The Dr. Pepper Cure

So, there I was, at a social gathering with family and friends.

When one of my friends, got my attention.

And asked me if I knew where she could get a soda.

As we weren't in a place that had vending machines.

And she was from out of town.

So she was wondering where the nearest gas station or grocery store was....

Problem was, was that we were like a ten to fifteen minute drive away from the nearest place.

And we had an event starting at that time.

So it wasn't like anyone there could just leave and come back in that time frame.

However, she was desperate to get some caffeine in her. Like from a Pepsi or a Coke.

Because she had a migraine going and just needed something to take the edge off.

I totally know what that feels like. I get headaches a lot myself.

That didn't mean I wanted to go leave and go find a soda for her though....

but then.

I remembered, that my Aunt and Uncle had dropped by a Gas Station to grab drinks on the way up.

So I went over to them and asked them if there were any extra drinks about.

To which they said, Yes.

There were a couple extra Dr. Peppers in the fridge in the building.

So, I asked if I could take one for my friend who was suffering from a headache.

To which they also said yes.

So I went and grabbed it.

And gave it to her.

But she was hesitant to drink it. lol.

As she hadn't tried to drink Dr. Pepper for headaches before.

Usually Coke or Pepsi worked best for her.

However, if she wanted instant relief....this was going to be the best option.

So I finally convinced her to at least try it.

Because there wasn't going to be anything else for a while.

But also because I told her that Dr. Pepper helps out with my own headaches when I get them.

It's my go to drink when I have headaches, really.

So, after getting some ice and such.

She finally took the Dr. Pepper.

A while later I asked her if it had helped.

And she said "Yes! I'm so glad I listened to you! This really worked quick, Thanks."

:D

Haha. I was really relieved that it worked too.

It's good to know that solutions I have for my headaches can help others out too. :D

So in the end we were both able to enjoy the event.

Headache free. :D

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Cracked Facade

It's stupid.
To get into a low point.
Where things that you'd normally brush off as nothing.
Suddenly just hit you hard.

I'm in one of those low points right now.

Where the right set of circumstances as just made me emotionally vulnerable.
To where I just can't pretend anymore.
That I'm fine.
Where I can't pretend that things aren't bugging me.
Where I can't pretend that I'm happy.
That I'm doing fine.

*shakes head*
It's a double edged sword though.
Because I don't like making others unhappy either.
Where I don't want to impose on their time and their energy to help myself out.

Mostly because I feel like I'm wasting their time.
That if they really wanted to help...they would have noticed that I wasn't doing well and offered to help.

The funny thing about being human though,
Is that we're all caught up in our own worlds.
So I'm pretty sure everyone has this moment.
Where they feel that they're always helping others out and aren't getting helped back in return.

Me.
I feel that pretty much all the time.
Where I do what I can to help others, notice their needs, come to their rescue.
But no one really notices my own needs and my own problems.
And I hate having to ask for help.
Unfortunately....if they do notice and do help, it's really difficult to admit that I'm in need. That I want them to be there, to help. After all....I don't want to impose.....

So to ask for help.....
Is difficult.
So I try to phrase it in a way where I don't feel like I'm imposing on the other person's time.

Like today.
I wasn't feeling well.
At all.
Hormones. A headaches, 7 hours of sleep in 2 days, an Upset stomach, Stress.... 

-You can see the factors leading up to this low point yes?

Made harder, because I don't really have anyone nearby to confide in.
To break the mask of "oh I'm fine."
And show that I really am not fine.

For everyone else really, I have to be smiles.
I have to be positive.
To be negative, to complain, to just air out my grievances to make myself feel better.

Isn't welcome.

So.
I've turned to here.
To writing.
Because it's the only place really where I can help myself.
To air my problems.
Air my grievances.
And just be true for a little bit.
So I can't impose on anyone but myself.
As after all. ;) If this post doesn't interest the reader...than more than likely they've already stopped reading right?
Right.

So to me.
Being true.
Just part the curtain a little crack.
To spill out the emotions that can't be split elsewhere.
So that tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
It can once more be smiles.
It can once more be helping others.
It can once more be......

