I was thinking the other day. About this weird metaphor that strangely makes sense. All humans are like the weirdo millionaires that go on Millionaire Matchmaker. Let me explain...
Everytime I watch that show, I am frustrated by the Millionaires. They have some sort of dating issue or personality problem that prevents them from finding their soul mate. Patty (the matchmaker) steps in and tells them their problem and how to fix it (it usually has to do with NOT picking girls that are half their age to date) and what do the millionaires do? THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE IT! I am like wow! you must not REALLY want to find your soul mate if you don't take the advice that is handed to you by the expert!! Then they go on a date with a girl half their age and of course, it fails. Because the definition of insanity is doing something over and over again but expecting different results. Of course it is going to fail with the woman you picked in Patty's millionaire club--because she's just like the girls you pick OUTSIDE of Patty's millionaire club! ....(that's what i am screaming at the tv.)
Anyway, it had me thinking and all of a sudden I was like wait a minute....I am EXACTLY like those Millionaires. Except instead of ignoring Patty's expert advice, I ignore God's expert advice. All humans do! time and time again, it is our number one flaw to ignore God and think we can do this life on our own. We think we know everything. We think we can fix/figure out every problem. And time and time again, we disappoint ourselves. We are left with the same mess we were the last time we tried to do things on our own. Confused, lonely, empty. Just as I yell at the TV every time the Millionaire's ignore Patty's advice, I yell at myself everytime I ignore God's wisdom and act as the sinful human I am. I am ignoring the expert on life, the CREATOR of this life, when He knows the exact perfect way to live it to it's greatest fulfillment!
And just as the Millionaire's that actually listen to Patty's advice always end up with their perfect match, everytime I feel I am living for God, I am truly fulfilled. I know I cannot change my sinful human nature, but I CAN spend more time with God and pray that his wisdom starts to overtake my sinful actions. I cannot sit and do nothing and just hope that I change. That would be like those Millionaires completely ignoring their dating life all together--they're certainly not going to find someone that way! A person has to be active in overshadowing their sinful nature by spending time with God and learning from him.
I need to do this more often.
Katie
Friday, September 9, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
When God gets you alone...
If there's one thing I've learned about God in college, it's that if He wants to get you alone, He will. This happened a lot freshman year when I was struggling with transitioning to school and I had barely any friends yet and many lonely/boring nights. I remember I would be so bored that I would take out my bible and have a quiet time. And always feel so good and refreshed afterward. Well that hasn't happened in a long time (ever since I made friends), but it happened tonight. Literally, every friend that is moved back/living in Columbia right now was either busy or out of town tonight. I haven't done anything all day but drown myself in tv and internet. The usual.
Well tonight it started with my shower. When I got out of the shower I turned off my tv and turned on some great new relaxing music i downloaded today. Then I started jotting notes on my computer. Then I grabbed my bible and whatdayaknow I learned something! I read about the book of Romans which led me to read a profile about Paul. I have always heard about Paul and wish I'd known more because I know he is a key player in the bible, but it didn't really occur to me to look him up in my study bible. I definitely forget how amazing my study bible is until I read it. It is SOOOO educational I love it! But it summarizes key themes and lessons and has short profiles and summmaries of people and each book. As well as timeslines and maps.
I forget how much I can learn on my own. I think that is something I am looking forward to in this house for next year. Being encouraged by my roommates to have quiet time more often and grow together. I always depend on going to bible studies or church, but I am realizing tonight, my study bible isn't a scary bible. It is just plain helpful! I'm seeing lots of spiritual growth in my future:)
-Katie
Well tonight it started with my shower. When I got out of the shower I turned off my tv and turned on some great new relaxing music i downloaded today. Then I started jotting notes on my computer. Then I grabbed my bible and whatdayaknow I learned something! I read about the book of Romans which led me to read a profile about Paul. I have always heard about Paul and wish I'd known more because I know he is a key player in the bible, but it didn't really occur to me to look him up in my study bible. I definitely forget how amazing my study bible is until I read it. It is SOOOO educational I love it! But it summarizes key themes and lessons and has short profiles and summmaries of people and each book. As well as timeslines and maps.
