cheating...but an update at least

Ok so im cheating a little bit....these are 2 blog posts that i posted on another site
throughout the time iv been here. just in case you havent read them this is a glimpse into the life of me here i guess

sorry for the longevity of this...


We have forgotten the importance of passion, and traded it for reason and life plans that have nothing to do with how God made us and everything to do with what society expects from us..." - Lis Grozell

Lately i've had alot of time to think to say the least...
i have found peace and quiet and peice of mind in townsville streets of all places. its suprising of how close a refuge is amongst the constant noise.
And if you know me. If I have alot of time to think. I start learning things and i start getting excited because thats how i work. I dont work things out until i work it out in my head.
Thats why i love to talk to people about what im learning. because i dont usually realize it until its said. I learn as i go.

Anyways. this isnt the point of my whole "blog" thing . this ones about something i have come to know and love very well.
Passion


A person without passion. is like a candle without fire. Passion is a motor that propells us forwards and without it. we are left with nothing to go after. We sit in a rut we created for ourselves and rust.
to have a burning desire that creates commitment to something. wether it be a project or a goal.is essential in everyday life. especially in a society where hardly anyone cares about their own job or country.

What are the alternatives to a life of passion? Would you rather go to work with a frown, or a smile? Would you rather lead an empty life or a life filled with purpose? Would you rather look forward to or dread a new day?

Now i understand it doesnt always work like this. Im not saying that if you have a passion all of lifes worries mysteriously melt away.
But would you not agree that if you have a passion in mind. something that you strive for. something that brings you excitement when you get around to doing it , seeing it, or experincing it ( whatever the case may be ) That your life would be significantly improved if you had nothing to look forward to in your daily life?

Some quote i heard once by some filmmaker ( i dont really remember who it was. i suppose i could google it but...eh )
"It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with passion."

iv always found i am a pretty passionate person, even if that passion is short lived, my life is much more fufilled at the end of the day

I can be passionate about people. i can be passionate about photography and design, I can be passionate about journalism, i can be passionate about caring for people, I can be passionate about the lost, I can be passionate about seeing breakthrough in addictions in peoples lives, I can be passionate about Jesus. and those are the things, big or small, that keep me ticking, giving me a reason to look forward to the next day, and the day after that


Which is why I think YWAM is the perfect place for me to be. its just nice to see ( generally ) a community of people who care, people who know what their passions hopes and dreams are and go for it.
Or maybe its nice to be in a place like this and see everyones not a tangled mess like me and actually have there mind figured out and arent afraid to try something they've wanted to do. Weather it be writing a song, starting a band, or trying to make a diffrence in the lives of others less fortunate than we are.
Maybe its nice to see that the human race isnt totally hopeless and gone to waste...

Passion is a funny thing. And a funny word after reading it over and over i realized. Sorry this turned out alot longer then i expected. but hopefully it gave you something to ponder






its true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards.


I woke up today without that 5 million pound boulder of stress on my chest , aside from being ridiculously tired i felt pretty alright, by the time my morning brain wore off from a short morning nap on the couch 5 minutes after i woke up. I thought,

you know what? I'm just going to let today be today, I'm going to wake up this morning with a smile on my face, look in the mirror brush my teeth and not rack my brain wondering......wondering if today is going to be productive, inspiring, terrible, exhausting, heartbreaking or epic.
Im just going to go with it , make the most of it because we all have days that can go either way.
And then at night I will go to bed without the slightest bit of fret knowing I made my day the best I could. And that God truly is good

and today was truely one of those days where I can just look back on and thank God for randomness.
the randomness of a friend dropping by soley to encourage/pray for me
the randomness of a bunch of friends that feel like family coming together for a wicked awesome meal, Hanging out and having hours pass and it feeling like literal minutes and laughing until we dont even know what we are laughing about anymore

I really look forward to those moments like today but I am also thankful for the one I am having right now, this evening, alone, on my couch, overwhelmed by joy.

Personally, I know of no more profound moments than those when all other thoughts slip away and you are left with a pure sense of your own "being" in the world.
I find these moments of real insight come most often when I am in nature, disconnected from the many layers of "stuff" we have surrounded ourselves. Everything is stripped bare and all your left to do is sit and marvel at Gods creation
But not tonight. All it took was a little bit of Gods blessing and good company.

Isnt He cool?