A blog. Unchartered territory for me. And I am finding myself tempted to be poetic, lyrical, evocative and beautiful. Not sure if that will even end up being readable.
I have wanted to start this for a while but as I take this {somewhat hesitant} deep breath and proverbial plunge I'm in somewhat unlikely circumstances.
It's the Ourimbah Information Common, which should be renamed the Saving Grace Common. Internet is down at my house so I am out amongst the tired-looking uni students, and contributing towards this slumberous (a word?) atmosphere myself. Assignment is at seven hundred and twenty eight words, which is roughly halfway.
I feel I have a lot of words to give away, but not neccessarily to the world of undergraduate academia or the micro-universe of Twitter (which is responsible for starting this whole drive anyway). I hope blogger will be a good outlet/outpouring/sweet release/interesting experiment into the life and times of me. I don't even know who will read this which makes me a bit scared and nervous but I guess the point is that I write my part.
I would appreciate a nice large soy cappucino on hand but I can't think of any open cafe's in the Ourimbah district. Fortunately, this sets me the extremely titilating (not sexually, just stimulating) challenge of fuelling my way through just on my own juices, and whatever my strange but wonderful body can muster up internally in the way of energy. I'm keen. The more I get into life, the more I am discovering my tendency for reliance and addiction. I'm addicted to coffee, sugar, chocolate, the Internet, God's presence, my bible, learning, reading, writing, thinking, praying, Twitter, rain, quiet times, comfy places and no doubt a whole host of other things that will come to mind as soon as I post this. What a weird desire and tendency this is... It just blows that I can't really choose what I crave. I like to think God shapes me in the way that he desires and positions me with feelings, both inate and adopted, that are so of His Spirit, and are about fulfilling the intentions he wills, but I think there is also unfortunately my flesh. It's a weird struggle.
Man, blogging is fun!
I think I get ADD when I get on the internet, or maybe I am just opening up the juice flow (I will refer to my energy levels as this from now on). I recently shared this with Benj, who just laughed, but it was a serious statement uttered in utmost of confidence. I wonder if it really is a condition. Internet-fuelled attention deficit disorder. It would explain the quiet flutter in myself whenever I see the little red notification flag on Facebook pop-up with an astounding little number 10 in it. I think there is something seriously wrong in our culture/society when we need to crave attention from e-fixes rather than genuine community and adoration from one another, especially as brother and sisters in Christ who have a relationship with the Hope of the World and are united under his huge banner of love.
This reminds me.. I'm going to add in here some reflections on an awesome verse I found in Song of Solomon the other day, if you'll allow me to cite the magnificent Amplified (RIP Ampy, I loved you like no other book on the planet):
"3--- Under his shadow I delighted to sit, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
4--- He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love [for love waved as a protecting and comforting banner over my head when I was near him]."
{From chapter 2}
Now I know its a little suss at first, but I am so into & digging the whole love thing, not in a weird sortof God-->man pedophilia way with all the mentions of touching and giving fruit etc, but its just cool. I think is a deep, dry part of my spirit that God is reaching with His Word so so greatly in me. Just looking over it again is making me want to reread the book again and again. Will do it soon. I also am falling in love with the Message bible: "All I want is to sit in his shade". How cool is that! The fact is we can sit in God's heavenly shade when we worship Him in Spirit and Truth, being still and recognising that He is God over all. Ok, getting a bit carried away by this but lets revisit later when my assignment is done & my eyes are recovered post-party, post-church and post-essay season.
With love to the blogging world*,
Dale Robert Thomas Wood..
*need to work on my signoff if this blogging is ever to continue....
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