I forget how much I can learn on my own. I think that is something I am looking forward to in this house for next year. Being encouraged by my roommates to have quiet time more often and grow together. I always depend on going to bible studies or church, but I am realizing tonight, my study bible isn't a scary bible. It is just plain helpful! I'm seeing lots of spiritual growth in my future:)
-Katie
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Midnight In Paris lessons:)
Midnight in Paris is an amazing movie!! Everyone should see it. I saw it with my momma when she visited me in KC. It was soooo inspiring and i'm still thinking about it a week later so i had to write about it. I wrote this message actually to my friend Bre because we both loved it so much.
So here is what i learned/what i generally loved about it/how it inspired me:)
1. ive been thinking about real world after graduating and all the plans and places i could go! mostly for fun with little stress. but the biggest lesson from the movie was that you should go and do where you feel is right for you and like just "GO DO WHAT YOU WANT! WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!" sort of thing:)
2. i was overall super inspired by his independence to just decide to stay in Paris.
3. I was overall inspired by how devoted of a writer he is and just watching it made me want to write more and find things/places that inspire me to write more.
4. that whole speech by hemmingway about not thinking about death when you're with the person you love lol that whole thing was sooo intruiging to me! Like all of your fears should subside when you're with the person you love:)
5. You don't need people in your life that hold you back or criticize you just because they've been in your life forever and it's comfortable for them to stay in it like his fiancee was. Overall theme from that being like don't live the life that is expected of you or what pleases others.
6. Then there's the whole wishing he lived in a different generation. This lesson shouted at me like the "DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!" lesson:). It all of sudden became crystal clear that saying living in another generation is COMPLETE fantasy. Like yes, i say the 50's are innocent and love tons of things about it but either way, they had no internet or air conditioning or microwave or advanced medicine. And just seeing it played out how he met someone from the 20's and she didn't like the 20's and wanted to live even earlier was just SO FREAKING INTERESTING!!!! because i am totally like that whether it be wishing i'd live in the past or living too much in the future.
7. also i learned that living in the present IS interesting to someone. Like that is why it is so fun to read my journals from elementary school and middle school and high school etc, because it is so interesting to see how i thought "back in the day". While daily situations seem boring, it will be interesting to me in the future so i should journal more about daily happenings. It gave me an outside perspective that life is in fact interesting everyday...it just may take us a few years down the road to realize that.
Katie
So here is what i learned/what i generally loved about it/how it inspired me:)
1. ive been thinking about real world after graduating and all the plans and places i could go! mostly for fun with little stress. but the biggest lesson from the movie was that you should go and do where you feel is right for you and like just "GO DO WHAT YOU WANT! WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!" sort of thing:)
2. i was overall super inspired by his independence to just decide to stay in Paris.
3. I was overall inspired by how devoted of a writer he is and just watching it made me want to write more and find things/places that inspire me to write more.
4. that whole speech by hemmingway about not thinking about death when you're with the person you love lol that whole thing was sooo intruiging to me! Like all of your fears should subside when you're with the person you love:)
5. You don't need people in your life that hold you back or criticize you just because they've been in your life forever and it's comfortable for them to stay in it like his fiancee was. Overall theme from that being like don't live the life that is expected of you or what pleases others.
6. Then there's the whole wishing he lived in a different generation. This lesson shouted at me like the "DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY!" lesson:). It all of sudden became crystal clear that saying living in another generation is COMPLETE fantasy. Like yes, i say the 50's are innocent and love tons of things about it but either way, they had no internet or air conditioning or microwave or advanced medicine. And just seeing it played out how he met someone from the 20's and she didn't like the 20's and wanted to live even earlier was just SO FREAKING INTERESTING!!!! because i am totally like that whether it be wishing i'd live in the past or living too much in the future.
7. also i learned that living in the present IS interesting to someone. Like that is why it is so fun to read my journals from elementary school and middle school and high school etc, because it is so interesting to see how i thought "back in the day". While daily situations seem boring, it will be interesting to me in the future so i should journal more about daily happenings. It gave me an outside perspective that life is in fact interesting everyday...it just may take us a few years down the road to realize that.
