Okay… I can NOT contain myself anymore! I am beyond words at this point! These past two weeks have taken me from carriage ride to cloud nine! And I think you’ll soon understand why…
But first, you wanna know why I refuse to believe God doesn’t answer the dreams you dreamt when you were 6?! Or answered the wee little prayer you prayed before you went to bed when you were 15?! Because He breathes life into dead dreams, especially the ones you wanted to keep believing for but purposefully suppressed because you thought there would NEVER be any chance that they would actually be fulfilled. I’ve got news for you… God knows your dreams! He implanted them in you! And I don’t doubt for a moment that He wants to answer them! He may take 17 years, but He answers dreams! I am living proof!
It all started two weeks ago when I had the opportunity to meet and talk with a presidential candidate (see photo albums). What a memorable blessing! That was Monday...
Tuesday, I had a marvelous conversation with the horsemanship director at a local ranch, who said he would love to have me at the ranch any time I wanted. He would teach me everything I ever wanted to know about horses and how to properly ride… for FREE. (The only thing that stopped me from learning to ride when I was younger was *money*… I continued to dream about being on the ranch my entire life hoping that “one day” I’d have the opportunity…) I now joyfully spend my Saturdays at the ranch in my favorite clothes (comfy old jeans, cowboy boots and my good ol’ fashioned JEAN jacket) taking care of God’s BEAUTIFUL creation of horses, and learning to properly ride. Someday I hope to show! Oh, and I also get to jump around in the mud… an added bonus ;)(Dream #1 fulfilled)
Wednesday, I found out I was for sure going to Africa for about two weeks this summer.
(Dream #2 fulfilled)
Thursday, I got a random phone call from a good friend who works for the Journalism department at Regent. He was impressed with my writing and offered me, an undergrad, a part-time position as the editor of Focus Magazine (a graduate student magazine). Not only will I gain experience, but I get to set my own hours, my good friend is my boss, and this will look flllyyyyyy on my resume!
Thursday night I found out a genocide survivor from Rwanda was speaking at Regent! (Rwanda is the nation on my heart that I find myself weeping over A LOT, especially these past four months. I have a burden for the people who suffered the genocide) I went to see him, talked with him, and went to hear him give his powerful testimony again the following Monday. This man miraculously escaped the Hutu’s who chased him with machetes... UNBELIEVABLE!
The following Monday I got a random phone call from a woman who works at CBN. Someone contacted her and said I had an extremely powerful testimony that she might be interested in. I shared it with her over the phone and she asked me if I would be willing to be interviewed to share my story on the 700 Club. Have the opportunity to inspire others who are suffering with the same pain I once experienced? Um, YEAH!
Tuesday, I had lunch with my cousin’s wife, who in the middle of our conversation mentioned her sister-in-law and her husband were moving to RWANDA this summer. I will probably have an opportunity to spend some time there... You cannot possibly imagine the depth of the love I have for the people who suffered the genocide… and the orphans that were left… I have been yearning to go for months! THIS IS HUGE!!!!
Tuesday night I received a phone call asking if I was free to host the Reel Street Review show on Wednesday night (which I normally blog for and work crew for). I’ve only wanted to be on camera since I was about 7 years old… ! I had the opportunity to shoot my first “professional” show… and actually have an audience other than myself and my sister haha... 17 years after I first dreamt it. (Dream #3 fulfilled)
AND... I was invited to the 700 Club’s “Living the Life” show tomorrow afternoon. I get to stand with the producers and watch them run the show. Even more importantly for me, I can learn from Terry! I’m sure I’ll get to meet some phenomenal people!
...so, what does Friday hold? ;)
…You cannot tell me God doesn’t fulfill dreams, IN ABUNDANCE!!!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Dreams really do come true!
(Okay, here's one I DIDN'T write... but I still encourage you to read it. All I gotta say is, this is TRUTH! I've been experiencing fulfilled dreams back to back for months now, and at this point, the only response I have is to express my thankfulness and joy in tears because there are just NO words... This note is all about the One who radically and romantically pursuits YOU daily and desires to give you nothing less than your biggest dreams. When you read it, listen to "When you were a child" by Jason Upton, remembering to "trust", and that when it comes to your dreams "love remembers". Take time to examine your heart when you were a child. Most of your dreams began then. And know they were heard, and certainly not forgotten. Oh, and, don't forget your tissues... just in case.)
