say a word, the girl opened her eyes, hopped up and bounced out the door.

He sighed. Why did it always seem to go like this? He pushed the intercom button. “Next, please,” he said.

The door opened, and in came a handsome young man dressed in his Sunday best. Again the president’s hand was ignored.

“O thou Chief Executive who art in the White House,” said the boy, clasping his hands and looking at the ceiling. “O thou in whom so much doth constitutionally dwell, upon whose desk hath been placed a most effective blotter, incline thine ear toward thy most humble citizen and grant that thy many entities may be manifoldly endowed upon fruitful plain.”

Wincing, the president closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

“And may thou dost harkeneth whatly didst shalt evermore in twain asunder,” the boy concluded in a loud monotone.

“Excuse me,” said the president, “but … what?”

“Goodbye,” said the young man, seeming not to hear, and walked out.

The president sighed again. “Next, please,” he spoke into the intercom.

This time when the door opened, there seemed to be no one there. Then the president looked down and saw a quivering teenager crawling through the doorway on is hands and knees. The boy’s horn-rimmed glasses started to steam up, and a dozen pencils spilled from his shirt pocket.

“Oh, Mr. G-Great and Aweful P-President,” blubbered the young man, not looking up from the carpet. He scrambled to retrieve his writing instruments. “I am but a disgusting piece of filth in your presence. No, I am less than that! How dare I think that you would do anything but grind me into the floor?”

“Please get up,” said the president, offering his hand. “You don’t have to do that. I want to talk with you.”

But the kid went right on groveling. “I deserve only to be squashed under the weight of your mighty desk,” he whined. “I could never have gotten the invitation to talk with you. It must have been a mistake. How can you ever forgive me for breaking like this? Oh, I’m so sorry, so sorry, so sorry….” Still on his hands and knees, he crawled out.

The boy’s groaning faded down the hall. The president shook his head, then slowly pushed the intercom button. “Next,” he said, soundling tired.

In moments, a surfer dressed in neon yellow and a pink tank top entered. He had headphones strapped to his ears and was bobbing up and down to his favorite tunes.

“Yo, Prez,” the young man said, ignoring the offered hand. “What’s up?” He looked out the window. “Nice place you’ve got here. I’m, like, so glad we could rap like this, you know? You’re not bad for an old dude, I guess. Hey, you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you, okay? Well, gotta go. Hang in there.” He walked out.

The president drummed his fingers in his desk. “Next, please,” he said wearily.

A young football player strutted in – completely decked out in his uniform. He, too, ignored the president’s greeting. “Mr. President,” he declared, folding his arms across his chest. “There’s this totally awesome chick I met last week at Biff’s Burgers, and I wanna ask her out. But I think she needs a little ‘Chief Executive persuasion.’ Know what I mean? You can see to it that she doesn’t say no. Now, this is important!”

The president cleared his throat politely. “Speaking of important,” he ventured, “how do you feel about my program to feed the hungry? Would you like to have a part in-“

“And another thing!” the football player continued. “I lost my mouthpiece. Can’t remember where I put it. Now, you find it for me, will you? Got to have it before the big game on Saturday. I know you can do it. Later.”

With that the athlete got up and marched out the door.

The president slumped in his chair. “Next,” he said.

There was a pause. At last a young woman entered slowly. She looked like a sleepwalker – eyes nearly shut, jaw slack, her feet dragging. She yawned and slid into a chair. “Dear Mr…. President…,” she said, her head dropping. “I know I should talk to you when I’m more… awake… but I’ve got so many things to do…. So… sleepy… There was something I was going to say…. What… was… it? I was going to say… uh…” She started to snore.

The president buzzed his secretary, who stepped in. “Could you help this young lady out? He asked, sighing again.

“Certainly, Mr. President.” The secretary helped the dozing girl to her feet.

The president gazed sadly out the window. “How many do we have left?” he asked.

