Quotes

Today during the Ignatian Leadership Honor Society breakfast with Fr. Sundborg and Dr. Jake Diaz, Stephanie shared a very beautiful quote that I think said "When love holds a scale it breaks." If I misquoted this I apologize. At first, from my perspective I was felt confused and thought I didn't understand it. I thought that perhaps what was being said was that love is to heavy or to grand for a scale to hold. As in, no matter what, a scale could not measure love. Then Fr. Sundborg asked Stephanie what she thought, and she described the scale as one that measures things. Then I thought that perhaps this quote could also be a reflection of how people feel in relationships. When you truly love someone you don't have to compare her/him to other people, you love that person for who she/he is. So, then I realized that perhaps that is why quotes are so powerful. Each quote can be interpreted uniquely. One person can come up with hundreds of interpretations for one quote and together many people can come up with thousands of ways of looking at one quote. Therefore, now when I look at a quote I will just have to remember to grasp as many nspiring insights as possible.

25 Random Things About Me

1. I am addicted to Red Vines. I can finish a whole tub in a week. I can share but I usually have to bring along an extra pack for others.

2. I love giving massages. I go around patting people on the back and then it randomly turns into a massage.


3. I use to think I hated kids so much, but when I was a junior in high school my mom made me apply to be a tutor (I tried to refuse). Then after working with the kids for a couple days I realized I actually loved them.

4. When I first began college I was a Biochemistry Major then I changed my major to Theology and Religious Studies.


5. I usually go for really intelligent people who aren’t arrogant. I really appreciate it when a person can explain things to me without making me feel like an idiot.

6. One of my biggest pet peeves is when gasoline drips from the nozzle; even a little drop annoys me.


7. When I haven’t had enough sleep I usually get really hyper and get a laugh attack, which means I can’t stop laughing for no apparent reason. Once it happened when I was in Spanish Class and my teacher called on me to read a paragraph, I tried to contain myself but I couldn’t and burst out laughing. It was horrible, but I apologized to her afterwards and she was really nice about it.

8. For my 13th Birthday, I was in Mexico and the only gift I received was a box of Ferrero Rocher Chocolates from Lalo and Tio Roberto but I was the happiest girl alive. I ate one piece of chocolate each day because they were so delicious.


9. I like going out dancing with friends but I’d rather go watch a musical, play, or play board games.

10. Staying home and watching movies from the comfort of my home is so much more fun than going out to a movie theater.


11. Barney is my favorite television show. I learned so much from that big purple dinosaur. :D I also really like watching Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Growing Pains, and Matlock.

12. I was in the Marching Band freshmen – senior year of high school. I really miss those days. I got an adrenaline rush at each performance. I can’t choose a favorite year because they were all so amazing but I really enjoyed going to Reno for during my senior year; I loved my roommates they were really fun girls but they probably got annoyed of me laughing/snorting the whole night.


13. Green Beans are delicious especially the ones they have at C-street. Oh, and I really like chocolate chip and banana pancakes... I can’t forget to mention PJ’s Omelets they are the best. Mmmm…

14. My favorite foods are Posole, Chile Relleno de Haiba, Tortas de Milanesas, orange chicken, phad thai, pho with tofu, and fried ice cream.


15. When I was little they called me Gorda, which made me really sad but now I understand it was just "un nomber de carino"… Other nicknames I have are YODA, Yaya, Jodel, pecosa, DAL-E (DELL-EEE), DOLL-YA, someone tried to call me E-D but I wasn’t really into it and in grade school all the boys called me YADO.

16. I loved playing soccer growing up but then I stopped playing after my freshmen year in high school.


17. I disliked wearing glasses growing up, but now I can’t live without them.

18. I bought my first car for $500; it was a red Nissan Sentra. One day it was really foggy and I crashed into a corn field on my way to school. My car got stuck and I had to have my parents pick me up.


19. I am an advocate for all human beings born and unborn. I feel very passionate about standing up for the most vulnerable in our society: homeless people, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered, Bisexuals, unborn babies, uneducated people, immigrants, refugees, the poor, and abused men, women, and children.

20. As a teenager I worked in agricultural fields: corn, onion, sugar beets, as well as, apple, nectarine, and peach orchards.


