i procured some kickin' socks yesterday for my trailer trash partay outfit. i think they're called socks? i have no idea, but they're rad. there's a word i haven't used since middle school. at any rate, they're puma, black, over the knee with a pink & beige stripe. i went to the goodwill & found a funky shirt with this huuuuuuuuuge glittery guitar & sides with leather lace-ups. of course it didn't fit properly in the chesty area. story of my life. i'll continue the search.
RALIA's suggestion of lace gloves is under consideration. & also amusing.
but enough about surface talk. something has been on my mind of late & i haven't seemed to have the capability to word it properly. in observing all the political satire, commentary & supposed knowledge, i see we are all inundated with such an influx & myriad of ideas. to conform, to not-conform; to be elitist, to be non-elitist; to consider the gender gap, to ignore the gender gap; to hail to the tax bracket, to separate ourselves by tax bracket. there is so much talk about embracing unity among the races, the genders & the faiths, but even those who claim to embrace that unity are the ones continuing to solicit, undertake & support that disconnect.
in the body of Christ we are not exempt. like paul said, there may be no jew nor greek & no male nor female. but that does not negate that we are created individually with intricacies & emotions that are unique to us. i like that. i don't wish to destroy that. those eclectic things are what make me ME & what makes you YOU. i seek out those who are quirky enough to thwart the norm, yet maintain a calming foundation about them.
i find that seeking community more often is a requirement, while embracing the individuals that make up the community. & finding that balance seems elusive & fleeting sometimes.
just a day in my life, a pondering of existence. there will be more to come.
RALIA's suggestion of lace gloves is under consideration. & also amusing.
but enough about surface talk. something has been on my mind of late & i haven't seemed to have the capability to word it properly. in observing all the political satire, commentary & supposed knowledge, i see we are all inundated with such an influx & myriad of ideas. to conform, to not-conform; to be elitist, to be non-elitist; to consider the gender gap, to ignore the gender gap; to hail to the tax bracket, to separate ourselves by tax bracket. there is so much talk about embracing unity among the races, the genders & the faiths, but even those who claim to embrace that unity are the ones continuing to solicit, undertake & support that disconnect.
in the body of Christ we are not exempt. like paul said, there may be no jew nor greek & no male nor female. but that does not negate that we are created individually with intricacies & emotions that are unique to us. i like that. i don't wish to destroy that. those eclectic things are what make me ME & what makes you YOU. i seek out those who are quirky enough to thwart the norm, yet maintain a calming foundation about them.
i find that seeking community more often is a requirement, while embracing the individuals that make up the community. & finding that balance seems elusive & fleeting sometimes.
just a day in my life, a pondering of existence. there will be more to come.
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ponderful. that's my new word...and one that describes above post. sometimes i wonder...how does one embrace everything while embracing nothing? that doesn't seem possible...or logical. what makes a community a community? is it likemindedness? is it diversity? is life just one big oxymoron?
i'm so confused some days. i want coffee.
ponderful is a great word.
i can't put my finger on what exactly makes community what it is. it's as if there has to be enough similarities to make it cohesive & enough differences to make it diverse. sometimes the people God uses to create community baffles me. but it works.
my head hurts.
stay tuned ... i'll have more comments to this community matter. it's quite at the forefront of my life right now for many reasons.
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