“I’m sorry, sir,” the secretary said. “But as usual, most of the people you sent invitations to said they were too busy to talk. They had to watch TV, go shopping, do homework….”

“Oh,” said the president, dejected. “Isn’t anyone out there?”

“There is one, sir,” she said. “But you wouldn’t want to talk with him.”

“Why not?”

“Because he’s – just a child, Mr. President.”

The chief executive shrugged. “May as well show him in.”

Moments later a little boy entered shyly. He looked around the room, his eyes wide. “Are… you really the president?”

The president smiled. “I really am,” he answered, offering his hand.

The little boy reached up and shook it. Then he sat down, folded his hands in his lap and waited.

The president watched, amazed, as the boy sat politely for nearly a minute. “Isn’t there something you want to tell me?” the president asked finally. “Something you have to recite, or ask for, or say?”

The little boy looked down for a moment, thinking. Then he looked up. “Yes,” he said. “I guess there is.”

“Well, what was it?” the president asked.

“Thank you for inviting me,” the boy said. “That’s all.”

When the president heard that, he couldn’t seem to say anything for a while all he could do was smile.

But then they talked and talked for the longest, most wonderful time.^^

always love this story ♥ from an article in Brio magazine. just have it read again from my old blog :)

last day of july

this is the front office 3d image of my DI 4 project: Fitness Indonesia Magazine Office Design. it's one of my holiday plan to make the 3d images of my old work (the old one only had manual perspective images-gw masi blom bisa bikin 3d dulu.hehe) if u want to see the old work, click here. the 3d image above is quite different than the old manual perspective work. the old one looks dark, and this one looks fresh. i prefer this one than the old one.haha ahh it's too bad that on those days i haven't learned about 3dmax, if i did, i would have an A instead of B for this project, i guess.hoho but anyway thank God i've passed that DI 4 :)
so, i've been on holiday for more than a month. sometimes i get bored. sometimes i'm so unproductive. i even got bored of the malls.haha so, i've decided to make a holiday schedule. wake up at about 8-9 o'clock, read books, make some food experiment, make some craft, make the 3d images like what i've shown above (actually i only had made one until today, still more images waiting to be worked on.hihi), preparing my final project etc.
oya, forgot to tell, my final project topic is accepted already. yay.. and the one that has been chosen by my lecturers is the most heavy topic out from the 3 proposals i've submitted. uahh i'm excited yet nervous. hope i can make it.. at my best.. amin :)
back to the topic, i'm trying to develop some good habits in this holiday, like drinking about 1,5-2 litres of mineral water a day, doing some exercise, creating something, eat only when it's the time to eat (not eating all the time.hihi), sleep early and wake up earlier. like the old sayings 'early to bed, early to rise, makes u healthy wealthy and wise'..hihi but, lazy me, i only did those schedule on the first week.haha the following week i go unproductive again, doing what i'm not supposed to do, not doing what i'm supposed to do. i woke up at noon, sleep late at night (nearly morning), playing games, browsing around for nothing, etc.soo uproductive.yea i know it's holiday, but it kinda making me feel guilty if i'm being like that all the time.ahh so i'm struggling to be productive day by day..and it's kinda hard to sleep early these days, when i'm ready to sleep even at 12 o'clock, i ended up sleeping at 1 or 2 am..uahh
but the point i'm making here is to discipline my self. if no one's controlling me, then i must control myself. and i believe i could make it.. :) :)
today i'm making a scrapwork project. i'll post about it when it's finished :)
oya, another thing, today i'm learning to say no.. ahh thx God :)
i guess it's all the updates for now. gonna continue the project. ciao~

what's ur one thing?

