Seeing Past Your Nose

This was a special weekend. I saw a lot of people who had a profound influence on the early years of my Christian walk, an influence that continues today. Along with the grateful backward glance, there was also a forward glance considering the obligation I have to the next generation of Christians. All Christians need encouragement, but young Christians also need the guidance of more mature and experienced Christians. I have an obligation to share the lessons I've learned from experience.
If we can imagine Christianity as a wheel rolling through time, every generation of Christians is a spoke in that giant wheel. Many generations have gone before us, pulling us along as they progress, and we must pull along the spoke behind us, spurring them on to maturity, and encouraging them to do the same for the spoke behind them. To quote President Bush (out of context), "Let's roll!"

Activity Awareness Month

I've named the 2nd half of June and all of July Activity Awareness Month. My plan is to DO less, while being more aware and appreciative of the things I do DO. (I guess some people call that living in the moment.) I'm going to read fewer books, but let the ones I do read really challenge my thoughts and leave an impact on my soul. I'll watch less TV, but let the TV I do watch provoke insightful thoughts. It is my opinion that the majority of us suffer from sensory overload, collecting all sorts of facts, but not taking the time to process them or find out how, or if, our facts can benefit us. What are your facts doing for you? Are you allowing time for your soul to be refreshed?

Friends, Love, and Parking Lots

Some of my friends are coming over tonight. That makes me feel so loved and cared for. To the friends who couldn't come, I don't mean to make them feel guilty, and to the friends who plan to come but may have to cancel at the last minute, I don't want to make them feel guilty either, but if no one shows, I will be crying in my Tom Yung Guy (Thai) soup. Friends coming over is such a special event to me, a way to show you care. There are a lot of ways to show care and concern for your friends. I was reflecting this morning on ways I show my love to my friends, and the ways my friends have shown love to me. One important way others show love to me is to take an interest in those things that interest me, i.e. my blog. So I thank you so, so much for reading this, and I do hope I make you feel as appreciated as you do me.

Pink Unicorns and Pastrami

I have had a mild case of writers' block for the past week, and I have had complaints from faithful readers (actually only one) about my woefully underdated blog. So I asked for a subject that I would then happily write about. My friend asked me to write about pink unicorns. From my vast stores of useless knowledge, I did recall an article that said that unicorns are particularly fond of pastrami--especially the pink ones. (It's all the pastrami that makes them pink.)

The thing about taking suggestions is that you end up doing something (or writing about something) that you don't really want to. The thing about doing something you don't want to do and aren't used to doing is that you are stretched and challenged, and you learn something about yourself. I didn't know I would be able to write even a sentence about pink unicorns, and here I was able to write three. My point is this: don't limit yourself. Try something new. You might surprise you.