change.
Posted by Brian Morris | Posted in ABOAMO , book club , bookshindig , change , tumblr | Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Hello all!
Change is good. And with that in mind, you can find this blog at blogspot / blogger here or now available on Tumblr here. So, be sure to bookmark one of those so that you can stay up to date on ABOAMO [uh-boa-moe] [a book a month] (renamed from PROJECT: BOOKSHINDIG) and all things going on in my life.
And speaking of ABOAMO, only a few more days to finish "The Shack" - William P. Young by January 30th, 2010. And although I haven't finished with is quite yet, I am eager to share with you all my opinions on the book and I hope if you read it that you would be willing to share yours as well - through blog post, etc. Also, on Saturday, I will be sharing with you guys the next book selection which I think will be a good one!
Some Things That I Have Learned This Year:
One thing that I heard at PASSION that has consumed my thoughts since the conference was that generosity and giving shows that the stuff that we own doesn't own us. This has become even more noticed with the recent devastation in Haiti. It has been truly inspiring to see people come together her in America and give to this broken nation in the form of MILLIONS. But why is it that for the most part people give ONLY in times of devastation. Each day there are thousands of people that die each day from diseases that could have been treated with just supplying them with clean water. My dream is that we will become a generation of givers and doers.
And similarly, something else that I have learned is that volunteering and service to others shows selflessness - something I struggle with. By nature, I am a selfish pessimist which is something that I am hoping to change. Is is definitely not a good habit that I have and it's a habit I do intend to break. But at the end of the day I hope I can to bed and be able to honestly say that I cared about people today and invested in others! Because if I missed that, I missed everything - it doesn't matter about how successful the rest of my day went. The most important thing for me to do is to care about everyone around me.
Lately, I have felt a little weird and I can sense that something HUGE is in store for me. I can feel it and know it and am just waiting eagerly! Can't describe it, but God has a plan that is going to rock me to the core in the weeks and months to come; I can feel it! So, please be praying for me for clarity and wisdom in the weeks to come.
What is something that has been weighing on your heart lately?
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Change..is good, yes. But NOT TO TUMBLR.
And I'm probably not going to finish The Shack.
BUT WHATEVER. We won't be friends after, YOU KNOW. IT'S WHATEVER.
Also, I don't really think you're selfish or pessimistic. Outwardly, yes, I think you might be a little pessimistic. And you have you're selfish moments. But who doesn't? And I think you definitely ACT pessimistic, but I think that DEEP down you have a generally positive outlook on things.
I'm so excited for what God's going to show you. It's going to be good I'm sure. I bet it'll be that you need to take mercy on my poor little soul when I don't finish this book on time.
I agree wholeheartedly with Katie. You truly are not a selfish (or pessimistic) person.
I have a problem wit selfish people, and that is that they drive me nuts. Crazy nuts. Enough to get away from them nuts!
And you, my dearest buddy, do not drive me crazy. In fact you do the exact opposite! I wish I was around you all the time. You bring me joy.
So thanks for being you. Just sayin'.