There are spiritual laws and physical/natural laws that are unchanging. Just as you reap what you sow, you also cannot jump off a rooftop flapping your arms like wings and expect to fly. You will fall. Hello, gravity.

Quantum physics includes a Law of Observation. That law, simply translated, says this: Let's take an atom, for example. Take 1 electron from that atom and place it in San Diego. Take another electron from that atom and put it in London. If you change the spinning direction of the electron in San Diego, it will instantaneously change the spinning direction of the one in London.
However, when 1 person looks at the electron in San Diego, they will see it spinning, let's say, clockwise. When another person looks at the electron in London, they will see it spinning in a different direction. Then another person comes along and argues, "no it's going from top to bottom." And another argues it's diagonal from top left to bottom right. Whatever- you get the point- they all see them spinning in different directions. The bottom line is this: How you expect it to spin is the way it instantaneously starts to spin when you look at it. If you change the way you observe it, it will change. What you look at will conform to the way you look at it.

Well this is also true in relation to people. How I perceive you, you will become. If I perceive you to be a loving, patient person instead of an irritating A-hole, assuming I perceive you to be that loving person long enough, you will eventually become what I had perceived you to be.

Proverbs says, "As a man thinks in his heart, so is he." How we perceive ourselves is how we will become. How we observe others, they will become, if we observe them as that long enough.

This re-emphasizes to me that we need to keep our eyes on the future. Don't dwell in the past. When it comes to people and their destinies, if people think that they have a future, don't their problems tend to get solved more easily? Does this make us responsible before God for how we see other people? Because simply by looking at them we can change them. We need to look for the good in people. We need more people looking at others and giving them a hope for the future. We should see with an end in view that is greater than present day issues. How God sees us is in light of what we are going to become. Shouldn't we look at others the same?

Just a thought. And that doesn't EVEN include my schpeel on the Power of the Spoken Word. I'll save that for another day.

In other news, I am feeling better in comparison. I started myself on an iron supplement yesterday, so we'll see how that helps. I have a very busy May ahead of me. I am planning a birthday party for Ethan. I also have beaucoup soccer games and practices. I am performing at a party for Honda Manufacturing of Alabama. Aw man, I forgot all about Do Dah Day, too. And I'll be hooping in Southside Parks instead of Pell City. WOW. I am freaking stoked!

I'm still bummed that I was unable to go to Hoop Convergence because of all the health issues, but I won't dwell in it. I see many hoop retreats in my future. ;) And I see a healthy me! Thanks for all your concerns & words of encouragement.

I am getting better at hoop-making. Rebecca, I think it was you that told me after about 50 hoops I'd get the hang of it. I see what you mean. WHEW! I am making 4 color hoops now and it gets easier each time.

The kids are great. Benjamin is super-sexy and sweet. I am so blessed to have that man. Cloth diapers are awesome. Life is good.

You guys rock.

oh, and the hoop pictured above comes complete with superpowers.

Peace,
d.