when we live in darkness...
Negativity. It is an easy trap to fall into. We are surrounded by blacks and grays and often fail to love the light because we become consumed with hating the darkness. This doesn't get rid of anything...the darkness is still dark and bad things don't lose any badness by being complained about. The hating just brings about more black feelings...
What is it to be joyful? I don't think it's incessant optimism or plastic smiles. Joy is rooted more deeply than that. It is the hope that no matter how discouraging things are, the sun will rise. The King will return. The blackness will fade as the stars explode like fireworks and explode around our ears.
But hope is not enough. We could hope forever, but if we never saw these things happen...we would still be in the darkness. Joy is the ability to take notice of the light and to be given over to it so that the darkness' only use is to remind us how bright the light can be.
So seek beauty. Seek light. Stop complaining and arguing so that you can shine like a star. Then explode.
we must not become it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
MAY
Wow, it's been a while. Nearly a month. I hope all two of my faithful readers have not lost hope.
IT'S MAY! My favorite non-person person is finally here.
The candle trees amd the lilacs bloomed. My heart finds a lot of solace in the yumminess of lilacs and the friendly glory of the candle trees.
It thunderstormed all last night and kept me awake. The sky was eerie and green and made me very creepy-feeling inside. I love thunderstorms in the day...there is something comforting in the majestic power of my God...but at night I feel like a child. I'm not scared of the lightning, nor the thunder, nor tornadoes or high winds, but I still feel small and unhappy.
But no more. The sky is still gloom-ridden, and the front was a cold one so the wind is chilly and I had to wear my denim jacket but that's okay, because I look rather adorable in it...
And I finished school. 42 credit hours later and I still have a 4.0. And no all-nighters this semester! Good for me! Wheeeeeee! Flying on freedom!
Okay, all you guys, eventually I'm moving to Thailand for six months and I'm doing a specifically for thailand blog and you can see it if you click here.
yep.
heart is...above those blasted clouds.
IT'S MAY! My favorite non-person person is finally here.
The candle trees amd the lilacs bloomed. My heart finds a lot of solace in the yumminess of lilacs and the friendly glory of the candle trees.
It thunderstormed all last night and kept me awake. The sky was eerie and green and made me very creepy-feeling inside. I love thunderstorms in the day...there is something comforting in the majestic power of my God...but at night I feel like a child. I'm not scared of the lightning, nor the thunder, nor tornadoes or high winds, but I still feel small and unhappy.
But no more. The sky is still gloom-ridden, and the front was a cold one so the wind is chilly and I had to wear my denim jacket but that's okay, because I look rather adorable in it...
And I finished school. 42 credit hours later and I still have a 4.0. And no all-nighters this semester! Good for me! Wheeeeeee! Flying on freedom!
Okay, all you guys, eventually I'm moving to Thailand for six months and I'm doing a specifically for thailand blog and you can see it if you click here.
yep.
heart is...above those blasted clouds.
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