Katie
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Live Each Day As If It's Your Last
"live each day as if it's your last" does not have to be some big act. it is not about going skydiving or traveling the world or telling your secret crush that you love them. I have learned this is talking about the little things. eating that last piece of cake, going for a swim and getting your hair wet even if it means an extra shower, choosing people before money or time or anything materialistic. There are so many people that would take a plane ride to go to someone's funeral, but make all the excuses in the world about why they don't have the time or money to visit the person while they're still alive. I'm not talking elderly people, I'm talking family members, long distance friends...you really never know when the last time you'll get to see them is and I know I'd rather have the people I love visit me for a vacation and none of them come to my funeral rather than vice versa.
The whole idea of this comes from an article my dad sent me a few years ago about this famous author who wrote a list of all the things she wished she had done during her life. She wrote it while she was on her deathbed. I only remember these 3 things, but reading the article was extremely powerful and obviously the lesson has stuck with me.
She wrote:
1. i wish i would have said yes to dessert
2. i wish i would have not cared about messing up my hair when i rode in a convertible
3. i wish i wouldn't have told my kids to go watch tv as much
Dad, if you have the article will you send it to me again? or I'm sure you remember this woman's name and I can google it.
Anywho, thought it was interesting how the line "live each day like it's your last" has become cliche and almost meaningless, but when you really evaluate the little things in life...it can mean so much more!!
Katie
The whole idea of this comes from an article my dad sent me a few years ago about this famous author who wrote a list of all the things she wished she had done during her life. She wrote it while she was on her deathbed. I only remember these 3 things, but reading the article was extremely powerful and obviously the lesson has stuck with me.
She wrote:
1. i wish i would have said yes to dessert
2. i wish i would have not cared about messing up my hair when i rode in a convertible
3. i wish i wouldn't have told my kids to go watch tv as much
Dad, if you have the article will you send it to me again? or I'm sure you remember this woman's name and I can google it.
Anywho, thought it was interesting how the line "live each day like it's your last" has become cliche and almost meaningless, but when you really evaluate the little things in life...it can mean so much more!!
Katie
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Untitled
As I lay in my bed, arms and legs outstretched, I smell the sweet scent of an innocent summer. The crickets chirping in the yard. The cool breeze coming through the open windows and sweeping across my over heated body. I wore a thin cotton tank top with matching thin cotton shorts. My curly hair had its way with my pillow as I laid there not knowing that this was childhood. This was everything I would ever wish for the rest of my years. This was the moment of perfect peace and security that I long to carry with me everyday. Sometimes I get a wind of that sweet summer scent. Pulling me back to my innocence. And it's every bit as perfect as it was then.
The Beauty of Being Human
In the comfort of your arms I go
To let my soul and feeling flow
Reach inside and bring to light
Everything I've been trying to fight
The fire that has built for years
By the everlasting fuel of my fears
Turns to ashes
As my body crashes
And is released by a river of tears
To let my soul and feeling flow
Reach inside and bring to light
Everything I've been trying to fight
The fire that has built for years
By the everlasting fuel of my fears
Turns to ashes
As my body crashes
And is released by a river of tears
Big City
Big city gloom
Looming over the concrete
In matching grays
Robotic, routine, the people come
Each window hasn't seen the sun
Trapped in fog, covered by clouds
People wade slowly through the crowds
Sluggish ways give fuel to suffocating days
Darkness falls with each brick laid.
Looming over the concrete
In matching grays
Robotic, routine, the people come
Each window hasn't seen the sun
Trapped in fog, covered by clouds
People wade slowly through the crowds
Sluggish ways give fuel to suffocating days
Darkness falls with each brick laid.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
randomness
**Twitter and Facebook are proof that more people need to own journals.
**I would LOVE to study song writing. I just thought of this because I am obsessed with song lyrics and being able to write LIKE them, well I want to learn how to write them. That would be so cool to take a song writing class....if i went to some hipster music school....dangit. But it's maybe a writing goal I will work toward. Like really listening to lyrics and trying to figure out the art of it. Also, there are 2 CDs i just uploaded that i got from a friend and they have the lyrics printed in the inside of the CD. I used to love reading those, but I just never buy CDs anymore!! When it's all written out, song writing is just poetry really.
I'll work on that!
