Half full or Half empty?

Are you a half full or half empty kind of person? Or maybe are you someone who can swing either way depending on the situation. If it is happening to someone else is it half full? But half empty if it is happening to you? I like to think of myself as a half full type of person but I know I have my days. My moments where it is definitely not half full. It might not even be half empty, it might be 3/4 empty. Recently I got into a situation where no matter what I said to someone their glass was half empty. Just when I thought I had said something they could not argue and twist to be a downer they would. There was always a way to make that glass half empty. Pretty soon I found myself joining in. Almost one upping the person on this whole half empty thing. Then it hit me. Why??? Why do I need to compete to be the one whose glass is the most empty? Life is not always what you expect but that does not make it all bad. What if Jesus was like that. Wondering around being pissed off about having to be crucified??? Not to say he was unhappy about how he had to die, that I will leave to you to decide. But really what if? How would things have turned out. Would he then died for our sins? Or would he have walked away from it all. "Sorry God but this stinks so I am not going to be crucified today". No Jesus did die on that cross. He died for our sins so our glass could be half full. Or better yet more than half full. He died for our sins! Yours, mine, everyone's personally. Just for you and me. What better gift can you get than that??? So while my the person I was talking to might not be there yet, I am choosing today to have a glass half full because Jesus died so that I can.

It has been a long time...

As my wonderful friend pointed out the other day it has been a long time since I have blogged. So for you Sarah I am blogging. I would like to think that this is going to be the blog to end all blogs. That nothing else will compare but since I just read the most touching, well written, blog from someone else that is not going to be the case. Not that I am comparing ; )

So what has been going on in my neck of the woods? A lot! From fundraisers to conferences to normal work stuff I have been kept going and going. I will say though one of my most favorite things I have done recently though is when I went to a friends and helped organize her kitchen. Yep I helped someone organize and it was a blast! Not so specifically that we were organizing but the company I was with and the conversations we had. It felt good to reconnect with her. Sometimes I can get so caught up in my busy life that I forget to stop and just reconnect. There was tons of laughter, a few moments of seriousness, and a whole lot more laughter. Especially when you start telling tupperware to behave! Life is almost always going to feel crazy. Things to do, people to see and never enough time to do it all in. But as long as you take the time to reconnect with those you love, those who make you laugh, and those you truly care about life will be OK.
P.S. If your tupperware ever gives you trouble I have a friend that is good at telling them to behave!