Ola :)
Gw td ngereview ulang apa yg gw dpt kemaren di date..emang biasa klo gw dpt something gw tulis di journal gw. Tp trus gw ky kepikiran utk copy paste ke blog jg..hehe
Jadi kmrn date leader gw share ttg holy discontent.. jujur awal2 gw masi agak susah ngerti sih, lg berasa lemot, mikirnya lama.hihi makanya td gw tulis lagi di journal, spy lebih ngerti. jadi sharenya ttg bgini:
Tiap orang pasti punya sesuatu yang Tuhan taro dalem dirinya, we called it ‘one thing’. That one thing itu maksudnya ketidakpuasan kita akan sesuatu yang seharusnya ga begitu. Duhh, susah jg nih jelasinnya. Jadi senangkep gw, ada dua ketidakpuasan. Satu ketidakpuasan kita yg bikin kita ga bersyukur dan nagging dan jadi ga puas sama apa yang ada misalnya ky ga puas nih kok gw ky bgini, kok kerjaan gw begini, kok dia begitu dan sebagainya. Satu lagi namanya holy discontent, yaitu ketidakpuasan kita akan keadaan yang sebenernya senada dengan apa yang Tuhan rasakan. Sesuatu yang kita rasa itu salah banget dan kita rasanya pengen fight untuk mengubahnya. Ky misalnya, klo liat anak2 jalanan, kita rasanya klo ngeliat mereka, duhh kenapa sih mereka bgitu, knapa ada org2 ky gtu, rasanya ga tahan sama hal itu, kasian sama mereka, but it felt like we can’t do anything about it. Rasanya panas hati, gitu kali ya. That is called holy discontentment. Dan mgkn hal itu ditaroh Tuhan dalam hidup lo supaya lo jadi orang yang dipakai Tuhan untuk do something about it.
DL gw jg bilang soal pelayanan, discontentment itu diperlukan jg. Jadi org yang mau pelayanan bukan smbarangan krn pengen pelayanan, tapi jg ada kerinduan untuk make something different dari ketidakpuasan akan apa yang ada.
Berlanjut dari discontentment yang kita alamin, kita harus ngasah skill kita. Mgkn ada orang2 yg Tuhan pilih untuk bawa perubahan dan Dia sudah buat org2 itu mampu untuk melakukannya (punya potensinya). Tapi ada jg orang2 yg ga nyadarin potensi itu. So when u get that discontentment, asah skill dan potensi spy lo mampu utk fight for it. Jgn ngerasa ga pede ato ga bisa, Tuhan pasti mampuin kita dan kita pasti bisa. Ky crita musa yang disuru Tuhan bawa orang Israel kluar dari mesir, dia tuh ampe nanya Tuhan 5 kali, kenapa gw, knapa ga yg lain, gw ga bs ngomong, sgala macem.. org sehebat musa aja awal2nya bgitu, dia ga pede. Tapi tnyata Tuhan memampukannya. Klo Tuhan udah memilih kita dan menaruh that discontentment dalam hati kita, Dia pasti jg udah nyiapin smua potensi dan memampukan kita untuk melakukannya. So, pointnya yg gw dpt adalah untuk berani dan ngembangin apa yang udah Tuhan taroh dalam hati kita. Jangan biarin keraguan menghalangi kita untuk melakukan kehendak Tuhan.
Jadi klo disimpulin, holy discontent (‘one thing’) itu adalah something yang memotivasi kita untuk melakukan sesuatu karena kita merasa keadaan yang terjadi skrg itu salah/ga bener. Discontentment ini yang jg memotivasi org2 ky musa, daud, mother Theresa, martin luther king untuk melakukan apa yang akhirnya mereka lakukan, membawa perubahan.
So, ask urselves.. what’s your one thing?

~what to do when you don’t know what to do~

a note from last sunday's sermon by ps Kong Hee

5 things to do:
1. Set your heart to seek the Lord. Humble yourself and pray, seek God. Don’t underestimate the power of prayer.
2. Focus in the promises of God, not on the problems.
3. (verse 13) Stand before God. Anchor your faith in the Lord.
4. Wait for the Holy Spirit.
5. (verse 22) Begin to praise in the fire. When you praise God in your difficult times, you’re giving God sacrifice. What touches your heart will touch God’s heart too. When you praise God, angels are coming down to fight the problems with you.

