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life, if one were to consider it a 'thing,' is the most precious gift given to us.

life is the basis of all things we know. 

we do not know death.

we try harder and harder to understand the unknown and unliving, such as dark matter or anti-matter. 

our culture is fascinated by the undead like zombies and vampires.

isn't life so hard to understand sometimes? 

i'm not talking about one's life. 

i'm not talking about 'what do i do with my life? what kind of job should i get? what should i study?' kind of life.

i mean, life.

you know what helps me understand life and everything connected to life?

love.

love.

love in the broadest sense.

love puts everything into perspective, right?

love is found in my faith, and vice versa.

often, they can be synonymous and exchanged for each other.

and much like james spoke of faith in his famous epistle to all christians, i submit love without works is dead.

for what good is our love if it is sheltered within our heart?

what good is water if it is not drunk?

furthermore, what good is our love to those who surround us? 

our love is better suited for those we surround.

much like our faith is a candle to be held out in the open, to light the way for the world, the love in our hearts is to be poured out to anoint all those we meet and see.

i'm just rambling again.

but one day, this will all make sense.

to you and me.

lots of love,

jo

blogging is a game of streaks.

i've become quite horrible at posting blogs anymore.

chalk it up to sheer, pathetic, unfortunate apathy.

i feel i must first correct my job position i described in the last post.

i stated i was a legal secretary. that sounds...inaccurate.

i'm a legal assistant. big difference. 

maybe not. i feel like legal secretary means...secretary.

but i believe legal assistant sounds more like paralegal, and that is much more similar to the work i do.

in the world of legal assisting, i was recently moved to my own litigation.

big step up. quite literally, as well.

i was previously working in the basement. now, i work on the 5th floor. it actually has windows! 

though the air temperature isn't as cool as in the cellar.

funnily enough, most people don't even know a team works in the basement. 

yet, still on the small pay. 

it might become permanent (with permanent-position salary, fingers crossed) in a couple months, once i hit the 6-month mark. 

only time will tell. 

in other news, relationships are tricky.

i think anybody who has been in a relationship more than 6 months knows exactly what i'm saying.

but, on the other hand, and even more so, relationships are very rewarding.

i am so grateful to God for my relationship.

and my job.

and my family.

and my friends.

lots of love,

jo

guess who's back? back again?

salutations.

i just can't quit this thing.

maybe it's because i feel like i'm writing for an audience and writing here boosts my ego.

maybe i just feel like i need to journal my life. 

whatever it is, I MUST WRITEEEEE!!!

it feels good to write, yes?

liberating.

inspiring.

so, quick notes to catch up; details to follow later.

i'm back in the u.s., back in the u.s., back in the u.s. of a. 

i currently reside in bayside, queens, new york.

i moved to new york to be with my dearest carolyn. 

i work as a legal secretary.

only a temp job, so i get paid peanuts.

but a job nonetheless.

i work with defective medical devices and medicine.

it's about as interesting as it sounds.

no, it's nowhere near that interesting.

i miss korea.

and i miss you, blog.

and i miss you, reader.

ahhhhhh....

that felt good.

let's do this more often, shall we?

lots of love,

jo

what is this thing?

oh yeah...i have a blog, don't i?

wow, has life/korea been crazy lately:

work has been rough;

then, i became head instructor/assistant manager;

had to work for a month averaging 13.5-hour days, sans overtime pay;

i'm currently on a week-long vacation and i've done pretty much nothing;

decided i'm returning to the states.

that's right: i'm coming back to the U.S. of A.

more importantly, before that happens, i'm going to spend 2 weeks in okinawa with my boy of all boys, friend of all friends, matthew houck. 

more on my re-entry plan on the next post. 

maybe some catching up on korea, too, though i guess that could be reserved for direct conversation or questions.

lots of love,

jo