First World Problems

My Dear Great Ones,

Woe is me.  This week I am suffering first world problems. My laptop was running really slow this week as a result of the burden of having almost 30000 pictures and several videos stored on it.  No problem get a USB and store them on that, thus freeing up space and allowing the computer, now unencumbered, to run free and fast.  Right?  Should have been easy.  Yet, somehow in all the downloading, backing up, and uploading process my system preferences disappeared and I can't drag photos from my iphoto library to the desktop.  I always do this so I can upload, or is it download, pictures onto my blog or to send pictures to people. Much to my dismay despite thinking I had rectified the problem by visiting a computer "expert," nerd at an Apple store the problem of dragging pictures from the iphoto library to the desktop has returned.  Ughhhhhh!  On top of that some freak hacked into my gmail account sending stupid messages to several people connected to me via email.  The only good thing that came out of that was I got to touch base with a few people again.  And finally for good measure I can't send pictures from my cell phone to my gmail account.  It is the perfect storm of media devise breakdown. As a result I have allowed myself to stress out and wallow in anger and self pity.  Thankfully my wife brought some perspective into this calamity and ordered me to fast from my devices for at least 15 hours and read a book.  She also made me reflect on how actually good I have it in life and to be grateful for the fact I have good health, a home, food in the fridge, and yes a loving wife.  Amen.  So in an effort to lighten up a bit I managed to down/upload two old pictures from my gmail so at least I have something to present.  The pictures are rather random, rather odd, really not that serious, and that is the point.  Finally I leave with you this wonderful scripture (Message version, is there anything better?) from Philippians 4:

6-7 Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.

8-9 Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.   

Have a great week.

Love adios and ping on!

Dirk