| when i'm dating somebody i write a lot less. when i'm dating somebody i ponder the wonder of it all a lot less, too. when i'm in a relationship i find myself wanting to be alone. and then when i'm alone i find myself writing and wondering a lot, often about being in a relationship. is this because i haven't found my favorite girl yet? or is it because i'm inherently unhappy with whatever i have, and when i'm close to somebody, they get the brunt of my dissatisfaction woes? woe is me won't do it anymore and yet, this is my woe. |
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rob bell wrote a book about love and heaven and hell and god and eternal life. it's #12 on amazon right now even though it's not even released for another week. they wrote about it on cnn and the new york times. the pope's book is #20. i think rob's going to need another bodyguard. angry religious people can get pret-ty crazy. |
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| humans said, "who are you, god?" and the god said, "once upon a time..." and so if you're going to do anything in this world, tell a story. if you're the business type, tell a story by leaving your house, making a plan, and investing money creatively and for the common good. if you're the science type, tell a story by looking into the endless sky or tiny atoms and share with the world the wonders you find there. if you're the creative, non-type-a personality type and have much to say but no magic tongue to say it with, exert your energy towards creating something beautiful and true with your hands and imagination - a painting? a novel? a movie? - for the world to see and experience. but don't sit around doing nothing worthwhile. don't waste your life. 
we are to be people who celebrate the beauty of the world, and who through art and music and dance and literature and whatever, create more beauty ourselves, which will enable people to grow in their imagination to the point where they can actually understand something of the beauty of god himself and so be drawn into his life.
--nt wright |
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| i was talking to a friend in L.A. tonight about a guy she’s dating. she says he’s really into her, but he’s probably just into her sexually. she says she’s a very flirty and sexual person, but she’s also awesome. there’s more to her, she meant. i agreed. i told her not to let him in until she knows he wants her for her…and then still wait longer. i told her the last thing she needs to do is turn down her sexuality. i suggested channeling it into life-giving endeavors. things she’s proud of.
she said, “i like that.” |
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