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

April 2011 General Conference -Sunday Afternoon

Richard G. Scott -The Eternal Blessings of Marriage

• If you are a young man of appropriate age and are not married, don't waste time in idle pursuits. Get on with life and focus on getting married. Don't just coast through this period of life.  Young men, serve a worthy mission. Then make your highest priority finding a worthy, eternal companion. When you find you are developing an interest in a young woman, show her that you are an exceptional person that she would find interesting to know better. Take her to places that are worthwhile. Show some ingenuity. If you want to have a wonderful wife, you need to have her see you as a wonderful man and prospective husband.
• Do you tell your wife often how very much you love her? It will bring her great happiness. I've heard men tell me when I say that, "Oh, she knows." You need to tell her. A woman grows and is greatly blessed by that reassurance.
• It is so rewarding to be married. Marriage is wonderful. In time you begin to think alike and have the same ideas and impressions. You have times when you are extremely happy, times of testing, and times of trial, but the Lord guides you through all of those growth experiences together.
• I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to get married early in life is to avoid developing inappropriate character traits that are hard to change.
• I feel sorry for any man who hasn't yet made the choice to seek an eternal companion, and my heart weeps for the sisters who haven't had the opportunity to marry. Some of you may feel lonely and unappreciated and cannot see how it will be possible for you to have the blessings of marriage and children of your own family. All things are possible to the Lord, and He keeps the promises He inspires His prophets to declare. Eternity is a long time. Have faith in those promises and live to be worthy of them so that in His time the Lord can make them come true in your life. With certainty, you will receive every promised blessing for which you are worthy.

D. Todd Christofferson -"As Many as I Love, I Rebuke and Chasten"

• "The Final Judgment is not just an evaluation of a sum total of good and evil acts--what we have done.  It is an acknowledgement of the final effect of our acts and thoughts--what we have become. It is not enough for anyone just to go through the motions. The commandments, ordinances, and covenants of the gospel are not a list of deposits required to be made in some heavenly account. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a plan that shows us how to become what our Heavenly Father desires us to become.
• I would like to speak of one particular attitude and practice we need to adopt if we are to meet our Heavenly Father's high expectations. It is this: willingly to accept and even seek correction. Correction is vital if we would conform our lives "unto a perfect man, [that is,] unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ."
• We should take care not to resent the very things that help us put on the divine nature.
• When a person in a position to correct another fails to do so, he is thinking of himself. Remember that reproof should be timely, with sharpness or clarity, "when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy."
• Eventually, much of our chastening should come from within--we should become self-correcting.

Carl B. Pratt -The Lord's Richest Blessings

• It has been my personal experience that the surest way to pay tithing faithfully is to pay it as soon as I receive any income. In fact, I've found it to be the only way.
• Tithing is not a matter of money, really; it is a matter of faith--faith in the Lord.

Lynn G. Robbins -What Manner of Men and Women Ought Ye to Be?

• To become as He is, we must also do the things He did
• To be and to do are inseparable. As interdependent doctrines they reinforce and promote each other. Faith inspires one to pray, for example, and prayer in turn strengthens one's faith.
• The Savior often denounced those who did without being-- calling them hypocrites: "This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me." To do without to be is hypocrisy, or feigning to be what one is not--a pretender.
• Be without do really isn't being--it is self-deception, believing oneself to be good merely because one's intentions are good.
• Do without  be--hypocrisy--portrays a false image to others, while be without do portrays a false image to oneself.
• Many of us create to do lists to remind us of things we want to accomplish. But people rarely have to be lists. Why? To do's are activities or events that can be checked off the list when done. To be, however, is never done. You can't earn checkmarks with to be's.
• Because be begets do and is the motive behind do, teaching be will improve behavior more effectively than focusing on do  will improve behavior.
• A sweet and obedient child will enroll a father or mother only in Parenting 101. If you are blessed with a child who tests your patience to the nth degree, you will be enrolled in Parenting 505. Rather than wonder what you might have done wrong in the premortal life to be so deserving, you might consider the more challenging child a blessing and opportunity to become more godlike yourself. With which child will your patience, long-suffering, and other Christlike virtues most likely be tested, developed, and refined? Could it be possible that you need this child as much as this child needs you?
• When our children misbehave, we must be careful not to say things that would cause them to believe that what they did wrong is who they are. "Never let failure progress from an action to an identity." with its attendant labels like "stupid," "slow," lazy," or "clumsy." Our children are God's children. That is their true identity and potential. His very plan is to help His children overcome mistakes and misdeeds and to progress to become as He is. Disappointing behavior, therefore, should be considered as something temporary, not permanent--an act, not a identity.
• In helping children discover who they are and helping strengthen their self-worth, we can appropriately compliment their achievement or behavior--the do. But it would be even wiser to focus our primary praise on their character and beliefs--who they are.

Benjamin De Hoyos -Called to Be Saints

• "O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name.
• It does not matter the circumstances, trials, or challenges that might surround us; an understanding of the doctrine of Christ and His Atonement will be the source of our strength and peace--yes, brothers and sisters, that internal tranquility that is born of the Spirit and which the Lord gives to His faithful Saints. He nourishes us, saying: "Peace I leave with you. ... Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."