Back to U

There's a story about a man and his small son who were hiking up a mountain. Suddenly, the little boy slipped and slid about thirty yards down the mountainside, getting caught in some brush. Unhurt but frightened, he called out, "Somebody, help me!"
A voice called back, "Somebody, help me!"
The youngster looked surprised and confused. He said, "Who are you?"
The voice shouted back, "Who are you?"
The boy began to get aggravated. "You're a coward!" he yelled.
The voice shouted back, "You're a coward!"
The boy shot back, "You're a fool."
The voice repeated, "You're a fool."
By then, the boy's father had reached him and helped extricate his son from the brush. The boy looked up and said, "Dad, who is that?"
The father chuckled and said, "Son, that's called an echo, but it's also called life." He said, "Son, let me show you something." The dad shouted out, "You're a winner!"
The voice shouted back, "You're a winner!"
The dad's voice boomed, "You've got what it takes."
The voice boomed back, "You've got what it takes."
The dad shouted, "You can make it."
The voice shouted back, "You can make it."
"Son, that's exactly how it is in life," the father explained. "Whatever you send out always comes back to you."

What message are you sending out about yourself?

quoted from Joel Osteen's Become a Better You~

in ur mind

recently loving this tv ad.. gw bukan penggemar kopi..gw lebih suka teh.hehe tapi gw suka iklan ini soalnya messagenya bagus.. kadang ada hari2 dimana pas kita bangun tu bawaannya udah bete, bisa jadi gara2 kejadian yg kita alamin di hari seblomnya, ato gara2 mimpi semalemnya, ato bangunnya ga enak dll, jadinya pikirannya udah ga enak jg,, banyak pikiran negatif.. kyny mau ngadepin hari itu udah males gitu.. tapi justru klo keadaan ky gtu kita harus bisa mengubah pikiran n mindset kita.. klo dari pagi mikirnya udah negatif, ga heran klo hari itu pun bisa jadi hari yang buruk/bad day buat kita.. to be positive itu pilihan.. klo mau terus2an mikir negatif si ya boleh2 aja, tapi buat apa coba..cuma bikin kita jadi ga enak aja.. mendingan pikir positif..dan sudah terbukti dari pengalaman gw,dgn mikir positif n hoping for the best to come thru out our day,akhirnya everything came out great.. jadi it's all in ur mind :D ky judul lagu yaa.hehe
hmm hari2 gw menjalani kerja praktek udah 1 stengah bulan nih klo ga salah.. berasanya si jd ky udah lama ya kerja di kantor..tapi ya seneng si, jadi banyak belajar, baik soal interior, soal kerjaan, teknis2 gambar, yah semuanya deh.. hoho ngetes kesabaran jg.marenan itu brapa hari kompie gw ga bisa dipake bwat 3dmax.. dudul gtu maxnya..begitu dibuka loading eh trus mati aja gtu..jadi ga bs gmbr gw.. cuma bisa cad sama sketchup..diinstall ulang brapa kali udah nunggunya lama pula ga berhasil2..huahh.. akhirnya hr ini pk laptop d bikin maxnya..yahh jadi blajar sabar, n jadi memperdalam ilmu sketch up jg..hehe trnyata sketch up bs vray-an jg..hasilnya si klo gw googling gtu bagus2 jg ky max..tapi krn blom terbiasa ma menu2nya yg beda ma max jadi gw blom bisa.. mau blajar tapi masi blom kekumpul niatnya buat baca tutorialnya yang panjang lebar itu.hehehe
oya gw sangaaattttt bersyukur masi terus dilindungin sama Tuhan..hari ini gw untuk sekian kalinya hampirrrr nabrak org..huahh gile nih..bener2 ya kita mau jalan ati2 ky apapun tuh adaa aja yang bisa kejadian..motor main nyolong jalan lah.. orang nyebrang sembarangan.. angkot berenti seenaknya n sembarangan.. musti super duper extra carefull sekali klo nyetir di jakarta..terutama di daerah ciledug sono noh..minta ampun deh..makanya sampe skrg gw bersyukur banget masi terus dilidungin.thanks God.. :)
oya, tiap pagi jg gw jadi dilema mulu nih..jadi tuh ada satu ruas jalan di daerah ciledug gtu, dkt cipadu,yang ky pengkolan gtu, yang ujungnya pertigaan, jadi angkot2 suka pada ngetem sesukanya bikin macet jalan.. nah di pengkolan macet itu, di tengahnya kn ada pembatas jalan gtu, nah disitu tuh suka ada orang ngemis gtu.. bisa ada 4-5 org gtu disitu..ibu2 ato bapak2 ato ada satu bapak yang kulitnya bentol2 gtu serem deh.. mereka duduk ngemis disitu, di tengah2 jalan.. dan krn pas disitu suka macet, ya mau tak mau kita jadi pasti liat mereka..duh gitu dehh..gw suka dilema, bingung sndiri..rasanya kesian sama mereka, tapi dengan kita ngasi duit mulu ke mereka jg kn jadinya malah buat mereka terus minta2 di jalan itu kan.. duh makanya tiap pagi tu rasanya gimanaa gtu klo lewat situ..huahh bless them Lord..
hmm how to be a blessing to them tapi ga buat mereka terus minta2 gtu ya..
huahh sudahh dehh..mau tidur dulu..ciao~

dilarang malas!

ola :D
cuma mau merecap apa yang gw dapet hari ini..krn hari ini gw merasa 'tertampar'.. :)
hr ini yg bw sermon ps jeff.. masi ngelanjutin bahas tentang excellence.
~excellence is a journey, not a destination..
~excellence = sikap hati.. klo hati kita udah ada excellence, dengan sendirinya excellence itu kluar dari perbuatan, tingkah laku, perkataan, hidup kita..
~excellence = exceeding beyond the expectation of others..
~excellence brings honor to God.
nah berikut inilah yang cukup menampar gw :)..
~yang menghalangi kita untuk jadi excellent:
1. kemalasan! -> amsal 12:27 - orang malas tdk menangkap buruannya, orang rajin memperoleh harta yang berharga.
2. cepat puas (ga mau repot), ngerasa klo lumayan aja udah cukup.
3.broken focus - to be excellent means that we should have attention to the details..
nah klo kita udah bisa excellent, dengan sendirinya promotion dan berkat itu datang ke kita, karena kita jadi lebih dibanding dengan orang lain (punya standard yang lebih tinggi).

kenapa gw merasa tertampar?(udah bukan tertoel ato tersenggol doang,tapi tertampar.hehe) soalnya gw nyadar banget klo gw itu suka males,suka menunda apa yang harus/bisa gw lakukan di saat tertentu dengan alesan males lah,besok masi bisa lah,ah ntar aja dsb..ato kadang2 gara2 tergoda sama hal2 lain yang akhirnya bikin fokus gw ilang dari apa yang seharusnya gw lakukan (termasuk fb n internet!). pokonya dari tiga point penghalang excellence itu ada di gw.parah yaa.. :( but thanks God gw masi diingetin ky gini..
gw jg nyadar sbnernya gara2 kemalasan dan yg lain2 itu, banyak hal yang seharusnya udah bisa dicapai jadi blom kesampean cuma krn gw males dan terus menunda.. klo gw ga males buat latian sketch up n 3dmax gw pasti udah lebih jago ngegambar pk komputer skrg.. klo gw ga males untuk ngerjain idea2 yang udah gw kumpulin bwat bikin DIY project, pasti skrg udah ada banyak yang jadi, dan hal2 kecil itu juga bisa jadi benih buat mewujudkan mimpi2 gw.. yah kyny banyak si hal2 yang jadi tertunda krn point2 tsb..
sebenernya si niat hati maunya ga males, jadi excellent, tau apa yang mau gw capai dan apa yang harus gw lakukan dsb.. tapi ya gitu, gara2 bad habit itu, semua jadi tertunda.. n bener banget kata amsal 12 itu.. si orang males itu sebnernya udah tau buruannya, dia ngincer buruannya itu, tapi karena males dia jadi ga dapet apa yang dia mau.. beda sama orang rajin.. dengan jadi excellent, dia memperoleh harta yang berharga.. *tertamparr lagi :(
hmm.. jadii..mulai hari ini gw mau belajar say no sama yang namanya males..mgkn masi susah2 gampang..krn yg namanya bad habit, udah kebiasaan ktnya susah bwt diilangin.. tapiii... aku pasti bisaaa!! doakan saya yaa!! :D

