Yes, it’s the only officially NASCAR-licensed sunscreen. So the next time somebody at the race asks you, “Got your race face on?,” you can say in all honesty, “Yessirree, Billy Bob, I do.”
* All three come with a built-in bottle opener (I kid you not).
Disclosure: My father, who looks like Mark Martin, bought this for me because he knows I like Jeff Gordon. I did not receive this as a gift to review from the company and I have not road tested it yet. Mileage may vary.
I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:1
Malachi 1:14, 2:13-16 and an excerpt from The City of God by St. Augustine were the readings in the Liturgy of the Hours one day last week. Both talked about sacrifice. In the reading from Malachi, the writers discusses not giving as good a sacrifice as we could give. In the reading from St. Augustine, the bishop from Hippo discusses that we are to be a living sacrifice as Paul described in Romans. So for me, it follows: “Are we giving the best of ourselves — for Christians and those who believe in a Supreme Bing — to that Supreme Being? To word it another way — for those with no faith — are we giving our best in what we do, period?
So the way I am wording this week’s Sleeping with Bread (a weekly meme in which I participate, more information here) is in the following fashion:
Where did I give the best of myself this past week?
1. Starting to connect with others through LinkedIn to help me find a full-time job: This may seem a small thing, but through my blogs and now Facebook, I have developed a wide network of contacts. However, too often I haven’t “taken advantage” of that network like I should. Saturday I began the process of connecting with mostly other bloggers and college friends using LinkedIn in the hopes that “something might arise” from these contacts. I am just trying to be open to anything and “think outside the box.” I know that working with newspapers as I have for the last 13 years is not the answer, as newspapers are dying (and in my opinion, deservedly so), but what specifically, I am not sure.
2. Attending a retreat last Saturday (Oct. 10) at our church while my wife was away on vacation: While my wife was away for a friend’s 40th birthday party near Atlanta, I went to a day retreat at our church. The retreat leader was a pastor from a neighboring parish, and he spoke on being salt and light to the world and what that means. It is something I try to keep in mind, even as I write my blog posts and connect with others on their blogs. How can I bring salt and light into the lives of others? Sometimes it might only be a small word of encouragement or a way to get somebody to crack a smile in a day that is full of frowns.
Where did I give not as much as I could or maybe should have this past week?
1. Not attending Mass: This actually has been over the last couple of weeks. Last weekend (Oct. 10-11), my wife was away on a trip and I used that as an excuse not to go to Mass. I did attend yesterday, but didn’t make it to the Sacrament of Reconciliation so didn’t partake of the Eucharist. I plan on getting to “confession” later this week.
2. Exercise: As has been the case for the past several months, I have not been exercising like I should. As a result, I am stuck on a plateau weight-wise, about 4o to 50 pounds above where I need to be. Today the weather is supposed to be warmer than it has been here in the 60s Fahrenheit. So if anything, I should use this day to begin again, to get motivated. I picked up a book from the library about running from the library, but that hasn’t helped either, especially since I haven’t even opened it yet. The only thing that will help is to get out the door.
So what about you where this past week did you give the best of yourself or maybe not as much as you could have or should have given? And maybe the question could be asked of you as I would ask of KISS: “Is that really ‘your best’?” I think not.
Unlike previous weeks where my Library Loot was mainly Agatha Christie, this week I’ve mixed it up a bit with a random collection of whatever caught my eye on the shelf, for the most part. I say for the most part, because the first one on the list is one that has been discussed on a few book blogs that I read.
This post also can be found on my main blog, an unfinished person (in an unfinished universe). If you are interested in getting a more complete picture of this unfinished person, you can subscribe to that blog, if you so choose.
Unlike previous weeks where my Library Loot was mainly Agatha Christie, this week I’ve mixed it up a bit with a random collection of whatever caught my eye on the shelf, for the most part. I say for the most part, because the first one on the list is one that has been discussed on a few book blogs that I read.
This post also can be found on my book blog, Just A (Reading) Fool. If you only are interested in book-related posts, you can subscribe only to that blog, if you so choose.