C. Scott Grow -The Miracle of the Atonement

• Through His Atonement, He heals not only the transgressor; but He also heals the innocent who suffer because of those transgressions. AS the innocent exercise faith in the Savior and in His Atonement an forgive the transgressor, they too can be healed.
• When we sin, Satan tells us we are lost. In contrast, our Redeemer offers redemption to all--no matter what we have done wrong--even to you and to me.
• "Men are free ... to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the ... power of the devil."

Jeffrey R. Holland -An Ensign to the Nations

• Consider the variety of the messages that you hear--all the more miraculous with no coordination except the direction of heaven. But why wouldn't they be varied? Most of our congregation, seen or unseen, is made up of members of the Church. However, with marvelous new methods of communication, ever larger proportions of the audience for our conferences are not members of the Church--yet. So we must speak to those who know us very well and those who know us not at all. Within the Church alone we must speak to the children, the youth and young adults, the middle-aged, and the elderly. We must speak to families and parents and children at home even as we speak to those who are not married, without children, and perhaps very far from home. In the course of a general conference, we always stress the eternal verities of faith, hope, charity, and Christ crucified even as we speak forthrightly on very specific moral issues of the day. We are commanded in the scriptures to "say nothing but repentance unto this generation," while at the same time we are to preach "good tidings [to] the meek ... [and] bind up the brokenhearted." Whatever from they take, these conference messages "proclaim liberty to the captives" and declare "the unsearchable riches of Christ." In the wide variety of sermons given is the assumption that there will be something for everyone. In this regard, I guess President Howard B. Lee put it best years ago when he said that the gospel is "to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the [comfortable]."
• We always want our teaching in general conference to be as generous and open-armed as Christ taught originally, remembering as we do the discipline that we always inherent in His messages.
• Clearly anyone who thinks Jesus taught no-fault theology did not read the fine print in the contract! No, in matters of discipleship the Church is not a fast-food outlet; we can't always have it 'our way." Some day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ and that salvation can only come His way.
• In wanting to measure up to the stern as well as embrace the soothing in our general conference messages, please be reassured that when we speak on difficult subjects, we understand not everyone is viewing pornography or shirking marriage or having illicit sexual relationships. We know not everyone is violating the Sabbath or bearing false witness or abusing a spouse. We know that most in our audience are not guilty of such things, but we are under a solemn charge to issue warning calls to those who are--wherever they may be in the world. So if you are trying to do the best you can--if, for example, you keep trying to hold family home evening in spite of the bedlam that sometimes reigns in a household of little bedlamites--then give yourself high marks and, when we come to that subject, listen for another which addresses a topic where you may be lacking. If we teach by the Spirit and you listen by the Spirit, some one of us will touch on your circumstance, sending a personal prophetic epistle just to you.

Thomas S. Monson -At Parting

• We face many challenges in the world today, but I assure you that our Heavenly Father is mindful of us. He loves each of us and will bless us as we seek Him through prayer and strive to keep His commandments.
• We are a global church. Our membership is found throughout the world. May we be good citizens of the nations in which we live and good neighbors in our communities, reaching out to those of other faiths as well as to those of our own. May we be examples of honesty and integrity wherever we go and in whatever we do.

General YW Meeting

Ann M. Dibb -I Believe in Being Honest and True

• "To be honest means to be sincere, truthful, and without deceit at all times." It is a commandment from God to be honest, and "complete honesty is necessary for our salvation."
• "There are some who will admit it is morally wrong to be dishonest in big things yet believe it is excusable if those things are of lesser importance. Is there really any difference between dishonesty involving a thousand dollars or that which involves only a dime? ... Are there really degrees of dishonesty, depending upon whether or not the subject is great or small?"
• When we are honest in all things, big and small, we experience peace of mind and a clear conscience. Our relationships are enriched because they are based on trust. And the greatest blessing that comes from being honest is that we are able to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
• Being true also allows us to have a positive effect on the lives of others.

Mary N. Cook -"Remember This: Kindness Begins with Me"

• "When I make Jesus Christ the center of my life, my day goes better, I'm kinder to my loved ones, and I am filled with joy."
• "Unity is a spiritual quality. It's the sweet feelings of peace and purpose that come from belonging to a family. ... It's wanting the best for others as much as you want it for yourself. ... It's knowing that no one is out to harm you. [It means you will never be lonely.]"
• "My precious young sisters, I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain everyone is included and feels loved and valued."
• Sometimes being benevolent is most difficult in our own families. Strong families require effort. "Be cheerful, helpful, and considerate of others. Many problems in the home are created because family members speak and act selfishly or unkindly. Concern yourself with the needs of other family members. Seek to be a peacemaker rather than to tease, fight, and quarrel." "Remember this: kindness begins with me."

