http://scott.thejarvie.com Thoughts and findings that don't always relate to Photography Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:39:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is over years and years of experience of church and stretching far beyond church events. This does not include organized sporting events and leagues but "just for fun" events. Yes I just got back from an activity... but I've actually wanted to write this post for YEARS. So this is hardly a reflection ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/what-ive-learned-from-church-sport-activities/ Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/when-it-subsides/ Hi Utah I want to be your senator: I believe in the constitution and small government that's why I would be your best bet for creating new government jobs and handing out confiscated wealth to you and my savvy friends. I learned the hard way (went from rags to riches) and I know ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/id-like-to-be-your-senator-who-am-i/ So the Utah primary is coming up and I want to give my insight for what it's worth. When I first listened to the candidates I thought Mike Lee and Bridgewater seemed to be good choices. Mike Lee went on to continue to impress me and Bridgewater has not done anything ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/bridgewater-for-board-games-mike-lee-for-senate/ The almost-perfect game frought with human error and strife becomes a story of courage and inspiration... to me.http://ow.ly/1TL4L #mlb (Read many of the other write-ups on the subject) Achievement Passion Disappointment Honesty And above all ... Forgiveness It really is an impressive story... better than the movies... and set to share a message to millions. No it's not ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/almost-perfect/ In response to the post about being careful that schools teach you or your kids a bunch of false crap, you ask... what is truth? I respond in a poem/song/hymn Oh say, what is truth? 1. Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gemThat the riches of worlds can produce,And priceless the ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/oh-say-what-is-truth/ "I feel to warn you that one of the chief means of misleading our youth and destroying the family unit is our educational institutions. There is more than one reason why the Church is advising our youth to attend colleges close to their homes where institutes of religion are available. ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/education-is-good-but-be-careful/ How sad if we couldn't take a "situation" and turn it into something far better. Any situation, good or bad. As Einstein said: to approach a problem at a different level of thinking. To allow ourselves to be creative, to allow ourselves to be inspired. Then we can avoid problems simply because we always know ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/make-things-better/ Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to put them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/a-faithful-hand/ This is part of a talk given on Jan 17th Parts in grey were notes that were taken out of the second draft, but I've left in the blog post. The talk was cut in half even after that because of the time alloted after the first two speakers, I had to ... http://scott.thejarvie.com/2010/finding-meekness-letting-go/