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I always think that in today's world we are always in a rush, always needing to be somewhere 5 minuted ago and always seeming to be behind schedule. It could also be said for our wants and needs. We are always wanting things but do we really need them?! in some cases 'Yes' we do need them, they are a necessity in our life, but how many of them are a 'want' rather than a 'need'...
I've been thinking about the word perseverance a lot lately and how persevering in something can lead to greater rewards. Because of the way our minds are set, we struggle to persevere and wait that little bit longer. Yet, if we do wait that little bit longer, the 'reward' is likely to be much greater, the juice is worth the squeeze.

So as western society i think we do need to persevere more, because if we do then our rewards will be greater, we will enjoy them more and it will last longer.

Yesterday i had a small lie in. Now some of you might think that this is normal, that i love to sleep in but i will have you know that i am up most days at 8am and in work by 8:30. So around 10:30am yesterday i got into work. We had a few things to do and my task for the day was to come up with a design for a new business card. We wanted to create something which was unique and a bit 'out there' so that it would be eye catching and memorable. I definitely think i have created something unique...

That night, we had men's small groups again. I'm finding this really interesting because everyone discusses their own thoughts and the book we are reading has some really interesting stories and thought provoking text.

Afterwards, as per usual we participate in a manly sporting event. The idea for this week....Capture the flag. Being a simpleton from the UK i wasn't quite sure what they meant by capturing a flag, and when would a football come into the equation...
So we were split up into two teams and placed at opposite sides of the church. we had our own flag (an empty pizza box) to hide within our own half. The idea then was the capture the other teams flag without being caught. Well they caught ours and the only way to draw the game was to capture theirs. So like a British bulldog i ran into a huge bush to find their flag, galiantly trying to hurdle the individual bushes and dodge the flapping arms of the opposition. And at first i was succeeding, until at the last very second landing on the corner of a curb, rolling my ankle and snapping the ligaments in my right ankle AGAIN!! and you may even ask "Oli, how do you know you have snapped the ligaments?!" and i woudl reply, trust me, I KNOW!!

So at the moment i'm walking like a cripple, showing off the biggest of all club foots.