Elaine S. Dalton -Guardians of Virtue

• What is virtue and what is a guardian? "Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards. It includes chastity and [moral] purity." And what is a guardian? A guardian is someone who protects, shields, and defends. Thus, as a guardian of virtue, you will protect, shield, and defend moral purity because the power to create mortal life is a sacred and exalted power and must be safeguarded until you are married. Virtue is a requirement to have the companionship and guidance of the Holy Ghost. You will need that guidance in order to successfully navigate the world in which you live.

Henry B. Eyring -A Living Testimony

• You are a believer in the gospel of Jesus Christ. You believe enough to come here to hear His servants and have enough faith to hope that something you will hear or feel will move you toward a better life. You felt in your heart that following Jesus Christ was the way to greater happiness.
• But, like a growing plant, it must be nurtured or it will wither. Frequent and heartfelt prayers of faith are crucial and needed nutrients. Obedience to the truth you have received will keep the testimony alive and strengthen it. Obedience to the commandments is part of the nourishment you must provide for your testimony.
• I do not depend on what has happened in the past. To keep my living testimony of the Book of Mormon secure, I receive the promise of Moroni often. I don't take that blessing of a testimony for granted as a perpetual entitlement.

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Signing Chat

You know how you have those irrational fears of 'not being good enough' or being a 'disappointment?'
That's what I was trying to avoid feeling on my Brother's wedding day.
Not because I wasn't the one getting married first.
Oh no, not that.

It was for another reason.
You see, my new Sister-in-law had invited a Deaf individual to come to the wedding and the celebrations.
Because she knew that I knew sign language.
She was hoping that I'd be able to meet and talk with her friend.

I was...decidedly less than enthusiastic about it.
Because. Surprise.
I get intimidated by Deaf people.
-Kinda surprising considering that my major in school was....Sign Language which would mean....I should be interacting with Deaf people consistently.

It's just one of those... "I don't feel good enough" moments.
After all, ASL is a second language to me.
lol Even though at times it feels really natural, and I feel that I have a natural talent for signing...
I still get intimidated when I'm around Deaf People.

Or...I suppose it's the 'pre conversation' part where I get intimidated. The 'before the meeting.' where I don't quite know what to expect.

In any case.
It wasn't long before I was introduced to the friend.

And not surprisingly....found that it wasn't intimidating at all.
It actually was rather nice to sign with someone again.
As I haven't signed that much with people since I graduated from College and that was over 4 years ago.
Sure, I occasionally help out Deaf customers at work.
But it's always 'work' related conversations.

Here. It was conversational. And easy. And I really enjoyed just chatting and interacting for a bit.

lol it was interesting though....because I felt a bit more...proficient at signing than the interpreter who came to the temple to help interpret the services....
*shakes head* Yah...I probably shouldn't give myself a swelled head....

In any case.
It was really great to interact with them and help them out.
There was even a point where I briefly stepped in to interpret at the wedding luncheon for the prayer and such. Which I haven't done in sooo long.

It's funny to say.
I've kinda missed that.
Missed the experience of interpreting for another.
To listening to the speaker, and then signing the words.

I've always enjoyed that.
Interpreting. Taking another's words and putting them in another language that the signer could understand.

I've spent the last four years telling myself that I liked other things, to not think too much about ASL or College or Interpreting and the like. 
But the experience at the wedding.
Reminded me as to why I went to college to become an interpreter in the first place.
I really enjoy it.
Probably because in it's own way it's like story-telling.
And at the center of everything, I'm a story teller.

Perhaps this may be a turning point into heading back into the field.
I don't quite think that I'll be actively seeking out to go try for the third time to get certified or become an interpreter career wise.....
But perhaps I won't be so hesitant to engage in Deaf activities and events and go talk to people.....

We'll see.
We'll see.

But it really was a boost to flagging soul.
That opportunity to meet my Sis-In-Law's friend.

Because they were patient and willing to show me signs that I'd forgotten or didn't know,
But not only that.
It's also because the friend complimented me.
Which is high praise in my book, to be told that I'm really good at quickly understanding their signs and signing back. To be told I should look into helping out the community more. To be told that they liked signing with me. That I had skills.

It's nice to know.
That I still have a knack for it.

I know my brother getting married was a major highlight.

But in many ways.
The experience of chatting with this friend.
Was just the boost and a positive highlight in my life that I needed right then. :)

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

A New Beginning

It was a momentous occasion for my family today.

Why?

Because my Brother got married today. :)

The first of us siblings to tie the knot.

I have to say it's weird to have the younger sibling married first.