**Bless others with your riches. If you think you are not rich, you need to realize what country you live in.
**I wrote this morning at work in my beaaaautiful new journal from Urban Outfitters. I am going to dedicate it as like my daily warm up journal. Maybe even at school this year, if i keep going on this morning person schedule, I can warm up my mind every morning and write every single morning. Wouldn't THAT be a feat.
goodnight! xoxo Katie
**I would LOVE to study song writing. I just thought of this because I am obsessed with song lyrics and being able to write LIKE them, well I want to learn how to write them. That would be so cool to take a song writing class....if i went to some hipster music school....dangit. But it's maybe a writing goal I will work toward. Like really listening to lyrics and trying to figure out the art of it. Also, there are 2 CDs i just uploaded that i got from a friend and they have the lyrics printed in the inside of the CD. I used to love reading those, but I just never buy CDs anymore!! When it's all written out, song writing is just poetry really.
I'll work on that!
**Bless others with your riches. If you think you are not rich, you need to realize what country you live in.
**I wrote this morning at work in my beaaaautiful new journal from Urban Outfitters. I am going to dedicate it as like my daily warm up journal. Maybe even at school this year, if i keep going on this morning person schedule, I can warm up my mind every morning and write every single morning. Wouldn't THAT be a feat.
goodnight! xoxo Katie
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Warmin up the writer's mind
So I was reading this blog that one of the copywriters showed me the other day. It was basically a couple of rules and tips to copywriters. About how you should write 100 headlines for every 1 that you need to use. Really interesting. They said one of the rules of copywriting is that "Work ethic triumphs talent." I was so pumped to read that because while it's super hard work to keep going and going and going (writing up to 100 headlines) which i've never done before by the way, I was excited that like anyone can do that, and that if you're able to do that, you'll eventually land on something good! Just gotta have the motivation.
So anyway, someone had commented on this blog that I was reading that they "warm up" everyday when they get to their office. They said they write about the morning, or their kids, or traffic or coffee....a page long to warm up their writing mind for the day. I thought I would try this today and have been meaning to write lately because I haven't written for pleasure in awhile. Actually, now that I think about it, yesterday I wrote a letter to my friend who is doing summer staff. That was like 3.5 pages long and I always write letters as I would speak so that was a great warm up.
Here's my warm up for today:
Didn't think I could do it
Didn't think I could pull through it
But I knew I had to prove it
That's all I knew
Threw me in, chewed me up
All the while holding onto your great love
Doubting, drowning, defeated
You provided as no other could
I held my breath, closed my eyes
and fell backward into your arms.
Like a child running from her parent
Their arm outstretched reaching to rescue
My heart was softened
I was gazing into a mirror of my beauty
You did all that to show me
I am worthy.
xoxo Katie
So anyway, someone had commented on this blog that I was reading that they "warm up" everyday when they get to their office. They said they write about the morning, or their kids, or traffic or coffee....a page long to warm up their writing mind for the day. I thought I would try this today and have been meaning to write lately because I haven't written for pleasure in awhile. Actually, now that I think about it, yesterday I wrote a letter to my friend who is doing summer staff. That was like 3.5 pages long and I always write letters as I would speak so that was a great warm up.
Here's my warm up for today:
Didn't think I could do it
Didn't think I could pull through it
But I knew I had to prove it
That's all I knew
Threw me in, chewed me up
All the while holding onto your great love
Doubting, drowning, defeated
You provided as no other could
I held my breath, closed my eyes
and fell backward into your arms.
Like a child running from her parent
Their arm outstretched reaching to rescue
My heart was softened
I was gazing into a mirror of my beauty
You did all that to show me
I am worthy.
xoxo Katie
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Internship!
Funny how I posted that ad work I had done in school this semester so no particular reason and now i haven't written in forever and i feel like my LIFE is advertising now. In a great way. I'm learning that I love writing for ads because not only is it fun topics, but it IS a topic! half the time i don't write on here or have no motivation to write is because 1. i don't have anything to write about or 2. maybe it's some heavy stuff that i don't feel like getting into as i write about it.
I've learned that copywriting is a roller coaster. sometimes you'll feel like crap about yourself (when you can't think of any good ideas) and other times you'll feel like superman, on top of the world when you think of the perfect line and you know it just fits.
