Prayer for Patience

Just a little prayer I've found after browsing through tumblr (no, I wasn't logged in and no, I did not spend more than 10 minutes on tumblr). The author is unknown, but whoever wrote this surely knows life:

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can’t make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.

Friday's Featured Film: The Longest Way

Taking a few steps away from the love fest that is my previous featured film posts, and a few steps toward something I hope to do one day, at a smaller scale of course.

Here we have Christoph Rehage who had a goal of walking, yes walking, from China to Germany. He didn't complete his goal, but he did end up walking one-third of the way. It took him one year, from November 8th, 2007 to November 13th, 2008 and he grew a pretty epic beard and jewfro along the way. Watch it for yourself:

Breakfast Parfail

No, there is no spelling error in the title. Just a name I've given to my first try at making a parfait. It doesn't look too bad, right? It was delicious, I just didn't layer it correctly (or so it seems). From the bottom: bananas, yogurt, bananas, strawberries, granola, strawberries. Not much variety, but it's all we had.

Summer is a great time for a parfait, so next time you're thinking about what to eat for breakfast, try a parfait! :D

Flickr 365: Parker Fitzgerald (Part 1)

I feel like I've heard his name elsewhere, like this guy is famous. He's not, but he should be, and his name just happened to remind me of the author F. Scott Fitzgerald. I wonder if they're related, because they're both quite talented, with Mr. Parker Fitzgerald specializing in photography rather than writing.

I found out about this talented photographer from tumblr (where I recently announced a hiatus; it took up too much time). You'll see a lot of these on that blogging platform, typography displayed on photos. In this case, it comes in the form of a 365. If you don't already know, a 365 is a photography challenge where people attempt to take a photo a day, for 365 days (a year). There are many takes on this challenge, most of them with just photos in general, whereas others may go for the 365 self-portrait challenge. I love what this dude is doing, and I've decided to share with you a few of my favorites from his 365 Polaroid Quotes challenge: