Ok… so it’s been a long time since I’ve written my thoughts down on paper. Part of the reason I haven’t been writing is because I’m scared. I’ve realized that people make judgments about who you are when you open up and share your thoughts on pen and paper. They can analyze you and criticize you.
Another reason I haven’t been writing is because I haven’t had anything to say. Growing up, surviving my teen year, I never lacked things to say. In my infinite wisdom I would criticize people and tell them how to live because I had determined, and was thoroughly convinced, that I knew what I was talking about. That kind of pride was hurtful, dividing, and eventually caused me to alienate people from my life, or to be alienated.
If I could rewind the clock, knowing what I know now, I’d bite my tongue more than a few times. Needless to say…I’ve changed in the last 6 years of my life.
So on one end I’m a bigoted teen who knows everything and on the flip side I’m a timid adult who realizes how little he truly knows. Irony.
But I think it’s time to try something new. I think that I’ve learned a thing or two over the past 6 years and I truly believe that thoughts can be redeeming. People can see a heart that is longing for change, longing for redemption and longing for something better. That’s where I’m at today as I’m typing away. I’m humbled.
I can only take these thoughts in one at a time so you can expect follow up to this brief preface.
