There’s a rock that doesn’t move,
It hasn’t moved, it will never move,
Even though the waves come crashing down.
There’s a tower on a hill, its always strong,
It will never shake,
It was standing there before the world began.
There’s a wave that’s coming in,
Washing over this town, it will make or break us, reinvent us,
It’s time to lay me down.
On Christ the solid rock we will stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
On Christ the solid rock we will stand,
We’ll climb on your back, take us to higher ground.
There’s a song that doesn’t fade,
It never fades it was custom made,
To raise the sons and daughters of this earth.
There’s a sound that’s coming in,
Rushing over this town, it will make or break us, reinvent us; it’s time to lay me down.
My hope is built on nothing less,
Than Jesus blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus name.
When darkness seems to veil his face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
My anchor holds within the veil.
His oath his covenant and blood,
Support me in the ‘whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay.
When the last trumpets voice shall sound,
O then I may in him be found,
Clothed in his righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before his throne.
11 CREATIVE HABITS
shape the game i play :D, not play the game i know
1) Watch a foreign movie once a month.
2) Use my left hand to write for one whole day.
3) Learn to say "Hello" in twenty languages.
4) Learn to juggle 3 balls.
5) Learn a magic trick and wow some friends with it.
6) Create a children story. Read it to some children.
7) Learn a new language - Korean, Thai or French.
8) Memorise and recite a Tang poem. Write it out too.
9) Read a magazine on a totally unfamiliar subject. (Like 'Australasia Scuba Diver')
10) Read a Chinese fiction book once a month.
11) Memorise a Bible verse a week.
P R O F I L E
Yvonne Low
Happy. Grateful. Loved.
Finish strong
Quotes Meaningful
"Were the whole realm of nature mine
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing, so divine
Demands my soul, my life, my all."
(Isaac Watts, 1674-1748)
"My life is a gift to me from my Creator.
What I do with my life is my gift back to my Creator."
(Billy Mills, Winner of the 1964 Olympic 10,000m)
Quotes Quirky
The rain to the wind said,
"You push and I'll pelt."
(Robert Frost (1874-1963), U.S. poet. "Lodged.")
"Many people buy what they want, so they will not want. But the truth is that much of what they buy they do not want."
(Edward G. Dobson)
RANDOM 17
quintessentially yvonne a woman of grace and courage
1) Love my dearies, Samuel and Sarah.
2) Stll miss my Sam and Sly.
3) Read extensively.
4) I have at least a 1000 books at home.
5) Drink moderately - alcohol, coffee and tea.
6) Run regularly. That's a good time to be alone.
7) Don't box me in or clip my wings.
9) Don't like to compare myself with others.
10) I try to be better than myself.
11) Living Lasting Legacy.
12) Connect with creative people.
13) A loyal friend.
14) Love Hong Kong drama serials.
15) A maverick at heart.
16) Love to encourage people.
17) A dreamer
PLAYS, MOVIES & BOOKS
if i am too busy to read and watch, i am too busy
June 2009
1) Movie: The Taking of Pelham 123 - John Travolta, Denzer Washington
2) Play: The Crab Flower Club - Toy Factory Productions Ltd
3) Movie: Cashless - Danny Jow
July 2009
1) DVD: Road to Perdition - Tom Hanks, Paul Newman & Jude Law
2) Book(f): The Mark - Tim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins
3) Book(nf): The Charm of Simple Things - Maren Scott
4) Youtube: 伤城(Confession of Pain) - Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro & Shu Qi
5) DVD: 茶舞(One Last Dance) - 吳镇宇,狄龙,若瑄Vivian Hsu
6) Book(f): Our Iceberg Is Melting - John Kotter
7) DVD: 家(21集)- 黄磊,陆毅
8) Book(nf): The Integrity Factor: A Journey in Leadership Formation - Kevin W. Mannoia
August 2009
1) Book(nf): Teacher Man - Frank McCourt
2) Play: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - By Reduced Shakespeare Company
3) Movie: Up
4) Book (nf): What I Talk About When I Talk about Running, a memoir - Haruki Murakami
5) Book (nf): Inspired To Pray - Phil Pringle
September 2009
1) Movie: Blood Ties - 还魂 (Blood Ties)- Joey Leong, Cheng Pei Pei, Kenneth Tsang, David Leong
2) DVD: The Proposal - Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
3) DVD: X-Men Origins: Wolverine - Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds
4) DVD: Mel Gibson's Passion - An interview with Primetime, ABC New's Diane Sawyer
October 2009
1) DVD: Amos & Andrew - Nicholas Cage, Samuel L Jackson
2) Book (nf): Tribes - Seth Godin
3) Book (nf) : Servant Leadership - Robert K. Greenleaf
November 2009
1) DVD: Ice Age
2) DVD: Up (in Cantonese)
3) Book (nf): God Is My CEO - Larry Julian
4) Book (nf): Focus on Leadership - Larry C. Spears & Michele Lawrence
5) Book (nf): Insights on Leadership - (ed)Larry C. Spears
6) Book (f): The Road to Cana- Anne Rice
December 2009
1) Play: 苏醒(Awaken)- By 佳禧传媒(Jes Media Production)
2) Book (nf) : The Bait of Satan - John Bevere
3) Book (nf): Beauty for Ashes - Joyce Meyer
T A G B O A R D
yakkity yak yak
Servant Leadership
9:35 PM - Monday, June 22, 2009
Today's the first day of my master degree course on Organisational Leadership. Very rich, very satisfying.
Dr Mannoia is an eloquent and erudite man. For close to 3 hours, i found myself completely engaged by his ability to facilitate discussions with a large class and his knowledge in the field. The whole concept of servant leadership is just so attractive.
For some time, i'd discussed about the place of nature and ability and the idea of 'being' and 'doing' in the context of leadership with people who cared to engage me intellectually. Sometimes i got flummoxed by the whole debate, sometimes i was as clear as day.
Today i felt very enlightened about servant leadership, a concept that sits well with me.
Dr Mannoia explained how most people viewed servant leadership as one of the styles of leadership, such as transactional, autocratic, etc. It is believed that there is a set of skills unique to a servant leader, and if acquired and applied, BINGO! a servant leader is born.
However, Dr Mannoia argues that servant leadership is not a style of leadership. It is about the condition of the leader and his influence reflects the inner values of a servant whose aim is to uplift and empower the people he leads.
The master and servant paradigm must be fully understood in servant leadership. There is no servant if there is no master. And the servant conforms to the master’s nature and priorities. In other words, a servant leader takes on the nature of his master and the servant's priorities are re-ordered to align with that of the master. A servant leader is not one who serves the people he leads. A servant leader serves the master he follows. Wow!