I think we all want to count in life. We want to make a difference some how, some way, in our world. A little girl shuts herself in her room and dances with dreams of one day becoming a beautiful ballerina. A little freckled-faced boy bounces a ball off the side of the house, catching it in his glove and dreaming of the Big Leagues. The student dreams of a diploma; the graduate, that promising new job; the worker, that long sought after promotion. What do all these people have in common? They are dreaming that they will count for something – that one day they will “make it in life.” They are dreaming that because of their life, things will be different.
I have good news for everyone who has dreamed such dreams: God created every one to make a difference in this world. There is no one who doesn’t count. Everyone is an essential part in the plan of God.
It is our ability to dream that makes us unique. We have been created in the image of God. Therefore, we can dream, hope, and plan. These are the expressions of His will in our lives.
Dreaming is:
what you want to be;
where you want to go;
what you want to do;
goals you’d like to reach;
plans you’d like to make;
projects you hope to achieve.
Faith is the key that places your dreams and aspirations into the hands of God. He is able to cause all our dreams to not only come true but to reach their fullest potential.
There is no greater story in the Bible to illustrate this than the miracle found in John 6:5-14. Jesus and His disciples were faced with a challenging situation. As Christ had begun teaching upon a mountainside, a great multitude of people had gathered to hear Him. The Bible says there were about five thousand men in the crowd that day. When these people became hungry, the disciples were perplexed at how they would feed them all. What would they do?
At that very moment, Andrew, one of the disciples, announced there was a small boy in the crowd who had five barley loaves and two fish, adding, “But what are they among so many?” (v. 9).
The Lord took the food which the boy had surrendered to Him, blessed the loaves, and gave then to the disciples to distribute to the people. Then Jesus did the same thing with the fish. As the disciples moved from person to person handing out the bread, there continued to be an endless supply left in their hands, and likewise with the fish. In fact, the Bible tells us that when they were finished, they had not only fed the entire multitude but they had also collected twelve baskets full of leftover fragments!
Imagine, one small boy, through a simple act of surrender, became the central figure in one of the most phenomenal miracles that Jesus ever performed. His sacrifice made a difference for thousands of people. In the same way, you and I can never underestimate the significance of a single act of surrender on our part in our own day and age; we, too, can be part of God’s miracle in our world.
Perhaps you are just living day to day. Perhaps there doesn’t seem to be any special significance about your life at all. You simply get up in the morning, go to work for the day, and come home and go to bed at night. Your life is caught in the routines and ruts and doesn’t seem to have any real purpose. Perhaps you feel a little like the man in the following poem:
Poor, poor, Solomon Grundy,
Born on Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Sick on Thursday,
Sicker on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
And that was the end of Solomon Grundy.
It may be that in the daily grind you feel that life isn’t worth living after all. You once dreamed great dreams, but now you feel as if your dreams have passed you by. Well, if that is the case, then I have life changing news for you – You can dream again! You can see your dreams come true as you learn that surrendering your life to the God who makes dreams come true, is the God who is rooting for you!
However, just as in the story of the little boy with the loaves and fish who became the conduit for the miracle of Christ, dreams don’t just happen – they come true through principles, preparation, and prayer.
#1 – Be in the right place at the right time. I’ve often heard people in the business world comment on other’s success by saying, “Oh, he was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time.” But, as any successful business person will tell you, they were in the right place at the right time because they have already made important decisions that placed them there. The little boy in the Book of John was in the right place because when others forgot their food, he had prepared his in advance. Preparation leads to being in the right place at the right time.
#2 – Discover God’s will for your life. I have found six ways to be effective in discovering God’s will for my own life. God’s will revealed in:· The Word of God – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (Ps. 119:105).· The Witness of the Holy Spirit – Christ promised us, in John 16, that the Holy Spirit would come to “guide you in all truth.” We must give Him the chance to do so through prayer and meditation on His word.· The Walk of fellowship with God – Have you ever seen an older married couple that has been married for many years? They can finish each other’s sentences and seem to know everything the other is thinking. That comes from close fellowship with one another. The same goes from our relationship with God. The more time we spend in fellowship with Him, the more we know Him and His will when we face life’s decisions.
· The Wisdom of God – The apostle James tells us that God will grant wisdom to anyone who asks for it in prayer (James 1:5). It is reassuring to know that God is ready to give us wisdom if we ask for it.
