Lean life.

I wonder why people need to workout to live in healthy life. I certainly have in mind that "we have to workout regularly." Whether I am active or not, I gain weight and feel more tired if I do not workout. Whenever people talk about working out, I tell them " I love working out." I honestly do not like it. I love swimming at an outdoor pool during late afternoon. That's it. I sometimes like to run when it's sunny and breezy. However, I tell people "I love to workout". I think that I do that to make myself hearing and confirming that I would like it like....a spelling myself "I like to workout, I like to workout...." How about you? Do you like to workout?
I do not think Jesus did workout. However, I am 100% sure that he was a lean person. I don't think that he ate only organic, fat free food either. He just must have been diligently working hard as a carpenter and walking miles a day to visit the sick, teach people. And he was not like me who like to eat extra when the food is tasty or indulge with food. His interests must have been in "soul food" and feeding "the hunger" with the food. I bet that he often skipped meals without notice because His focus was not in the real food.

One of my goals in 2012 is being "lean". It means many things: my physical body, and my mentality. "Being lean" to me is not too skinny but with enough muscle; no over-weight with unnecessary fat that is from greedy life.
When I am lazy, I gain weight with flabby fat. When I am spiritually lazy, I become dull in my spiritual sight and hearing with filthy worldly stuff.
It sounds too personal to share but it is true for me at least. When I am fully content spiritually, I do not look for unnecessary stuff including chocolates, candies, cookies, clothes, shoes, etc. However, when I feel really need something, I could tell you that I am not very content in Him. I know it sounds too much to be convinced but it is true to me at least.
So, I decided to work out regularly whenever I have a chance physically and spiritually. When I want to stay in a couch, watching something un-important stuff through the Internet, I tell myself "Yoon, you love to workout". When I want to stay in bed in the morning, I tell myself "Yoon, it is time to meet God". Prayer is the most important workout time for me spiritually. Prayer and workout have similarities: neither one is easy, both of them require time and focus-labor, and both never been favorites among people. However, I know that both of them will help me to be a lean person. And both will help burn my unnecessary fat.

Late Happy New Year!

I am very sorry to my viewers that I haven't been able to update my blog in 2012. I have written several drafts but could not finish always. Please forgive me. However, I wish you all Happy New Year!!Praying that your new year is filled with God's blessings!
As you notice, I have been writing each week on my church blog to update anthems and music. That is my excuse. :) I will try to be more diligent writing at my blog.
I recently have started using my calendar more efficiently after I had a training about "Time management" among our church staff. Even though I knew how important it is to use time wisely, the training gave me detailed ideas to apply into my real life. So, I have been following the methods and it has been so far so good! We give five or six priorities goal of our lives; such as God, family, work, ministry, etc. And make schedule along with a big blocks such as scheduled appointments like meetings. I used to use three schedule books; one for work, one for family, the other one for myself. It did not work! So, I used one in my outlook calendar and write into my one big schedule book to carry around. Well... I know many of you already have a phone with those cool stuff to use but I don't. Anyway, it has been working well for me. I notice that when I see my schedule even one hour of "reading for resource", I start reading it no matter what. So, I did put one hour each morning of "writing my dissertation" since last Wednesday! And I have been writing whether it gives one page or less. Therefore, I even make schedule for "doing laundries, cooking dinner" in a certain block of hours. It helps me not only useing my time wisely and efficiently but also leading productive. I love it so much now.
Yes, this is a time to write to my blog that is why I could stop doing face book and started writing it. :) Don't worry that I do not get stressed when I do not follow them. Beyond all, it certainly has been helping me to manage myself. I strongly want to recommend!
God gives us same 24 hours each day to everyone. However, we use so differently. Sometimes, we just waste them without knowing it. I think that the unknowing time is the key to manage. I am glad that I don't have a cable TV service. If I do, I must have been spending majority of unknown, un-planned time to be in front of TV. I don't oppose people who have the service, but I just am grateful that I don't. When I watched closely myself how I use unplanned time, I caught that I spent several hours watching, reading, or responding to Facebook consistently. So, I give a 30 min during lunch hour to check the FB. It helps me more productive!!
We often say how fast time goes by and regret how we should have used it. Now, I decided that instead of doing the regret, I will manage myself to follow the plan that leads to be productive.
God is above all in time or space as we all know. However, I believe that we have our will to be productive or not. I pray that I do keep praying and using time wisely without wasting. It is also stewardship for sure.