But at the same time, it feels all too natural to have a new sister join the family as well. :)

I can't wait to have this new chapter in our family begin. :)

A new sister and a married brother.

Now...to rest after a whole day of standing in heels. lol

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Odd Details

It's funny.
What randomly draws people's attention.
Little things that suddenly become the focus of conversation.

*shakes head*

I was at work, chatting with one of the managers, when another manager came in to work.
And he noticed that the knees of my pants were black.

-Which happens all the time at work.
Because I constantly kneel down on the floor to catch fish from the lower tanks.
So they get blackened from that.

Nothing really to note.
But my manager did.
Asking why my knees were black.
To which I explained that it's from kneeling on the floor.

I thought that the topic would be dropped.
But the next day I came into work and he commented on it again.
-Because I wear the same work pants for a few days before washing them.
So I was still wearing the same pair of pants.

That my knees were still black.

*rolls eyes*

It's interesting that he was commenting on that....
Because I know one of my coworkers has been wearing a pair of pants, that has holes in them.
And its not small holes in the knees -as that happens a lot to our pants when we're constantly kneeling on them.
They're large holes, not in the knees, but in the legs of the pants.

Who knows how long they've been wearing those pants.
A while....I didn't notice right away.
But I don't think any of the managers have noticed it yet.

Like I said...
It's interesting what details are noticed by people.
The manager noticed blackened knees, but not holey pants. *shakes head*
Who knows, maybe the managers have noticed them...and my coworker is just refusing to get another pair of pants. *shrugs*

In any case. We'll see if the manager comments on my pants again today.
As I did wash them.
So the blackened color to the knees isn't as dark now.
but there is still an obvious stain to them. *shakes head*

Guess we'll see.

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

The Sting of Rebellion

As a seven-year-old boy living in the Arabian Peninsula, I was consistently told by my parents to always wear my shoes, and I understood why.
I knew that shoes would protect my feet against the many threats to be found in the desert, such as snakes, scorpions, and thorns.
One morning after a night's camping in the desert, I wanted to go exploring, but I did not want to bother with putting on my shoes.
I rationalized that I was only going for a little wander and I would stay close by the camp.
So instead of shoes, I wore flip-flops.
I told myself that flip-flops were shoes--of a sort.
And anyway, what could possibly happen?

As I walked along the cool sand--in my flip-flops--I felt something like a thorn going into the arch of my foot.
I looked down and saw not a thorn but a scorpion.
As my mind registered the scorpion and I realized what had just happened, the pain of the sting began to rise from my foot and up my leg.
I grabbed the top of my leg to try and stop the searing pain from moving farther, and I cried out for help.
My parents came running from the camp.

As my father battered the scorpion with a shovel, an adult friend who was camping with us heroically tried to suck the venom from my foot.
At this moment I thought that I was going to die.
I sobbed while my parents loaded me into a car and set off across the desert at high speed toward the nearest hospital, which was over two hours away.
The pain all through my leg was excruciating, and for that entire journey, I assumed that I was dying.

When we finally reached the hospital, however, the doctor was able to assure us that only small infants and the severely malnourished are threatened by the sting of that type of scorpion.
He administered an anesthetic, which numbed my leg and took away any sensation of pain.
Within 24 hours I no longer had any effects from the sting of the scorpion.
But I had learned a powerful lesson.

I had known that when my parents told me to wear shoes, they did not mean flip-flops; I was old enough to know that flip-flops did not provide the same protection as a pair of shoes.
but that morning in the desert, I disregarded what I knew to be right.
I ignored what my parents had repeatedly taught me.
I had been both lazy and a little rebellious, and I paid a price for it.

As I address you valiant young men, your fathers, teachers, leaders, and friends, I pay tribute to all who are diligently striving to become what the Lord needs and wants you to be.
But I testify from my own experience as a boy and as a man that disregarding what we know to be right, whether through laziness or rebelliousness, always brings undesirable and spiritually damaging consequences.
No, the scorpion did not in the end threaten my life, but it caused extreme pain and distress to both me and my parents.
When it comes to how we live the gospel, we must not respond with laziness or rebelliousness.

-Patrick Kearon -"Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You" -October 2010 General Conference

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

Boxing Expectations

I feel kinda pathetic at the moment.
Because I've been back from my vacation for a couple of days now.
And I've yet to touch a single box in my room to unpack it.

The most I've done is clear off my bed so I can sleep there.
But everything else is still piled up around on the floor and in boxes.
I even brought in more boxes -those of books from home.
Because I finally have enough space to be able to bring ALL my books with me instead of just a handful.
lol. Though the purpose of bringing all my books into one spot is also to be able to go through them, and downsize a bit. Get rid of the books I'm not planning to read again or don't want.

