… vion …

hhohooh … if you like to blame someone for the coming info, please direct it to eve. thanks to her, i just decided to migrate to wordpress. doh. that makes it three blogs now. friendster, blogger, and wordpress.

anyhow, the new blog is almost up and running. i just imported all the entries from my blog at vions.blogspot.com. so, i’ve had about 60++ entries on wp right now.

if you’re wondering what’s the name of my blog, it’s vions.wordpress.com. should be easy to remember, rite?

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A woman who lost her husband of 40 years to a sudden heart attack said that the resulting grief had caused her to value love more. When she heard couples arguing, she sometimes spoke to them, saying, “You don’t have time for this.” She noted that the wasted moments in all our lives become more precious when they cannot be repeated. Grief changes our perspective on life. It is trite but true that how we deal with sorrow will make us either bitter or better. In a remarkable statement, the psalmist actually thanked God for a difficult experience: “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. . . . It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes” (Ps. 119:67,71). We don’t know the nature of the psalmist’s affliction, but the positive outcome was a longing to obey the Lord and a hunger for His Word. Rarely can we use this truth to comfort those who hurt. Instead, it is the Lord’s word to us from His compassionate heart and the touch from His healing hand. When we grieve, it feels more like dying than growing. But as God wraps His loving arms around us, we have the assurance of His faithful care. —David C. McCasland

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I
will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My
righteous right hand" (Isa. 41:10)

Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me.  — Psalm 23:4

malam ini aku belajar, bahwa segala sesuatu yang telah terjadi di masa silam adalah pelajaran yang sangat berharga. dengan mengalami semuanya itu, aku belajar untuk menguatkan diriku sendiri. sekarang baru kutersadar, bagaimana mungkin seseorang dapat menguatkan yang lain, bila dirinya sendiri tak mampu berdikari?

karenanya, malam ini kutersungkur di kakiMu. semuanya hanyalah karena kasihMu. mati untuk menebus dosaku. mengubah hidupku. memberikanku nafas kehidupan yang baru. memberikanku harapan untuk hari esok. menyelamatkanku dari kematian yang kekal. semuanya karena pengorbanan Tuhan Yesus di atas kayu salib.

siapakah diri yang kecil ini? tiada bernilai tiada berharga tanpa pengorbananNya. hanyalah sekumpulan debu yang akan kembali menjadi debu.

di dalam diriNyalah ada pengharapan. ada kekuatan untuk melalui hidup. di dalamNyalah ada damai sejahtera, penghiburan yang luar biasa. sehingga sekalipun aku lemah, aku dapat berseru Tuhanlah yang menghiburku, aku kuat karenanya.

Dialah yang menuntun jalan hidupku. angkatku dari jurang dosa. ubahkan kehidupanku. berikanku kesempatan ‘tuk dapat menjadi saksi bagiNya. sehingga di mana bumi dipijak, di situ Injil kuberitakan.

karna matinya di kayu salib, kudapat berseru Abba Bapa. Bapaku yang setia. Bapaku yang baik. Bapa yang tak pernah sekejap matapun meninggalkanku. sehingga ku tahu, sekalipun langit gelap dan bumi bergoncang, aku aman beserta denganNya.

akhirnya, karna Dia hidup, kutahu ku tak sendiri. Dia yang beserta denganku. yang kutahu juga bersama dengan semua yang mau menerimaNya dalam kehidupan ini. termasuk anda yang membaca tulisan ini.

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the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. enjoy life, this is not a rehearsal.

think highly of yourself because the world takes you at your own estimate.

don’t fear pressure, for pressure is what turns rough stones into diamonds.

live each day in the present and make it beautiful.

believe that your life is worth living and your beliefs will help create the fact.

wherever you go, take your whole heart along. if you love life, life will love you back.

heal the past, live the present, dream the future.

don’t count the days, make the days count.

the key to happiness is having dreams. the key to success is making dreams come true.

the world is like a mirror. if you face it smiling, it smiles right back.

happiness is not having you want. it’s wanting what you have.

learn to listen. opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.

life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.

good times become good memories. bad times, become good lessons.

it’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast.

success is to get what you want. luck is to keep what you get.

i look to the future because that’s where i’m going to spend the rest of my life.

people are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.

source: a PPT file.

goozzzhhhhh …..

you rumble my mind. you stun my heart. you drag me away from my routines. your name wander in my mind. i begin liking you more.

yet, i’m actually confused. who are you? what do you feel in your heart? who am I to you? you are so much different from me. you’re different from the ones before. so, what should i do now? i have no clue whatsoever.

this situation once again happens in my life. facing another circumstance. i don’t want to cross the line.

but, my soul screams so loud. shouting "so, come with me then. forget them. and let’s start a new journey." no. i just won’t say those words. i’m about to leave. thus … why should start something that ends really soon?

i wanna be with you.

it was a beautiful day. the sun was shinning brightly. warming the earth early in the morning.

there was i. stunned. that girl was standing before me. a bit dark she was. short was her hair. dark was the color of her eyes. she wore a black jeans. a scarf was hanging on her shoulders. she combined it with a dark brown tank-top.

she was a teenager on her blossom day. happiness written all over her face. her smile was astonishing. couldn’t do much when meeting her. even more, her voice was beautiful. a bit jazzy it was. and so nice to hear.

we might have known each other less than four hours. but it felt like forever already. i barely knew her. but, that day, there she was. standing before me. looking into my eyes and saying goodbye.

hey hey hey … please don’t forget to also open my other blog, vions.blogspot.com. you can find some more information about a student organization in which i’m involved on it.

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We live not merely for ourselves but for the honor of the One who made us to worship and enjoy Him forever. Significance is not found in the number of our days, but in what our eternal God says about how we have used them.

13 Now all has been heard;
       here is the conclusion of the matter:
       Fear God and keep his commandments,
       for this is the whole duty of man.

14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,
       including every hidden thing,
       whether it is good or evil.