excellence is expensive, cause there's a price that must be paid to be excellent.

~Submit to the Potter's Hands~

There's a story about the couple who went into an antique shop one day and found a beautiful teacup sitting on a shelf. They took it off the shelf so they could look at it more closely, and they said, 'We really want to buy this gorgeus cup.'
All of a sudden, the teacup began to talk, saying, 'I wasn't always like this. There was a time when I was just a cold, hard, colourless lump of clay. One day my master picked me up and said, "I could do something with this." Then He started to pat me, and roll me, and change my shape. I said, "What are you doing? That hurts. I don't know if I want to look like this! Stop!" But he said, "Not Yet".'
'Then he put me on a wheel and began to spin me around and around and around, until I screamed, "Let me off, I am getting dizzy!" "Not yet", he said. Then he shaped me into a cup and put me in a hot oven. I cried, "Let me out! It's hot in here, I am suffocating". But he just looked at me through that little glass window and smiled and said, "Not yet".
'When he took me out, I thought his work on me was over, but then he started to paint me. I couldn't believe what he did next. He put me back into the oven, and I said, "You have to believe me; I can't stand this! Please let me out!" But he said, "Not yet". Finally he took me out of the oven and set me on a shelf where I thought he had forgotten me. Then one day he took me off the shelf and held me before a mirror. I couldn't believe my eyes, I had become a beautiful teacup that everyone wants to buy.'
There may be things going on inside us that we do not understand. But when we finally arrive at the place where God wants to bring us, we will see how it has prepared us for what God wanted for us all along.
~from 'New Day, New You' by Joyce Meyer~