In any case.
Off topic.

I need to unpack.
Badly I do.
I have boxes in the kitchen upstairs of dishes and hardgoods to unpack.
I have movies and a TV to set up.
I have everything in my room....

And yet.
I haven't touched it.

Why?
Perhaps part of it is because it's a bit overwhelming.
It's going to be a long case of 'musical things'
As I move items from one spot to another spot to another spot in an effort to get things organized.

And the key word there is Effort.
It takes effort, thinking power, energy....

Which I don't have currently lol.
You'd think I would after spending over a week away and relaxing on a vacation.

But it seems like all that energy reserve disappeared the moment I stepped outside of work the first day back.
Because work was.....well 'awful.'
Not in a "It's burning down" awful.
But just that it was 'energy draining' awful.
The full weight of expectations came back, the annoyance at my lazy coworkers who've only seemed to have gotten lazier came back, the fact that I had to work a 10 hour shift (2 hours longer than normal) because a coworker got delayed at his other job.
Just left me...
Tired. With no 'energy' to 'work' any more.
And guess what?  yah.
Unpacking is work. lol.

But it's also the fact that I have other things on my mind too. Events and such happening.
To the point where I feel that I don't have the 'time' to unpack.
When I actually do.

*shakes head*

I'm hoping that I will get to something before the weekend hits....
But in all reality, knowing myself.
I won't really get into unpacking until next week.....

Hopefully my roommates won't mind.
So far they don't.
My boxed up stuff that isn't in my room isn't currently in the way.
So hopefully they'll be understanding for a little bit longer as I adjust to being in a new place with new expectations. :)

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

October 2011 General Conference -Sunday Morning

Dieter F. Uchtdorf -Waiting on the Road to Damascus

• The truth is, those who diligently seek to learn of Christ eventually will come to know Him. They will personally receive a divine portrait of the Master, although it most often comes in the form of a puzzle--one piece at a time. Each individual piece may not be easily recognizable by itself; it may not be clear how it relates to the whole. Each piece helps us to see the big picture a little more clearly. Eventually, after enough pieces have been put together, we recognize the grand beauty of it all. Then, looking back on our experience, we see that the Savior had indeed come to be with us--not all at once but quietly, gently, almost unnoticed.
• To better hear His voice, it would be wise to turn down the volume control of the worldly noise in our lives.
• With so many social media resources and a multitude of more or less useful gadgets at our disposal, sharing the good news of the gospel is easier and the effects more far-reaching than ever before. In fact, I am almost afraid that some listening have already sent text messages like "He's been speaking for 10 minutes and still no aviation analogy!" My dear young friends, perhaps the Lord's encouragement to "open [your] mouths" might today include "use your hands" to blog and text message the gospel to all the world! But please remember, all at the right time and at the right place.
• "Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words."

Paul V. Johnson -More Than Conquerors through Him That Loved Us

• If we handle these afflictions properly, they will be consecrated for our gain.
• At times it may seem that our trials are focused on areas of our lives and parts of our souls with which we seem least able to cope. Since personal growth is an intended outcome of these challenges, it should come as no surprise that the trials can be very personal--almost laser guided to our particular needs or weaknesses. And no one is exempt, especially not Saints striving to do what's right.
• Many times a particular challenge helps prepare us for something vitally important.
• We must be careful that we don't resent the very things that help us put on the divine nature.

H. David Burton -The Sanctifying Work of Welfare

• Self-reliance is a product of provident living and exercising economic self-discipline. From the beginning the Church has taught that families--to the extent they can--need to assume responsibility for their own temporal welfare. Each generation is required to learn anew the foundational principles of self-reliance: avoid debt, implement principles of thrift, prepare for times of distress, listen to and follow the words of the living oracles, develop the discipline to distinguish between needs and wants and then live accordingly.

Silvia H. Allred -The Essence of Discipleship

• To think that a humble sister or brother with a Church calling can go into a home where there is poverty, sorrow, sickness, or distress and can bring peace, relief, and happiness is astonishing. No matter where the ward or branch is or how big or small the group is, every member throughout the world has that opportunity. It happens every day, and it is happening somewhere at this very moment.

