But That's A Girl Color

Colors hate labels. Think it over, how would you feel if you were the color pink and because of commercialism and what is considered socially acceptable, only half of the world could truely enjoy you? How unfortunate. Another thing why is there "light blue", "light green", "light yellow", light every color, but no "light red" only pink. Good question, no? Black is evil. White is good....why? Another thing that just cooks my goose is black and brown. I am fully persuaded that the whole "black clashes with brown" theory is just a conspiracy to keep them apart. I'd imagine that they are best friends and the cruelness of society has made it it's goal to keep them forever seperated. A sad tale really, which is why I have made it my personal goal to see that they are tastefully reunited. When it comes to colors I try to be fair and impartial, which is why when asked what my favorite color is I will always say "clear, as you can see every color through it." Every color has it's place..... a purpose. There is no such thing as an ugly color, perhaps one that is out of place, but never ugly. They are for girls and boys alike. Enjoy the colors, all of them.

Sometimes Practiacal isn't that Practical

I used to think that the people who would say "If I can't see it, touch it, or feel it then it can't be true." or "I only believe what I can see." were so smart. I thought that they were so practical, and to me it sounded like pure genius. These people demanded proof before they would trust anything. It was a safe way to think, I mean, if you never trust anything until after it's in front of you, you'll never be let down or disappointed. This is the very sort of thinking that will get you no where. It is faithless, believing in nothing but what you have in front of you. The Christian faith is built on faith which according to Hebrews is the evidence of things not seen. There is instance after instance in the Bible where individuals had to put there trust in the unseen. Truly for us who live after Christ's death, faith is required for the basic fact of believing that Christ ever walked the earth, because we surely can not see it. No great or mighty thing came from any man in the Bible that did not have faith. In fact, having no/little faith was the cause of big things not happening. Even in the secular world today the big icons of society were those that had vision of things that could be and worked toward that goal. Sure there are exceptions to that rule, but it would be an exception; as in, more often than not, it is the visionaries that led the way. All this to say that I'm no longer viewing that statement as being smart or practical but rather as being vision less, complacent to a fault, and impractical.

Expecting the Unexpected Was What You Were Expecting

Expectation, it's a good thing and a bad thing; a wide topic with both good and bad applications that can be applied to various areas of our lives. Clearly it would take me forever and a day to delve into every aspect of expectation as it applies to our lives (which I honestly have no desire to do anyways) so I will focus on one are in particular; which is expectation as it applies to the person that we are or want to be as opposed to the person that people expect us to be. So let's get started. I'm sure most everyone has heard a variation of the statement that is something to the effect of "You move to a new town and get a fresh start. You can be whoever you want to be." It's fairly common thinking but it wasn't until today that I asked myself why. Why do you get a new start? Why can you be whoever you want to be? Why couldn't you be whoever it is you wanted to be before? My answer to these is simply expectation. As people get to know you they expect the traits, charecteristics, habits, presentation, all of the nuances that make you you. However due to a change in maturity or lifestyle, perhaps not having represented yourself accuratley in the first place(which could be due to a variety of reasons), needing a change for something different, or any other number of reasons; that their expectation may no longer fit you. Maybe who you wanted to be before is no longer who you want to be now. The reasons are endless but the point that I'm straining to make is that we are changing, growing older, finding out who we are and we can't be expected to stay the same. Change is as natural as breathing but it's about as awkward as Superman attending a tea party. But don't let that stop you from being who it is that you want to be. Don't let someone's expectaions define who you are; life is too short for that. Besides they'll get over it and make up new expectations soon enough.

Property of MINE!!!!

So I've been thinking a lot lately about how we view and protect the promises of God that we are given. This will be a short post as I am simply conveying a thought and not a trying to lecture or preach. Here it is though, if the devil told you that he was stealing your salvation, what would you say? I'd say that that's impossible. The Bible says that you can't steal my salvation it's MINE! ......So what about the other promises? God gave us those, just the same as He gave us salvation so why shouldn't we act the same way with our health, finances, relationships, etc?

After Ever After

I like to believe that fairytales still happen but did you ever notice that the line "and they lived happily ever after" is usually put in the middle of the story and not at the end? I mean, come on!Are we to assume that nothing of great significance happens after they say it? Or that all intrgue and interest that has held your attention from the begining of the story until that line has stopped? I just don't think that I could ever be satisfied with an ending like that. Sure the idealist in me is in it's greatest raptures because YAY happiness, but the other side of me(whose head is not in the clouds) just can't accept that sort of an ending. I realize that a book must at some point come to an end, otherwise it would never be published, and I, for one, do not have the time to read a never ending story. That being said, pehaps my request is unreasonable and "happily ever after" is the best way to end a happy tale.....but this still does not stop my brain from wondering what does happen after ever after anyway? Does anyone else find it unusual that just when everything is right and good and all the dilemas that plagued the hero or heroine of the tale have been vanquished, is when the story comes to a close. Just when Prince Charming rides off into the sunset with his prized princess they draw the curtian. My head just wants to explode with questions! Such as: do the Royal in-laws get along in the planning of the marriage ball or does the conflict over the center pieces spark a medieval war? How are their nation ruling skills as a couple? What about kids? See what I mean? So many things left yet unanswered and they leave us to settle with a measley little "happily ever after". Not that I have a problem with that line, as I am a firm believer that any self respecting fairy tale MUST be ended with it,.....I just think that they end it too soon. Can anyone say sequal?