progress mode : on

ola.. sudah lama tidak menulis di sini :)
duh masi kepikiran ttg brita ming2 di s'pore itu.gile ya percaya ga percaya org yg prnah kita kenal bisa berbuat gtu.rasanya shock banget.kok orang bisa ya gara2 ngadepin masalah bisa jadi gelap mata,jadi berbuat nekat ky gitu.selama ini udah sering denger brita ky gini,org ngalamin depresi trus akhirnya bunuh diri gtu2,tapi pas kali ini kejadiannya sama org yang gw kenal jadi rasanya bener2 shock,ga abis pikir.huahh
anw gw rasa tiap orang pasti ngalamin masalah, mgkn masalah keluarga, kuliah, kerjaan, hubungan dll..tapi yang beda itu gimana cara masing2 orang ngadepin masalah itu.sbnernya gede kecilnya masalah itu menurut gw letaknya ada di pikiran kita.apakah kita mau dibuat pusing n depresi sama masalah2 itu, ato kita mau bener2 serahin aja smuanya sama Tuhan. seberat2nya hal itu,pasti masi ada jalan kluar,krn Tuhan kn ga mgkn mengijinkan sesuatu terjadi melebihi kemampuan kita buat ngatasinnya..
beberapa waktu yg lalu gw sempet ngalamin lg gimana rasanya klo hal2 yg trjadi itu di luar kendali gw, di luar yang gw harapkan.dibilang masalah kecil ya kecil, tapi crucial ya crucial jg. sempet rasanya sedih,kecewa,kuatir dsb gtu.rasanya bertanya2 mulu, knapa sih, knapa begini, knapa begitu, ada apa dengan gw, knapa Tuhan, knapa, bagaimana, siapa, dimana, apa, pokonya smua pertanyaan kluar deh.hoho yah mgkn bukan masalah yang gimana2 bgt, tapi anyway, gw blajar banyak. Some things I’ve learned:
* Tuhan pasti punya rencana yang indah.mau keadaannya ky gimana pun, Dia pasti ngerencanain yang terbaik buat anak-anakNya.jadi percaya aja sama Dia.
* Tuhan ijinin hal2 ini terjadi,mgkn supaya orang lain diberkati, atau Tuhan juga pengen liat reaksi kita klo dikasi ujian ky gini kitanya gimana, gitu.
*Choose to be happy. Blajar supaya tetep joyful and happy. Walopun keadaannya bikin kita stress ato bingung ato ga jelas ato ga seperti yang kita harapkan,kita masi tetep bisa bersukacita krn Tuhan yang pegang hidup kita. Bukan cuma joyful pada saat semua dalam hidup terjadi seperti yang kita harapkan, tapi jg joyful waktu keadaan tidak jadi seperti yang kita harapkan, kn Dia tetep menuntun langkah hidup kita.
* Tuhan tidak memberikan sesuatu melebihi kapasitas kita. Mungkin Tuhan blom jawab doa2 kita, krn kapasitas kita masi kurang besar untuk bisa nerima berkatnya. Kita mau something big, but actually kita blom siap ato kapasitasnya blom cukup utk itu. jadi, msti perbesar kapasitas dulu.
* Ketika Tuhan melalukan pembesaran kapasitas dalam hidup kita, emang rasany belum tentu enak, ky ruangan yang sedang direnov kn suka ditulis tuh ‘maaf atas ketidaknyamanan anda’. Nah gtu jg halnya dengan ini. kita ngalamin hal2 ini krn Tuhan lagi melakukan pembongkaran dalam hidup kita. Dia lagi mau memperbesar kapasitas kita. :)
Jadi klo diibaratkan ky komputer,klo lagi ngadepin masalah itu critanya kita lagi mo diupgrade, hard disknya, memorynya, ato apanya lah..nah mgkn pas lagi progress kdg ada system crash ato ada tiba2 virus nakal yang bikin kacau (ga ngerti komputer sok2an.hihi), tapi at the end stelah diupgrade kn komputernya jalannya makin bagus, makin cepet,dan punya capacity yang baru jg yang siap buat trima program2 baru yang butuh capacity gede.hehehe
ya gitu deh yang gw dpt akhir2 ini.abis baca buku soalnya,baca permainan cantik-nya jeffrey rachmat n your best life now-nya joel osteen.. rekor juga nih sebenernya.slama ini blom pernah bisa nyelesain baca buku2 ky gtu sampe abis.klo novel si bisa langsung abisin, tapi buku2 ky gini blom prnah berhasil.hehe but finally gw bisa.yay!!hehehe
lastly said,in every struggle of life, i want learn to keep my focus on my God and just put trust in Him,expecting the best out of everything,knowing that my life's secured in His hands. semangaaattt!!!! :) ♥

ola :)

