Monday, January 12, 2009


JFK said "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable."


I've been thinking about peace and violence and the world, and I think it's interesting that the world seems to even itself out. In the 60's, the peace movement was in response to the Vietnam war and the overwhelming culture of violence that it brought. The peaceful civil rights movement was a successful non-violent protest that actually brought about change, and it happened in that same time period. There's a smattering of that peace movement today: unfortunately, it's mostly just a fashion, but I really think that there is more people that really believe in peace and social justice today than there has been in a long time. Today it is a response to our wars and the wars that daily tear apart the middle east.


It gives me hope. Hope that no matter how much evil and darkness there is in the world, people see to it that the world does not become overwhelmed. We are never completely lost. There is always some remnant of light and hope in the world, and as the forces of darkness grow, it too becomes stronger. Somewhere you can always find a pulse. God has not forsaken us.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Times they are a-changin'

I feel like I'm stumbling into this new year. I feel like I'm in a new place in life, an awkward place, just like when I was a preteen–gawky, confused, excited, and definitely awkward.

In just a couple weeks I've seen two of my friends move to new and exciting places, while I have 2 more years of Lakeland and Southeastern to look forward to. And although I love my home, something new would be nice. A little change. But like Steve said (through "Life as a House") change happens so slowly that you don't realize it's happening.

So during these next few months I'll be spending my time trying to figure out exactly who I am, learn a little more about the world and how to live in it. How to be. Read more. Listen more. Love more. Worry less. Change, however slow or fast it may be.

Monday, January 5, 2009

How to Be Awesome.

the new picture on the header of my blog is artwork by Jen Stark, who does all of her sculptures out of paper. Whoa. It's really amazing stuff. Just a stack of paper and an exacto-knife. This one is called "How to Become a Millionaire in 100 Days" and is literally a million pieces of paper. What?!

Here's her website, definitely worth a look. It's cool to see people doing really original things :)
http://www.jenstark.com/index.html