· The Workers of God – These are our fellow believers who have been faithful through many trials and tribulations of their own. It is essential to seek out Godly wisdom and counsel from those who have been down that road before.
· The Works of God – When God closes a door we must be careful not to look for an open window. We must never forget that God is a loving heavenly Father. He will guide us in love and with protection if we are sensitive to His direction.
#3 – Go with what you already have. The success of the little boy’s involvement in Christ’s miracle is that he was willing to offer what little he had. Too often people fail to respond to the calling of God by faith because they believe that what they have to offer is so insignificant that God could not use it. Yet, we forget that the God who created the universe out of nothing can certainly multiply all that we have to give Him. Which leads us to our last point:
#4 – Give God all that you have. The little boy didn’t offer to split his lunch with Jesus, he gave it all. Now, I’m not suggesting that you sell all your earthly possessions and give it to a ministry. The greatest possession that you have is not your money, family, or your job – it is the eternal relationship that you have with the living God. Money will come and go but Christ alone is everlasting.
This little boy in John’s account of Christ’s miracle could not have ever imagined what would come from his simple offering. Likewise, you and I cannot imagine what will come from our lives being surrendered to the will and purpose of God!
Your Dreams Can Come True
By Richard Lee
I think we all want to count in life. We want to make a difference some how, some way, in our world. A little girl shuts herself in her room and dances with dreams of one day becoming a beautiful ballerina. A little freckled-faced boy bounces a ball off the side of the house, catching it in his glove and dreaming of the Big Leagues. The student dreams of a diploma; the graduate, that promising new job; the worker, that long sought after promotion. What do all these people have in common? They are dreaming that they will count for something – that one day they will “make it in life.” They are dreaming that because of their life, things will be different.
I have good news for everyone who has dreamed such dreams: God created every one to make a difference in this world. There is no one who doesn’t count. Everyone is an essential part in the plan of God.
It is our ability to dream that makes us unique. We have been created in the image of God. Therefore, we can dream, hope, and plan. These are the expressions of His will in our lives.
Dreaming is:
what you want to be;
where you want to go;
what you want to do;
goals you’d like to reach;
plans you’d like to make;
projects you hope to achieve.
Faith is the key that places your dreams and aspirations into the hands of God. He is able to cause all our dreams to not only come true but to reach their fullest potential.
There is no greater story in the Bible to illustrate this than the miracle found in John 6:5-14. Jesus and His disciples were faced with a challenging situation. As Christ had begun teaching upon a mountainside, a great multitude of people had gathered to hear Him. The Bible says there were about five thousand men in the crowd that day. When these people became hungry, the disciples were perplexed at how they would feed them all. What would they do?
At that very moment, Andrew, one of the disciples, announced there was a small boy in the crowd who had five barley loaves and two fish, adding, “But what are they among so many?” (v. 9).
The Lord took the food which the boy had surrendered to Him, blessed the loaves, and gave then to the disciples to distribute to the people. Then Jesus did the same thing with the fish. As the disciples moved from person to person handing out the bread, there continued to be an endless supply left in their hands, and likewise with the fish. In fact, the Bible tells us that when they were finished, they had not only fed the entire multitude but they had also collected twelve baskets full of leftover fragments!
Imagine, one small boy, through a simple act of surrender, became the central figure in one of the most phenomenal miracles that Jesus ever performed. His sacrifice made a difference for thousands of people. In the same way, you and I can never underestimate the significance of a single act of surrender on our part in our own day and age; we, too, can be part of God’s miracle in our world.
Perhaps you are just living day to day. Perhaps there doesn’t seem to be any special significance about your life at all. You simply get up in the morning, go to work for the day, and come home and go to bed at night. Your life is caught in the routines and ruts and doesn’t seem to have any real purpose. Perhaps you feel a little like the man in the following poem:
Poor, poor, Solomon Grundy,
Born on Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Sick on Thursday,
Sicker on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday,
And that was the end of Solomon Grundy.
It may be that in the daily grind you feel that life isn’t worth living after all. You once dreamed great dreams, but now you feel as if your dreams have passed you by. Well, if that is the case, then I have life changing news for you – You can dream again! You can see your dreams come true as you learn that surrendering your life to the God who makes dreams come true, is the God who is rooting for you!
However, just as in the story of the little boy with the loaves and fish who became the conduit for the miracle of Christ, dreams don’t just happen – they come true through principles, preparation, and prayer.