21. As a sophomore in college I had the best roommate ever. We made youtube videos and stayed up until 2 am talking. It was amazing. I miss living with her.

22. In the Summer of 2008, I lived in Glendale, AZ. It was really fun. I lived with Kelly she is amazing!!


23. Doing Direct Service is something I am very passionate about. I love working with people and helping in any way possible.

24. My family is very important to me. On my top five (T-Mobile) I’ve had Mom, Armando, NENA, DAD, Juan, Grandma, because they all mean so much to me. I usually can’t go a day without calling one of them. I usually switch them in and out but the three I always keep are my mom, Armando (dad), and my Dad (Raul).


25. I was once told that whenever I get a chance to make a wish I should wish for happiness because when you wish for a specific thing you never really know if that thing will make you happy. But if you wish for happiness no matter what you get you’ll be happy and that’s what life is about. I hope to make the world a better place through my happiness.

I really like this song!

IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE...
BY DANIEL BEDINGFIELD

If youre not the one then why does my soul feel glad today?
If youre not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call
If you are not mine would I have the strength to stand at all

I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
Well make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with

I dont want to run away but I cant take it, I dont understand
If Im not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

If I dont need you then why am I crying on my bed?
If I dont need you then why does your name resound in my head?
If youre not for me then why does this distance maim my life?
If youre not for me then why do I dream of you as my wife?

I dont know why youre so far away
But I know that this much is true
Well make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And I pray in youre the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life

I dont want to run away but I cant take it, I dont understand
If Im not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?

cause I miss you, body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
And I breathe you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
cause I love you, whether its wrong or right
And though I cant be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side

I dont want to run away but I cant take it, I dont understand
If Im not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that i

Catching up

Okay so its been a while since I've written.
I have been so busy with stuff that I haven't had any time to myself and my thoughts.
I've updated my fb but only with pics and stuff that I could easily upload.
So I will begin to write about my expreinces tonight when I return from class.
However I just wanted to state that I really want to catch up from where I left off from.
Laters.
Ydalia

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Hmm.
I just want to let you all know that this summer has been great.
One of my favorite parts about this internship was riding the bus.
Everyday I met someone new. Okay maybe not everyday, but somedays I met more than one person so that'll cover me :D hehe
My site is Interfaith Worker Justice of Arizona located in Phoenix.
I live in Glendale so it is an hour and a half there and another 1 hr 1/2 coming back. So it has given me lots of time to read, reflect, and get to know people.
Well not really get to know them but to see a glimpse of them I wouldn't have if I had not commuted by bus.

Sonics boy:
The first person I met was a young man who works at Sonics. I don't know his name but he seemed very nice. He told me that he started working around 6 or 7 am I can't remember but I know it was early. I asked him if he was in High School since he looked young but he told me had already graduated.

Reynaldo:
I think that was his name. He worked at the Salvation Army. He told me that he had been in prison. When he was growing up he was Catholic, but only by name and occasionally he would go to mass.

Another person I met on the bus was a man who looked over at me

Goals for this summer!

Okay, I know that is already mid-summer to be posting summer goals but I wrote my goals on a piece of paper earlier this summer.

Goals:
Read four books, but make sure to enjoy them too.
Be healthy.
Walk more often.
Drink a lot of water.
Get Tan!!
Reflect upon life and God.
Pray more often.
Come to better understanding of yourself.
Write 4 poems.
Relax.
Eat more vegetables.



I've been doing pretty well. I've been reading on the bus. So far I've read: You want Fries with that, Eat, Pray, Love, Tuesdays with Morrie, and I am currently reading American Girls: About Town. So I have almost accomplished my first goal, which is kind of surprising because I thought that would be a more difficult one to accomplish. I began reading Confessions by Agustine but I didn't finish it so I thought oh man I can't finish 4 books this summer. But the trick was I read books that really interested me. (Not that Confessions didnt interested me, its just that I am also doing some seeking of my own so reading his confessions was difficult at the time, but anyways I will finish it this summer). So yes, the books I have read were all reccomended by Kelly and Genevieve. The first was a birthday gift from Kelly, who I am currently living with (She is pretty awesome!), the second book (Eat, Pray, Love) I read is a book Kelly read and wanted me to read too, the third (Tuesdays with Morrie) is a book that both Genevieve and Kelly have read and that happened to be sitting on a bookshelf at Palo Cristi and Kelly grabbed it for me to read, the last book on my list is Genevieves and I really like it so far. (Oh, and Confessions was a book Kelly was reading for her Philosophy/Communications class and she wanted me to go to class with her, that was really fun).