Besides being worried about if i could write for a career (if it would still be enjoyable which i explained above), I was also worried about how rewarding the industry would be. Like advertising is kind of a selfish career where you're really only heping businesses. You're not really helping anyone like doctors or teachers do. Well, it's STILL rewarding i'm finding out. It is rewarding in the way that an artist or a novel writer gets recognition for their work. It's such a rewarding feeling knowing that people like your idea from YOUR brain and it's going to be out in the world for other people to like too! (most ppl don't like ads, i get that. but there are ads that everyone can admit to thinking to themselves "wow that's really clever' or just wow thats a good ad.
I'm learning what is good and what is bad writing. I know if it is good, if it clicks. i'm learning that "superman" feeling i get when it does click so it's kind of like i just gotta keep writing until i get that feeling. if the feeling never comes, then i go to my mentors.
Our (me and Caitlin, the art director intern) have two kick ass mentors named Tyler and Brent. Tyler is art, Brent is writer. They make work so much fun and so laid back while also teaching me more than my brain can handle at times. So far Caitlin and I have gotten to work on McDonald's print ads and Commerce commercials. I also did a side project for McDonald's for Brent and today we got assigned 5 more print ads for mcdonalds to work on by july 25th. The main thing Caitlin and I are waiting to work on is our new business pitch which is our intern project.
As far a living in Kansas City goes...it's been pretty good so far and it's still up in the air if I would live here after graduation. I feel like I need more friends in town to really experience the whole city. I have had really fun and relaxing weekends since i've been here because some friends visited me from Mizzou and then I have Abby in town to hang out with too! Also my friend Andie has taken me to her church the past 2 weeks so that has helped me a lot. I just made awesome plans to go visit my friend Kaitlyn with my mizzou friend Kelsie over 4th of july in Oklahoma where she lives and spend the 4th at her cabin. FUN! i'm so looking forward to that. Then my sister and Mom will visit. and i'm thinking about hanging out with the interns this weekend maybe downtown bar life KC? haven't experienced it yet, who knows.
xoxo Katie
I'm growing up a lot too here and have even turned into a morning person. I'll explain all that later.
I've learned that copywriting is a roller coaster. sometimes you'll feel like crap about yourself (when you can't think of any good ideas) and other times you'll feel like superman, on top of the world when you think of the perfect line and you know it just fits.
Besides being worried about if i could write for a career (if it would still be enjoyable which i explained above), I was also worried about how rewarding the industry would be. Like advertising is kind of a selfish career where you're really only heping businesses. You're not really helping anyone like doctors or teachers do. Well, it's STILL rewarding i'm finding out. It is rewarding in the way that an artist or a novel writer gets recognition for their work. It's such a rewarding feeling knowing that people like your idea from YOUR brain and it's going to be out in the world for other people to like too! (most ppl don't like ads, i get that. but there are ads that everyone can admit to thinking to themselves "wow that's really clever' or just wow thats a good ad.
I'm learning what is good and what is bad writing. I know if it is good, if it clicks. i'm learning that "superman" feeling i get when it does click so it's kind of like i just gotta keep writing until i get that feeling. if the feeling never comes, then i go to my mentors.
Our (me and Caitlin, the art director intern) have two kick ass mentors named Tyler and Brent. Tyler is art, Brent is writer. They make work so much fun and so laid back while also teaching me more than my brain can handle at times. So far Caitlin and I have gotten to work on McDonald's print ads and Commerce commercials. I also did a side project for McDonald's for Brent and today we got assigned 5 more print ads for mcdonalds to work on by july 25th. The main thing Caitlin and I are waiting to work on is our new business pitch which is our intern project.
As far a living in Kansas City goes...it's been pretty good so far and it's still up in the air if I would live here after graduation. I feel like I need more friends in town to really experience the whole city. I have had really fun and relaxing weekends since i've been here because some friends visited me from Mizzou and then I have Abby in town to hang out with too! Also my friend Andie has taken me to her church the past 2 weeks so that has helped me a lot. I just made awesome plans to go visit my friend Kaitlyn with my mizzou friend Kelsie over 4th of july in Oklahoma where she lives and spend the 4th at her cabin. FUN! i'm so looking forward to that. Then my sister and Mom will visit. and i'm thinking about hanging out with the interns this weekend maybe downtown bar life KC? haven't experienced it yet, who knows.
xoxo Katie
I'm growing up a lot too here and have even turned into a morning person. I'll explain all that later.
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