Romans 12:9-21

⁹Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. ¹⁰Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. ¹¹Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ¹²Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ¹³Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. ¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. ¹⁶Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.

¹⁷Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. ¹⁸If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. ¹⁹Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"says the Lord. ²⁰On the contrary:
          "If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
                    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
          In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."

²¹Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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summerlovinnn

Finally! I took my optometry admissions test this morning. SO pwned it. :] I'm overwhelmed by how much love and support I have in my life. I received just about a million text messages wishing me the best starting last night until just before my exam. And before I left this morning, my parents sat me down and my dad prayed over me. Ehehe. I got my score immediately after -- not bad. Just a little bummed there were a bunch of biology questions on things we never covered in the Kaplan prep course I took. Oh wells. It's just crazy... having studied all freaking summer and then finally being done with it. I don't really know what to do with myself. I felt more relieved to be done than I ever have after studying for finals at UCLA. AHHH. Playtime :D I can finally enjoy my summer. Haha, even though Fall semester already started at city college, I guess I'm still on the quarter system. Summer doesn't end until the end of September! My summer has been wonderful, regardless of all the studying. I am loved. Very, very loved.

Also, you should watch Ponyo. And make plans to hang out with me. I have a hitlist, btw. I'M COMING FOR YOU.

Pascal Death Song

Lyrics by Eric An, as presented during senior seminar at summer con ohnine:
suspended, spinning -- a grain of wheat falling to the ground.
i am but a single grain. i don't want to die yet.
but you said to gain my life, i must lose it.
so take this grain of mine and let it yield a great harvest.

looking back, i just see regrets of not living wholly for you.
i must move on, but i feel like this journey will be a restless one.
help me to know that you who have given me life can still take me deeper.
help me to let go of the god of last season to embrace the one who walks with me now.

i don't want to move. i don't want to fall. i don't want to let go.
release these clutched fingers of mine and pull me into this new life.

.....

peace, be still. and the waves ceased.
peace, be still. and there was a great calm.
peace, be still, and the waves cease.
peace, be still. and there was a great calm.

i am with you and my spirit remains.
do not fear. do not fear.
i will grant peace in the place you will stay.
do not fear. do not fear.

do not fear.

homegirl

No one understands me like my bbgrl Sel. On the reals, yo.



"What defines a best friend? What are the requirements to be a good best friend? How many hours a week does it entail? Stupid questions that have no answers. A best friend is not defined by how many times they talk on the phone, or how many hours they hang out together. It is not defined by how many sleepovers they gossip at, or how many inside jokes they have. There are no requirements or laws that state that a good best friend must hang out with them every weekend, or tell each other every little detail. A best friend is a matter of opinion. It is the person who has been there for you through everything, not just through the fun things, or the little things. It is the person that you call when you are at your absolute worst, it is the person who saves you when you didn’t even notice that you needed saving, mostly it is the person who accepts you for who you are, and the person that you are becoming."
--[I completely forgot where I stole this from.]