Today I realized that some of the things I’ve been planning to do just aren’t important in the eternal scheme of things. In fact, I realized that I’d been seeking the accolades of men more than I thought, rather than seeking the applause of the host of heaven. So I’m shifting priorities around again, this time correctly. I’ve also been reminded of just how important service and thinking of others is — without it, all our happiness disappears as well. Selfishness never was happiness.

This past week I’ve become slightly obsessed with Thai cooking. It started to disappear over the past few days, but today a friend gave me a Thai cookbook and now the obsession is back. I made sticky rice in the microwave a few days ago but that wasn’t too successful. I suppose my main hesitation right now is lack of knowledge about which ingredients to buy. So I begin to study…