David A. Bednar -The Spirit of Revelation

• They could receive whatever knowledge was necessary to complete their work if they asked in faith, with an honest heart, believing they would receive.
• We should shun inappropriate media, pornography, and harmful, addictive substances and behaviors. These tools of the adversary can impair and eventually destroy our capacity to recognize and respond to the subtle messages from God delivered by the power of His Spirit.
• Some revelations are received immediately and intensely; some are recognized gradually and subtly.
• I have talked with many individuals who question the strength of their personal testimony and underestimate their spiritual capacity because they do not receive frequent, miraculous, or strong impressions. Perhaps as we consider the experiences of Joseph in the Sacred Grove, of Saul on the road to Damascus, and o Alma the Younger, we come to believe something is wrong with or lacking in us if we fall short in our lives of these well-known and spiritually striking examples. If you have had similar thoughts or doubts, please know that you are quite normal. Just keep pressing forward obediently and with faith in the Savior. As you do so, you "cannot go amiss."
• God requires us to do our best, to act and not be acted upon, and to trust in Him.

Thomas S. Monson -The Holy Temple--a Beacon to the World

• My brothers and sisters, temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service.

Until you next read these words;

I'll be watching the leaves.

Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi

Talking To People

It's no secret that my family has a talent for drawing crowds.

Seriously, the Dirchi's can go to a deserted place and within ten minutes there will be people swarming the place.

Wherever the Dirchi's go, everyone else has to follow. lol.

We call it the Dirchi Curse.
As we're forever searching for places devoid of people....
And end up having to deal with people.

But I guess there's another part of the Dirchiness that we hadn't really noticed before.

It was only brought to my attention when my uncle and aunt were visiting us while we were on vacation.
As they lived pretty close to where we were staying and decided to drop by and hang at the beach with us.

lol.
So, apparently before I went down to the beach to join my parents and AuntUncle,
They encountered a couple of women just above the drop off to the main part of the beach.
And one of the woman started telling my mom like her whole life story in the five minutes they stood together. O.o

Not really anything to think about really....
Until I too joined them on the beach.
I was playing in the water. As you can't really go to the ocean and not get your feet wet.
Though the Pacific is COLD!! lol
The first time I went in earlier in the week, it was like numb chilling cold.
But this time around it was just cold.
Since I love the cold, I don't mind it as much as others do lol.

But as I was walking in the water,
Another woman started talking to me. "Hey is the water cold?" etc etc.
To which I responded, had a short conversation and then moved on.

However my Uncle noticed.
To the point where he commented. "Is it a Dirchi thing to just have people randomly come up to you and start talking?"
-Which was then he explained Mother Dearest's Encounter with the woman earlier.

Huh....
Who knows.
Like I said I hadn't noticed it before really.

Though I can see that it is a Dirchi thing.
As a couple days earlier, my family had gone down to one of the piers to crab.
And as we were carrying our nets down the street,
A woman stopped me to ask me where the bathrooms were.

O.o
Why she picked me? Who knows. It probably is a Dirchi thing.
Lucky her I had been down the street before when shopping for souvenirs, and I had noticed where a bathroom was. So I was able to direct her.
Even though I wasn't a local at all. lol.
But I guessed that since I was carrying a net down the road, she thought I was a local doing a job or something, hence why she stopped me.

Huh...
It probably is a Dirchi thing,
As now that I'm writing it down,
I do remember other instances where people have stopped me to ask me questions about things....even though I didn't work in the place, or wasn't in the area.....

;) Maybe they just sense that I tend to notice things when I go places so I know where/how to help them. For the most part.....lol.

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi 

The Medal Tally

It's crazy to think that the Olympics finished today. :( I wish they could have gone on longer as I really enjoyed watching what I could of everyone competing.
It was awesome to see everyone's stories,
See all the different results.
Have fun rooting for my favorites.
And of course admiring everyone's athleticism, drive, and competitive spirit. :) It was an amazing Olympics. :)

So, for the last time until next time.

Congratulations to all the Olympians!! You guys were awesome!

Final Medal Tally:

