Second, this will not be my true 'merry Christmas' post, most likely. That will come either later tonight or tomorrow... Complete with pictures, possibly even video. :O
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So, as some people may have noticed...
I used to have a blog. Then I deleted it. Now, mysteriously, it is back. In case you were wondering why it's returned, here are some possible reasons why...
1. I like sharing my ideas.
I don't care much who I share them with, or if people actually even READ them.
The fact that there is the possibility that someone (anyone, technically) could be reading this post, my thoughts and ideas, really excites me.
2. I hate feeling alone.
You know when you are in a room, full of people, and yet you feel so alone? I feel like this quite frequently. I like being alone, but I don't like being lonely. It's a hard balance, and I think some people confuse the two things sometimes. My friend Matt posted on loneliness just over a month ago... And it's gotten me thinking. I don't want to be lonely anymore. I think that I want more people to know me. And not superficially know me. Actually know me. One thing though: I don't plan on revealing myself or anything on this blog... But practice makes perfect, and if I'm going to start letting people getting to know me, I should start practicing.
3. I used to think that people only wanted to here about interesting things...
I don't think I gave people enough credit. I decided to not even share what was going on in my life because I figured it would bore them/they would think I was wasting there time. Maybe, people don't care about awesome or cool things going on in my life... Maybe, just maybe, they actually care about me.
4. Writing posts makes me feel like a good writer.
...Just putting it out there.
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I do lots of my thinking in my shower...
Correction:
I get a lot of thoughts in my shower, which causes me to think about them for the rest of the day...
(I have to write them down as soon as I'm out of the shower though, or else I'll forget what I was thinking by the time I'm finished getting ready)
The other day I was thinking this...
What would it be like to be alone for Christmas? I've been blessed to have family/friends with me every Christmas. Over the years, the numbers have declined, some traditions changed, but, in essence, my Christmas has been the same as long as I can remember.
Let alone being alone for Christmas, what would it be like to be alone, knowing your family is in the city, doing something without you...?
I won't share my thoughts on the question unless you ask, but that's just what's been floating around in my head the past week or so....
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Heard this little piece during a lecture a few years back, stumbled across it on the web a few weeks ago...
I was hungry,
And you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger.
I was imprisoned,
And you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release.
I was naked,
And in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
I was sick,
And you knelt and thanked God for your health.
I was homeless,
And you preached a sermon on the spiritual shelter of the love of God.
I was lonely,
And you left me alone to pray for me.
You seem so holy, so close to God
But I am still very hungry – and lonely – and cold.
Author Unknown (as far as I know)
Every time I read it, it hits me hard.
So true, so true...
I pray to God to change things, and then just wait for Him, or someone else, to do something.
A man looked around him in a city
street and saw a little girl poorly
dressed, shivering, and near
starving.
He was angry with God
and demanded: “Why don’t you do
something about this?” But God
did not answer.
The man went on, and saw a
wretched old man in the gutter.
Again he cried out: “ Why don’t
you do something?” But God was
silent.
In the middle of the night God
spoke to the man. He said gently,
“I have already done something
about these things. I made YOU,
with eyes to see, ears to hear,
and strong hands to help.”
I want/need to do something. For my sake, yours, and theirs.
~ The Pee
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