novos, neos, 'nu

so i just started blogging, but i have been blogging for a long time in my heart… kind of like a memory bank of the things that matter and the experiences that change my life… for example, when i see God or laugh so hard i wet my pants… watching someone pass away and sharing the joy of a new life… stuff like that… stuff that is often overlooked and taken for granted by those who fail to see the beauty in the everyday… simple pleasures such as cleanly shaven legs or a new jar of peanut butter while recognizing the painstaking efforts behind them (time and $2.57)*maybe $2.57… i don’t really know the cost of a new jar of crunchy jif :)*

newness… we appreciate it in its forms of new things… cars, shoes, clothes, accessories, a jar of peanut butter… but we don’t always value the challenges that accompany the newness. things like a new environment, new confrontations, new sense of self, new standards, new chances to learn. to me (in my short life as an existential person), we choose to hold onto the things we were, the things with which we are familiar, things that may limit us in our effectiveness…

as a lifelong athlete, i have respected new seasons, new teammates, new opponents, and new chances to succeed. as an perpetual student, i have cherished new subjects, new instructors, new chances to prove myself, and new pencils :) as a person in everyday life, i have failed to continually appreciate newness… the newness of the morning, new opportunities to share God’s love, new chances to grow, new problems that present themselves at the most inopportune times… you know what i mean?

so this blog is new for me… and it is a chance for me to expand myself, step out of the comfort zone, reach out and share instead of keeping everything to myself… i am embracing the new… how ‘bout you?