Coffee…

 

I am on a blog roll today!

Let me tell you a little of my coffee fixation. I absolutely love it! It’s awakening, refreshing, delicious, strong, tasty… I could go on and on forever on this subject. I have had to admit though… I am an addict. It’s not too bad of an addiction! Many people are like this!

Let me show you something I have found which is very interesting.

A single cup of coffee a day can produce “caffeine addiction,” according to a study from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, which has declared caffeine the most “behaviorally active drug” on the planet.

Caffeine withdrawal is a genuine “mental disorder,” according to the study, which was funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

“Caffeine is the world’s most commonly used stimulant, and it’s cheap and readily available so people can maintain their use of caffeine quite easily,” said Roland Griffiths, professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Hopkins, and the study director.

Based on his findings, Dr. Griffiths anticipates that caffeine withdrawal could be included in the next edition of the national Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, compiled by the American Psychiatric Association and considered the veritable bible of such things among medical professionals.

That would make “addicts” out of an awful lot of people. According to industry statistics, about 80 percent of American adults regularly consume caffeine, averaging 280 milligrams a day — two mugs of joe, or three to five soft drinks.

Meanwhile, I have already enjoyed three cups of coffee today, and it’s just noon!

The Power of Prayer (& Sacrifice)

Where do I begin!So on my last blog I mentioned that I nailed the job! So let me tell you a little of what happened before. So I did have a job before this one. I just didn’t enjoy it as much. I didn’t get enough hours in, I didn’t enjoy most of it. So I decided to not only pray but fast. I said “God, I really need a new job! You know my heart and Lord, I am going to fast my coffee for 15 days!”. Now fasting my coffee for fifteen days is like a person not eating for fifteen days for me. This was major! So I started it! My first day was alright, just minor cravings and a lot of prayer. Tuesday though, I got some light. An elder from my church called me saying that she heard of a job opening and that I should apply. So I called the place and asked what I should do. They told me I should just send my resume over. So I did, that same Tuesday. So on Thursday I called the place to ask if they had received it and they said they hadn’t. So I faxed it again, this time calling right after to confirm. I said to God, “This is no coincidence that I get a phone call the week I am fasting huh?”. Well once I called they told me they had received it but that my resume didn’t have the locations of my previous work places and the phone numbers. So I gave them the information through the phone. They said that they would call me back. They called back but I was in class and my phone didn’t show I had a voicemail. So around six in the afternoon I decided to check my voicemail. It was from that job and they said that they wanted to see me. I called them back on Friday morning as soon as I woke up. I told them who I was and the manager immediately sounded exited and said if I was able to be there for an interview. Of course I was! Well, I had the interview and both managers told me if I could wait for them outside while they decided on something. While I waited I was praying to God that if this wasn’t the place where He wanted me at, then I would understand. The managers came outside and said… “We have made our decision and we want to ask you if you will join us and be part of our company. We see that you are what we are looking for and we don’t want to let you go just like this.”.  And this is how I got my job! Wahooooo!

Appreciation

When something good happens in our lives we say “Oh thank God!”. But do we really mean it? Do we really live our lives in appreciation to God like we say we do? We cease to realize what comes out of our mouths. It’s only talk when action is not included. If we don’t put into action the words we speak, then they aren’t really valid. At least not in this case. Living a life in appreciation to our creator will be a life surrendered to Him. A life understanding what lengths He has gone through to get us what is right for us. That is true love. And us understanding and living devoutly unto Him is TRUE APPRECIATION.

I was inspired to write my thoughts the day of my job interview (that I happened to have nailed!), on the 21st of this month. I was ready for the interview and had enough time to go to starbucks, grab a hot cocoa and write it down on my phone (unfortunately I wasn’t near a computer).

Moved

So I just moved to a new blog! The previous one was valencianb.wordpress.com and all I’m going to do is copy & paste my blogs onto this one..