So now I have to make sure I am following through with the rest of my goals.

I might add a few goals as my summer goes on.

I just might add, find yourself, Love more quickly, Hug more often, Cuddle with a friend, and find a massage buddy for this fall... LOL!!!
Okay maybe not, but who knows.

TTYL!

Eat, Pray, Love

I am currently reading the book Eat,Pray, Love . It is really helping me discover who I am, what I want to do with my life, and how to enjoy pleasures without feeling guilty. Yesterday as I sat down to write an email to my friend Adam I suddenly felt free to express my feelings. Which is something I have been struggling with lately, simply because I have been feeling disconnected from the divine and have found it difficult to reconnect. Well I feel I need to rephrase that statement, I have been feeling disconnected from my Catholic Faith but yet I still feel close to the divine maybe not as close as I was say when I was 16 but still very close.

This fall Adam will be a Junior at Seattle University just like me. He is a very nice person. And although he doesn't know this he really helped me grow during my first two years at Seattle University. When I first met him I was obsessed with giving everyone hugs and couldn't really understand why anyone wouldn't want a hug but then I met Adam and he told me he only saved his hugs for special occassions. I tried hard to respect his personal views about hugs. But honestly it sounded silly to me, however, after a while I realized that this was his personal preference and that there wasn't anything I could do about it. So I accepted him and his preference and tried to stop asking him for hugs (but continued to give everyone else hugs!!)

As I look back to times where I needed a hug, while my brother was upset with me therefore making me depressed, having a misunderstanding with my roomate causing stress as well, when I fell for a boy who I had no business falling for, when my grandmother was very ill, these were times where I really needed a hug. And for some reason without an explanation I'm sure Adam had given me a hug during a couple of these times. And It was true what he said, when I give someone a hug I want it to mean something...or something to that affect. And in all honesty it did mean a lot to me. It meant that he was a good friend even though we didn't see eye to eye about hugs. (And yes I know how silly this sounds, but hey I'm a huggy person and hugs mean a lot to me!!) So anyways, I learned that its okay for someone to "reserve" their hugs (or other important gifts, as I see them) for special occassions and that it was also okay for me to hug everyone who liked my daily hugs. I learned to balance between those who were "saving" their hugs and those who wanted hugs. So now if someone doesn't want hugs its a lot easier for me to understand that it doesn't mean they don't feel comfortable around you or that they don't like you as a friend, it just means they prefer not to give you a hug at this particular point in time. So to me BALANCE is key. And that is what Eat, Pray, Love is all about.

Liz, the author and main character in the book, goes on a journey to find balance in her life. And I too am on a journey to find balance in my life. While I wrote to Adam I told him about my ambitions and goals, although they are a little silly I really want to accomplish them. I told him that I wanted to travel the world and teach English to students. And the most important thing I told him was that "I have just decided that I will be much happier if I stop worrying so much about what is wrong(or what needs to change) in this world and focus more on what is good. By traveling and focusing on the good and maybe writing about it I can share my energy and love for this world with others and then maybe they can pass on that love to someone else and then the cycle will begin, simply by doing what I love! "
But now as I read this I feel a little egotistical, I mean why shouldn't I try to change things in this world. Why should I simply be happy with the good and not do anything about the bad, oh man...
Life is filled with mysterious dilemnas. I want to help shape the world but maybe I can travel first and then set out to change the world, maybe?? I really don't know...

But the good thing is I still have time. And I have great friends who will help me on my life joureny. Guide me, pray for me,inspire me. Yes, I have time and good friends who will help me find Balance in this life. Friends who are different than me and that want and need different things. I will not worry for now. I will continue to search for hapiness and balance and when I find it I'll let everyone know how I found it (Which I think is impossible to find, but maybe, keep your fingers crossed and pray that I find it!!)

This is all for now but maybe soon I'll write more about how I've been changing this summer ;)