#1 – Be in the right place at the right time. I’ve often heard people in the business world comment on other’s success by saying, “Oh, he was just lucky to be in the right place at the right time.” But, as any successful business person will tell you, they were in the right place at the right time because they have already made important decisions that placed them there. The little boy in the Book of John was in the right place because when others forgot their food, he had prepared his in advance. Preparation leads to being in the right place at the right time.
#2 – Discover God’s will for your life. I have found six ways to be effective in discovering God’s will for my own life. God’s will revealed in:· The Word of God – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path” (Ps. 119:105).· The Witness of the Holy Spirit – Christ promised us, in John 16, that the Holy Spirit would come to “guide you in all truth.” We must give Him the chance to do so through prayer and meditation on His word.· The Walk of fellowship with God – Have you ever seen an older married couple that has been married for many years? They can finish each other’s sentences and seem to know everything the other is thinking. That comes from close fellowship with one another. The same goes from our relationship with God. The more time we spend in fellowship with Him, the more we know Him and His will when we face life’s decisions.
· The Wisdom of God – The apostle James tells us that God will grant wisdom to anyone who asks for it in prayer (James 1:5). It is reassuring to know that God is ready to give us wisdom if we ask for it.
· The Workers of God – These are our fellow believers who have been faithful through many trials and tribulations of their own. It is essential to seek out Godly wisdom and counsel from those who have been down that road before.
· The Works of God – When God closes a door we must be careful not to look for an open window. We must never forget that God is a loving heavenly Father. He will guide us in love and with protection if we are sensitive to His direction.
#3 – Go with what you already have. The success of the little boy’s involvement in Christ’s miracle is that he was willing to offer what little he had. Too often people fail to respond to the calling of God by faith because they believe that what they have to offer is so insignificant that God could not use it. Yet, we forget that the God who created the universe out of nothing can certainly multiply all that we have to give Him. Which leads us to our last point:
#4 – Give God all that you have. The little boy didn’t offer to split his lunch with Jesus, he gave it all. Now, I’m not suggesting that you sell all your earthly possessions and give it to a ministry. The greatest possession that you have is not your money, family, or your job – it is the eternal relationship that you have with the living God. Money will come and go but Christ alone is everlasting.
This little boy in John’s account of Christ’s miracle could not have ever imagined what would come from his simple offering. Likewise, you and I cannot imagine what will come from our lives being surrendered to the will and purpose of God!
Monday, February 4, 2008
Loving who I am and loving what I love
I am learning more and more that I love who I am and love what I love for a purpose. When I was younger I learned that my name means “warrior”, and just recently I learned that it represents “nature” and “woods”. Wow, does any body else agree that that makes A LOT of sense? I can tell you that I certainly am a warrior who loves nature and the woods.
The warrior is evident because I’ve never been one to give up, or give in. When I’m faced with circumstances beyond my control I press in believing for my breakthrough. I seek for the things my heart desires, and I usually get them, in due season. I’ve always enjoyed a little argument, for the sake of personal growth; somehow quarrelsome conversation has always intrigued me. My vision for the future is rooted in a solid understanding that “I CAN do it”, and I refuse to be set back by physical or emotional pain. No one has ever been able to burn my light of hope, and what I believe rests firmly on the Truth that’s been revealed to me. The "nature" and "woods" comes out in me when I remember that the woods was often a place I retreated to, and still is, for clarity and sheer enjoyment. And for me, to experience everything nature has to offer from animals, insects and a moonlit sky to hiking and biking the rough terrains of the outdoors, is to fully experience this roller coaster ride called life.
It’s rare that I experience jealousy and you’d have to write on your calendar if I ever blushed. It takes a lot for me to be offended at someone who teases me. Not a person in the world could convince me that I am worthless, and when I take a stand on something I’ll be the first to share my opinion. When you hurt me you’ll know it right away, and when I’m supposed to be in bed recovering from sickness or surgery I’ll do everything I can instead of resting because I hate not being able to enjoy every day the way I want to. I hate when people patronize me and others, and if you do it, I’ll confront you in a heartbeat.