huahh..akhirnya pindah jg..hohoho i've got some trouble with blogger before this..jadi daripada makin sebel mending gw skalian pindah alamat blog deh.hehehe
hmm sbnrnya sayang alamat blog yg kmaren udah bagus.. chantezjoyeusementlajoie.. keren kan..hehe tp kepanjangan jg si..jadi yaudah skalian ganti nama blog..hehe
mmmm..suka banget ni ma template blog yg ini..fresh,warna warni gimana gtu..hihihi love it :) dapet dari gisele jaquenod template bikinan dia bagus2 deh..apalagi template blognya dia sendiri.lucu banget.gambar2nya menarik.colorful banget..ada gambar2 little yellow birdie gtu..bagussss sekalii.hehehe pgn template yg itu tp sayangnya tak bisa.haha
hm hmm..kmaren akhirnya gw ngelamar2 buat magang juga..finally..haha maren jg smpet telpon bbrapa tmpat yg akhirnya menolak gw dengan halus sebelom gw ngelamar.hehehe tapi alesannya pada masuk akal sih.yasud takapah.gw udah optimis skrg,bakal dapet tempat terbaik buat kp..amiinnn hohoho thx God :) skrg masa2 penantian nih.mudah2an cepet dipanggil gw :)
blakangan ini gw terus belajar tentang visi..maklum jg kali ya,masi awal taon jadi banyak orang ngomonginnya soal visi..hehe so here's some things i learn from date n jpcc's service:
1. Beda org punya visi sama yang ga punya visi. Org yang punya visi ngeliat ke depan,dia tau apa yang mau dia raih misal beberapa tahun lagi.dia ga wasting waktu yang ada skrg buat hal2 yg ga penting.dia melakukan hal2 untuk mendukung supaya visinya itu bakal kejadian. Klo orang yg ga punya visi,sibuk buang2 waktu,sibuk liat ke belakang,sibuk mikir apa yg kurang dr dirinya ‘gw ga bisa,gw pemalu, gw ga pinter ngomong dll’ akhirnya itu yang malah beneran kejadian.
2. Klo kamu menabur pikiran n hati kamu dengan pikiran2 seperti itu,ga heran kamu gitu2 aja ga maju.tapi klo kamu menabur pikiranmu dengan hal2 yang baik,jangan heran klo hal2 yang baik yang Tuhan sediakan buat kamu bener2 terjadi.dengan ga mikir negative,kita jadi ga melimitasi Tuhan,kita ngijinin Dia bekerja dalam hidup kita.so, stop banyak mikir.klo perasaan ato pikiran2 negatif itu muncul lagi,langsung buang aja,ga guna soalnya. :)
3. Hati itu sperti tanah,pikiran sperti benih,tindakan kita pohon, dan akan menghasilkan buah.klo pikiranmu baik, buahnya juga baik.
4. 3 hal untuk mencapai visi. 1, examine yourself,apa kelebihanmu,apa yang ada di tanganmu,apa yang mau kamu capai misal 5 taon ke depan. Hmmm 5 years from now,I’ll be 27 years old.hmmm gw udah kerja jadi salah satu desainer muda yang talented, kreatif,dan jadi berkat,jadi inspirasi buat orang2 lain.punya line pernik interior sendiri (amiiinn :) )how to realize it? 2, tabur hal2 yang positif, pikiran positif,sering2 liat design2 org yang bikin inspirasi, get started.. 3, maintain pohon tersebut supaya terus subur dan berbuah baik
5. Org2 seperti yang bikin facebook,google,dll mreka mulai dari waktu mreka muda.jadi sbenernya waktu yang baik untuk kita sukses itu skrg.hari ini.tapi sayang kita udah melewati start yg seharusnya dilakukan beberapa tahun yang lalu.so the next step is, mulai start sekarang , supaya kita punya waktu yang baik untuk sukses.
6. Your words define your world.jadi kata2 kita jg bisa menciptakan masa depan.kata2 kita juga yg menentukan apa yg akan Tuhan lakukan,krn Dia ngerespon perkataan kita,walopun klo hal tersebut ga ada dlm agendaNya.
7. dewasa itu brarti memiliki panca indera yang terlatih untuk membedakan yg bener sama yg salah.jadi kita harus melatih indera kita (mata,mulut dll) untuk hal2 yg bener supaya tau mana yg bener mana yg salah. ♥