Its been a long while since I've written anything here, and I don't even know why I'm writing here.  I guess its just to let you know that I'm still alive.  I have my up days and my downs just like everyone else on this earth, but lately things seem to be going down more often then up.  I don't have the same energy I use to have, the motiviationi to get up and do a great day of work.  In fact I'm just getting by each day.  I know thats a horrible way to live and not the way God called us to live.  I'm working on it and I know I'll never finish this on my own.  I'll have to rely on God and believe he will work with me in my life as I expectingly pray for it.  So long and until my next enigma I face, bye.

Vinson

Well yesterday was probably one of my most painful days ever.  Around 2pm yesterday I was working at my computer and suddenly I couldn't see straight... my vision was blurred and when ever I tried to see something directly infront of me all I saw was black... kinda like someone just shined a flashlight in your eyes and you lose all vision as your eyes try to readjust to the light.  This would not have caught my attention but... well it happened for 20 minutes. 

When my vision came back I realized that I should probably go see a doctor as I was pretty uncomfortable about the entire experience.  I went to see the doctor in the urgent care center of Kaiser which was down the street and told them my symptoms.  The doctor said I had the classic symptoms of a migraine and gave me some meds and told me I would be better.  So after a 800 mg tablet, a shot and another smaller pill I rested for 30 minutes... and boy oh boy if I thought I had a migraine before did I have one major migraine.  It seems that all my symptoms are the classic signs that a migraine is coming... so I spent the next 30 minutes waiting for the migraine to get better only to find out that the real migraine was waiting to hit.

I tried to get up, almost fell down, tried to lay down... felt nauseated and had to go to the bathroom... tried to cough and my head felt like it was splitting.  Not a wonderful experience by any means.  When the nurse came back to check up on me later she asked me how I was... and I responded... "Much much worse..." She took me into another room and after an IV Drip, some prayer from Mercy and a close friend of my named Jen and 30 minutes of rest I felt much better, even though I was really cold cause of the IV drip. 

I've never had a debilitating headache before, nor to I want it again, but at least I've experienced it.  Oh well, all and all, it was a good experience even though it was painful. 

So... how was your day?

Wow... This past weekend was quite tiring.  More tiring then any previous weekend I've had in a long time.  I went with my 912 kids from Newsong to Apline for the Winter Retreat.  The Retreat was alright but we had a lot of fun bonding doing the rope coruses, zipline, wall climb and the swing for life.  The messages were challenging... perhaps a little to challenging as the general sense from the other small group leaders was that we needed to spell out the meaning for the retreat to them. 

I am glad I went though I did get to know my kids better and how to interact with them.  I'm noticing a lot of things that I went through in my high school years and how God placed me through those trials so that I could help others.  Stories about the High School "Kinko's group"  to my near death experience on the 91 both came up during the retreat.  I still shudder just a little when I see the safety hit poles on the 91.  Thank God it was that instead of the center divider.

I often wondered why I felt my life was so diffucult... looking back on it I realize it has just prepared me for the challenges I am facing now.  Who would be a better person to tell kids to go out of their comfort zones then a big kid who made the same mistakes and could tell them how empty life would be without pursuing God's plan for them/you.  

Currently Listening Inside Out By Nate Sallie "What Ever it Takes" see related

I was sitting around during a break at work and decided to do an image search of myself in google to see if I had any pictures of myself on the Net I didn't know about...

http://images.google.com/images?q=vinson+yuen&hl=en

It looks like I'm also a Giant Bean...

Just thought this was cool...

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