Now, regardless of how many others jump on my “loving-life-this-way” band wagon, here’s to understanding that what I love is GOOD, and why I love what I do is GOOD:
Not many people call driving in an old, beat up, pick up truck on a dirt road in the country, with my hair blowing in my face “fun”, but it’s fun to me. Hardly any one I know likes to be outdoors as much as I do. It’s rare to find people who will spontaneously go on a road trip with me. I’d be lucky to find one soul who will listen to country music with me and actually like it. Very few people appreciate the Discovery channel and Animal Planet like I do. I have yet to find people who dream like I do. I’d rather lie in the grass and watch the stars, or read or write, then watch a movie. I like to spend my free time in the woods. Hiking, biking, and running are in my top 5 list of favorite things to do. And to be brutally honest, I would rather travel 100 miles to feed the ducks at the lake than watch a game of football that I was never taught to understand. Basketball may not be my strongest sport, nor is hockey, just as much as painting and drawing are not my artistic gifts. I know as much about skiing and snowboarding as I do how to fix a car or cook a gourmet meal. But among the many traits and abilities I WAS given, I can probably make you laugh (even if it’s at my own expense), inspire you with my life story, give you secrets on how to make the perfect snowball, teach you how to stay physically fit, write well, and invite and encourage you to try new things with me.
Do these things make me different? Yes. Do they make me unique? Yes. Do they make me fearfully and wonderfully made? HEAVENS YES! Not everyone will like everything I do because they aren’t me! And that’s okay! I’ve always recognized that my personality is unique. I go to great lengths to experience life the Kellie way, if just for one opportunity to smile, laugh, or experience freedom. And I don’t know about you, but I’m not about to waste the gift of who I’ve been created to be because no body else will enjoy me WITH me! My life, like yours, is designed to filter enjoyment, encouragement and, ultimately, healing to others. If you aren’t one that my personality and gifts reach, then that’s okay. They will reach somebody else.
It's easy to understand that the process of learning how to enjoy who you are can be intimidating. If you’re like me, you will hit bumps from time to time wondering why you feel like an outsider and you’ll begin frowning upon what you love because no body else loves it. You’ll spend endless time hoping to meet someone with the same passions who is willing to step along side of you, all the while stomping on the rejection card that often says “What you love is ridiculous. No body else loves it. You might as well give it up because it’s not worth enjoying”. But setting those lies aside, I’ve learned that even when it seems like I have to beg people to join me in what I love to do I’m still going to love what I love because the very passions that are cradled within my heart were given to me with purpose. I remain confident that I love what I do for a reason, and I will NOT compromise that for anybody.
So what about learning to participate in the passions of others? I certainly attest to the fact that a lack of experience and knowledge for what other people love can be so intimidating or unpleasing that you don’t even want to give it the benefit of having your first try. But, the truth is, embarrassment and shame of not knowing how to do certain activities can rob you of having a memorable time and learning something. In my relationships, I want to show evidence of being passionate about what others are passionate about because I want to be closer with them. I want to learn how to love them on a deeper level by meeting them in a place that is safe to them. If befriending a new person means I will paint on a canvas for the first time in my life, I will do it with her because it’s what she loves to do and it shows her that I care about who she is and what she loves. All of this comes down to sacrificial love. Are you willing to sacrifice your time and desires to engage in sharing the joys of others?
I am not ashamed of not knowing the things I have yet to learn, and I am not ashamed of loving who I am and what I love. To me, the key to being content with who you are, regardless of how other people respond to you, is to choose not to dwell on the dreams and gifts you weren’t given, but to learn to love and develop those you were. And finally, if you want to truly love who you are and what you love, you must not compare yourself with other people. Talk about circling in a vicious cycle of rejection! If you do that you’ll walk away discouraged, and you’ll never learn what being you is all about.
So, start enjoying what you enjoy, and save the world from another clone of somebody else. Be who you are, enjoy what you enjoy, and love it in the process!
The warrior is evident because I’ve never been one to give up, or give in. When I’m faced with circumstances beyond my control I press in believing for my breakthrough. I seek for the things my heart desires, and I usually get them, in due season. I’ve always enjoyed a little argument, for the sake of personal growth; somehow quarrelsome conversation has always intrigued me. My vision for the future is rooted in a solid understanding that “I CAN do it”, and I refuse to be set back by physical or emotional pain. No one has ever been able to burn my light of hope, and what I believe rests firmly on the Truth that’s been revealed to me. The "nature" and "woods" comes out in me when I remember that the woods was often a place I retreated to, and still is, for clarity and sheer enjoyment. And for me, to experience everything nature has to offer from animals, insects and a moonlit sky to hiking and biking the rough terrains of the outdoors, is to fully experience this roller coaster ride called life.
