LOST IN THE SEA OF GOLD

4.3.17, 5:48 a.m., SLC Airport

Many opportunities promise wealth. Many paths have been shown. Many testimonies are born to the success of man. My eyes have wandered into the sea of gold. But only one is the promise — the path and the true testimony of man giving in to the spirit of truth and revelation.

DANGER BY THE DOOR

8.4.10, 11:32 a.m.

As I was walking outside of Taxi's door, Taxi is a friend of mine. I noticed a black widow with eggs in a nest. An unchecked lifestyle and sin will be like this. It will multiply itself, and one of these days someone will be bitten — maybe not only physically or mentally, but the most destructive of them all is being bitten spiritually. The good news is that if you are bitten, it will cause you to seek for help and remedy, therefore leading to a cure.

Do your best to eliminate evil, or it will eliminate you.

LIFTED UP BY FIRE

Don't we need trials and fire to lift us up? To grow and reach new levels of understanding? A higher view? A different prospective?

How is it when the one who suffered the most, tends to help the most? Did not Jesus Christ suffered for all?

DAY IN AND DAY OUT

As I was watching a bunch of dirt diggers doing their job, I noticed that the pile of dirt was as large as a mountain. As the dirt diggers dug up dirt and placed it in a dump truck, I had the idea to write this. The process kept on going. Day in and day out, the same old routine. To the naked eye, it didn't seem much progress. After a few months, all the things that the dirt digger went to do got accomplished.

It could be a goal, a task, or a project. Keep digging at your dreams, for one day, your dreams will become a reality.

BUBBLING THOUGHT

2.26.15, 9:45 a.m.

Bubbles are like minds. When they are joined together, they will expand.

Inspired by my nieces Lexi and Thalia while playing with bubbles.

MISSING BUTTON

6.30.10, 8:40 a.m.

So I was at my lab today at WyoTech in Fremont. I noticed that my uniform had a missing button, causing it to be off just slightly. I thought of the buttons of my life that were missing, or in other words, I tried to figure out those missing pieces. I woke up one morning and had a feeling something or someone was missing out of my life. I thank my Heavenly Father that He gave me this to ponder, and ponder I did. Button up.

WINDING ROAD OF LIFE

July 17, 2010

In life, there will be winding roads full of mist and fog. The difference between now and later is that we have the chance for the fog and mist of our lives to be cleared up, for soon, the time will come for the fog to pass over us and stay with us, there will be no more light but darkness continually.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT

3.24.15, 9:13 a.m.

Lexi and Thalia were watching a video of a song called "Happy" by Pharrell Williams and Alex Boye online. They started to sing, and all of a sudden, it paused and froze. Instead of being happy, they were unhappy. Now one of the girls kept on pressing the Play button over and over, causing it to stall even more. The other girl said, "You'll just have to wait." The more she pressed play, the more impatient and upset the other one got.

We can't force the playtime on life, but we should wait patiently for it to buffer so we can enjoy the video happily.

STATIC UNDER THE BRIDGE

3.8.17, 10:37 a.m.

I was listening to K-LOVE Radio in my car. As I went underneath the bridge, the music became static. Knowing that the red light would last a few minutes, I wanted to change to a station that I know would get a better reception. I was hesitant, knowing it might be a station that played worldly music. I knew I must stick to my goal in listening to positive music, and I knew that the static and interference would only last a minute or two.

When giving the chance to face the music, we have to be true to the tune of life. Don't change your tune, but be true to it.

MOSQUITOES ON THE STILL

6.28.10

We were in the Capitola state park in California, and when I was walking on the trails with Tim and James, I noticed that we had to move around. We couldn't stay still for too long or else the mosquitoes would bite us and take away our blood from us. The Bible says that we should not be idle. If we are, then poverty shall come upon us.

About a second ago, I just heard one buzzing right next to my ear. And guess what? I saw just now a good-size mosquito following me. So I always have to be on the move, and my body and my mind have to be in constant motion. It is a friendly reminder that if I'm still for too long, my body will show the bites. I just got bitten two times already. OK, just get on the move to the next parable. I'm so excited! When you get bitten, not only is the blood taken out but infection or disease will enter. Sin, please buzz off! What will happen to you if you slumber for a season or two? Have you ever seen a pack of mosquitoes looking for blood? Maybe it's yours; maybe it's not. Be very careful of the wilderness — not only in the mountains but mostly in the cities.

Oh my, I just saw one walking beside me, stalking me. I really like this quote: "Even though you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just stand and do nothing."

PS: Have I told you the story about the mosquitoes' best friend, Mr. Tick? LOL.

FOUR-CORNER BEDSHEET

4.13.17, 12:01 p.m.

I was fixing my bed because the covers came out and looked wrinkled. The first three sides were easy to fix. The one at the very corner was the hardest. I pondered about the things that I find easy to straighten up and the hardest things that I'm still working on. I'm just glad I had made my bed today.

TAKING THE EXTRA STEPS

7.20.10

So I was at my friend's house. There were never any parking spaces next to his house. So I found parking a couple of blocks away. As I was parking there, I thought to myself that it would be a good time to have a Bible study with my kids and their friends. But as I got to his house, I realized that I forgot to get the book in my car. So I stayed inside the house and watched movies. As I was pondering about getting the book or not, the Holy Ghost told me to go back and get the book, so I did. Though I had considered that it would take me at least twenty to twenty-five minutes of walking, I was willing to sacrifice a little to get a lot.

There has been studies that show about two groups of people — one parking as close as they can at the mall parking and the others as far as they can away from the mall. What they found out was that the group that parked far had lost weight and their health improved, while the other group that parked closest to the mall did little to improve their health. How about you? What extra steps are you taking to be more physically and also spiritually healthier?

PLENTY OF ROOM UPSTAIRS

7.30.10, 1:00 p.m.

So there I was, on the fourth floor at the Milpitas Library. I wanted to park there because of its view. I'm usually the only one up there, and it was a spacious parking lot. After I was done with the library, I...