121 Medals:  46 Gold     37 Silver     38 Bronze     -United States
  70 Medals:  26 Gold     18 Silver     26 Bronze     -China
  67 Medals:  27 Gold     23 Silver     17 Bronze     -Great Britain
  57 Medals:  19 Gold     18 Silver     19 Bronze     -Russia
  42 Medals:  17 Gold     10 Silver     15 Bronze     -Germany
  42 Medals:  10 Gold     18 Silver     14 Bronze     -France
  41 Medals:  12 Gold       8 Silver     21 Bronze     -Japan
  29 Medals:    8 Gold     11 Silver     10 Bronze     -Australia
  28 Medals:    8 Gold     12 Silver       8 Bronze     -Italy
  22 Medals:    4 Gold       3 Silver     15 Bronze     -Canada
  21 Medals:    9 Gold       3 Silver       9 Bronze     -Korea
  19 Medals:    8 Gold       7 Silver       4 Bronze     -Netherlands
  19 Medals:    7 Gold       6 Silver       6 Bronze     -Brazil
  18 Medals:    4 Gold       9 Silver       5 Bronze     -New Zealand
  18 Medals:    1 Gold       7 Silver     10 Bronze     -Azerbaijan
  17 Medals:    7 Gold       4 Silver       6 Bronze     -Spain
  17 Medals:    3 Gold       5 Silver       9 Bronze     -Kazakhstan
  15 Medals:    8 Gold       3 Silver       4 Bronze     -Hungary
  15 Medals:    2 Gold       6 Silver       7 Bronze     -Denmark
  13 Medals:    6 Gold       6 Silver       1 Bronze     -Kenya
  13 Medals:    4 Gold       2 Silver       7 Bronze     -Uzbekistan
  11 Medals:    6 Gold       3 Silver       2 Bronze     -Jamaica
  11 Medals:    5 Gold       2 Silver       4 Bronze     -Cuba
  11 Medals:    2 Gold       6 Silver       3 Bronze     -Sweden
  11 Medals:    2 Gold       5 Silver       4 Bronze     -Ukraine
  11 Medals:    2 Gold       3 Silver       6 Bronze     -Poland
  10 Medals:    5 Gold       3 Silver       2 Bronze     -Croatia
  10 Medals:    2 Gold       6 Silver       2 Bronze     -South Africa
  10 Medals:    1 Gold       2 Silver       7 Bronze     -Czech Republic
    9 Medals:    1 Gold       4 Silver       4 Bronze     -Belarus
    8 Medals:    3 Gold       2 Silver       3 Bronze     -Colombia
    8 Medals:    3 Gold       1 Silver       4 Bronze     -Iran
    8 Medals:    2 Gold       4 Silver       2 Bronze     -Serbia
    8 Medals:    1 Gold       3 Silver       4 Bronze     -Turkey
    8 Medals:    1 Gold       2 Silver       5 Bronze     -Ethiopia
    7 Medals:    3 Gold       2 Silver       2 Bronze     -Switzerland
    7 Medals:    2 Gold       3 Silver       2 Bronze     -North Korea
    7 Medals:    2 Gold       1 Silver       4 Bronze     -Georgia
    6 Medals:    3 Gold       1 Silver       2 Bronze     -Greece
    6 Medals:    2 Gold       2 Silver       2 Bronze     -Belgium
    6 Medals:    2 Gold       2 Silver       2 Bronze     -Thailand
    5 Medals:    1 Gold       1 Silver       3 Bronze     -Romania
    5 Medals:                      4 Silver       1 Bronze     -Malaysia
    5 Medals:                      3 Silver       2 Bronze     -Mexico
    4 Medals:    3 Gold       1 Silver                           -Argentina
    4 Medals:    2 Gold       2 Silver                           -Slovakia
    4 Medals:    1 Gold       3 Silver                           -Armenia
    4 Medals:    1 Gold       2 Silver       1 Bronze     -Slovenia
    4 Medals:                                          4 Bronze     -Norway
    3 Medals:    1 Gold       2 Silver                           -Indonesia
    3 Medals:    1 Gold                           2 Bronze     -Chinese Taipei
    3 Medals:                      1 Silver       2 Bronze     -Bulgaria
    3 Medals:                      1 Silver       2 Bronze     -Venezuela
    3 Medals:                                          3 Bronze     -Egypt
    3 Medals:                                          3 Bronze     -Tunisia
    2 Medals:    1 Gold       1 Silver                           -Bahrain
    2 Medals:    1 Gold       1 Silver                           -Vietnam
    2 Medals:    1 Gold                           1 Bronze     -Bahamas
    2 Medals:    1 Gold                           1 Bronze     -Cote d'Ivoire
    2 Medals:    1 Gold                           1 Bronze     -IOA
    2 Medals:                      2 Silver                           -Algeria
    2 Medals:                      2 Silver                           -Ireland
    2 Medals:                      1 Silver       1 Bronze     -India
    2 Medals:                      1 Silver       1 Bronze     -Mongolia
    2 Medals:                                          2 Bronze     -Israel
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Fiji
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Jordan
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Kosovo
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Puerto Rico
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Singapore
    1 Medal:     1 Gold                                               -Tajikistan
    1 Medal:                      1 Silver                            -Burundi
    1 Medal:                      1 Silver                            -Grenada
    1 Medal:                      1 Silver                            -Niger
    1 Medal:                      1 Silver                            -Philippines
    1 Medal:                      1 Silver                            -Qatar
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Austria
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Dominican Republic
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Estonia
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Finland
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Morocco
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Moldova
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Nigeria
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Portugal
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -Trinidad and Tobago
    1 Medal:                                         1 Bronze       -United Arab Emirates

Until you next read these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi