new year, new ear?

so my computer just forgot the 'y' on year, and it became "new ear"

it could be a random failed strike of the keyboard OR it could be a little more significant than that... what if we had a new ear for the new year (not really the purpose of this post, but i am going to explore some things here... go with me)

what if this year we lived life with an intentional ear forward... if we chose to listen solely to those around us rather than the mental diarrhea telling us of everything we have to do in the days to come... what if our new ear was more aligned with the Spirit of God and His pullings on our heart... can you choose to have a new ear?

if you could, i am sure my dad would take it... make that two :) he can't hear very well, but he is one of the best listeners i know!! imagine what he could do with new ears...

ears are really complicated. they come in multiple variations and sizes... big, small, pointy, smooth, attached earlobes, dangling earlobes, pierced, chained, hairy, smooth, functional, non-functional, etc. and they have this bizarre system of transmitting vibrations into recognizable sound bites *with some help of the brain* so maybe 'new ear' needs 'new brain' to enable it to work to its potential...

because the brain is more than thoughts... it is actions, memories, plans, directives, senses, and on and on and on! it is so much bigger than the three pounds of mostly water that we imagine soaking up information within our hair-covered skulls. if your new brain adopted a Christ-centered approach to actions, memories, plans, directives, senses, etc with your new ear in-tune with God's Spirit, what would happen in your life? and the lives of those around you?

forget the pay it forward theory, this one would change the world!!!

okay, so where did this all come from? we are taking a class this semester that is challenging us to relate concepts of brain and mind and the influences each has on the other. as part of the class, we are required to keep a blog on our thoughts. if you would like to follow the spider-web of my thoughts, you are more than welcome to do so here. it may be fun :)

my posts here will not be as frequent, but i will do my best to keep you all on your toes...

clothes to fold, kitchen to clean, assignments to do... oh the joys of life!!

i hope you are all having a marvelous start to the new year... i challenge you do adopt the "new ear, new brain" theory this year... see what happens~