welcome to the new BLOG
So maybe you were to shy to say something at Sundays Gathering or maybe after processing some of your thoughts further you have come to some new insights, or maybe you’re just bored and have watched everything on youtube? Whatever the reason this is our new spot to continue the conversation or start a new line of thought..it’s like virtual toilet paper it has a million and one uses!
I will also be posting some outlines and notes as I work out our Sundays discussions and would love your input in the process.
P.S. The toilet paper comment was for illustration purposes only, please try to keep your poop and boogers of this page…thanks
So many thoughts, so little time.
What you said on Sunday echoed alot of the thoughts I’ve been having recently. I’ve been turning the thoughts over in my head over and over as of late, and one of my biggest fears is that I’ll never finish any of my (multitude of) projects that I have started. I fear that when I pass, all of the potential for what I could have done will be lost, that I could have done so much more had I only put in a little more effort.
I think the other side of it, though, is that even if you don’t leave behind a physical object, a profound collection of thoughts, or some other epic achievement, you’ll always leave something. There are tiny pieces of us in everything we touch, in everyone we meet. Publicly standing up for your beliefs, raising children, or even holding the door for a stranger affects someone’s life. Sure, it’s less tangible than the Mona Lisa, but you do it so many times during a day that there are tiny pieces of yourself everywhere, embedded in the lives of others. While your name and face may be left to sink into the sands of the forgotten, what you do every day will resonate throughout the future, as the tiny changes you make to peoples lives may then cause them to make tiny changes to the lives of others, continuing the cycle until the last days of humanity (and maybe even beyond!)
So I guess it’s half and half. Some of that’s selfishness though. I want my name and accomplishments to be remembered. But I suppose that’s the same for everybody.
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Just trying this out…and NO I do not want the finger nail cliipings!
I would just like to comment that….I will be there next week!
I was wondering if you could post anonymously for those of us even too shy for this forum. I trust no one will take advantage of it.
sweet….love it!
Hey everyone, glad to see that a few of you have found your way here and are looking to continue the dialog and start new thoughts for discussion. First to our friend “Anonymous” all are welcome!!!and I agree sometimes it is easier to open up and be authentic and honest when we don’t feel the possibility of any type of judgment although knowing most of the people that would be involved in these conversations that shouldn’t be an issue:) And kudos to Ray for having the “deep post” of the week, that was some great insight and I agree 110% it reminded me of a project I once was a part of called “The Fingerprint Initiative” the main goal being to leave our (figurative) fingerprints all over our communities and the people that live in them, small bits of evidence that “we were here” but in a very subtle and humble way. And after reading your thoughts it got me thinking about the question: Do our actions need to be claimed by us in order to leave a legacy? Or can we leave behind a legacy of anonymity?
Hi Guys, This seems like fun. I always am looking for somewhere to go to find some insight in life. Just something to think about for the day or week. Jason loves your little gatherings. And I think I will to. Best of Luck with this.Love Sue
I’ve spent a large portion of my day reflecting and chatting with others about the movie this morning. My first thought was one of criticism in the early frames of the movie: “Why would I care what Hugh Jackman and Ringo Starr think about God? Are we so shallow, that the only way we can draw attention to our God through the film medium is to draw big names that will assure attention at Sundance and Cannes?”
But I got drawn in. And I would very much like to see the movie again, so Erik, I need a copy! The biggest message that nearly brought me to tears was the young cancer patient when asked “If you had one wish what would it be?” and his response was “An end to the world’s wars.” I was stunned to think that a child could be so selfless, while facing his own mortality.
Mary Goodwill and I spent a lot of time today chatting about the contents as well. I hope she weighs in, as she had some great insights….