It’s rare that I experience jealousy and you’d have to write on your calendar if I ever blushed. It takes a lot for me to be offended at someone who teases me. Not a person in the world could convince me that I am worthless, and when I take a stand on something I’ll be the first to share my opinion. When you hurt me you’ll know it right away, and when I’m supposed to be in bed recovering from sickness or surgery I’ll do everything I can instead of resting because I hate not being able to enjoy every day the way I want to. I hate when people patronize me and others, and if you do it, I’ll confront you in a heartbeat.
Now, regardless of how many others jump on my “loving-life-this-way” band wagon, here’s to understanding that what I love is GOOD, and why I love what I do is GOOD:
Not many people call driving in an old, beat up, pick up truck on a dirt road in the country, with my hair blowing in my face “fun”, but it’s fun to me. Hardly any one I know likes to be outdoors as much as I do. It’s rare to find people who will spontaneously go on a road trip with me. I’d be lucky to find one soul who will listen to country music with me and actually like it. Very few people appreciate the Discovery channel and Animal Planet like I do. I have yet to find people who dream like I do. I’d rather lie in the grass and watch the stars, or read or write, then watch a movie. I like to spend my free time in the woods. Hiking, biking, and running are in my top 5 list of favorite things to do. And to be brutally honest, I would rather travel 100 miles to feed the ducks at the lake than watch a game of football that I was never taught to understand. Basketball may not be my strongest sport, nor is hockey, just as much as painting and drawing are not my artistic gifts. I know as much about skiing and snowboarding as I do how to fix a car or cook a gourmet meal. But among the many traits and abilities I WAS given, I can probably make you laugh (even if it’s at my own expense), inspire you with my life story, give you secrets on how to make the perfect snowball, teach you how to stay physically fit, write well, and invite and encourage you to try new things with me.
Do these things make me different? Yes. Do they make me unique? Yes. Do they make me fearfully and wonderfully made? HEAVENS YES! Not everyone will like everything I do because they aren’t me! And that’s okay! I’ve always recognized that my personality is unique. I go to great lengths to experience life the Kellie way, if just for one opportunity to smile, laugh, or experience freedom. And I don’t know about you, but I’m not about to waste the gift of who I’ve been created to be because no body else will enjoy me WITH me! My life, like yours, is designed to filter enjoyment, encouragement and, ultimately, healing to others. If you aren’t one that my personality and gifts reach, then that’s okay. They will reach somebody else.
It's easy to understand that the process of learning how to enjoy who you are can be intimidating. If you’re like me, you will hit bumps from time to time wondering why you feel like an outsider and you’ll begin frowning upon what you love because no body else loves it. You’ll spend endless time hoping to meet someone with the same passions who is willing to step along side of you, all the while stomping on the rejection card that often says “What you love is ridiculous. No body else loves it. You might as well give it up because it’s not worth enjoying”. But setting those lies aside, I’ve learned that even when it seems like I have to beg people to join me in what I love to do I’m still going to love what I love because the very passions that are cradled within my heart were given to me with purpose. I remain confident that I love what I do for a reason, and I will NOT compromise that for anybody.
So what about learning to participate in the passions of others? I certainly attest to the fact that a lack of experience and knowledge for what other people love can be so intimidating or unpleasing that you don’t even want to give it the benefit of having your first try. But, the truth is, embarrassment and shame of not knowing how to do certain activities can rob you of having a memorable time and learning something. In my relationships, I want to show evidence of being passionate about what others are passionate about because I want to be closer with them. I want to learn how to love them on a deeper level by meeting them in a place that is safe to them. If befriending a new person means I will paint on a canvas for the first time in my life, I will do it with her because it’s what she loves to do and it shows her that I care about who she is and what she loves. All of this comes down to sacrificial love. Are you willing to sacrifice your time and desires to engage in sharing the joys of others?
I am not ashamed of not knowing the things I have yet to learn, and I am not ashamed of loving who I am and what I love. To me, the key to being content with who you are, regardless of how other people respond to you, is to choose not to dwell on the dreams and gifts you weren’t given, but to learn to love and develop those you were. And finally, if you want to truly love who you are and what you love, you must not compare yourself with other people. Talk about circling in a vicious cycle of rejection! If you do that you’ll walk away discouraged, and you’ll never learn what being you is all about.
So, start enjoying what you enjoy, and save the world from another clone of somebody else. Be who you are, enjoy what you enjoy, and love it in the process!
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