Being You

Tangle

I've known about GodTube for some time now (over a year, I think), but I never visited much. Recently, they've kept sending me emails saying they were changing their name, but never actually said what the name was, and all I could keep thinking was, "So tell me the name already!"

Well, they finally told me the name a couple days ago: Tangle.  And suddenly the inexplicable urge to set up an account there hit me.  Seriously.  So I did.  Then the inexplicable goal of finding at least one "Tangle" person on every continent also came to me.  Thus far, I've found someone in Africa, and someone in Australia.  Not to mention...

Someone Messaged Me, and I Didn't Even Message Them First

I was pleasantly surprised.  He's a very nice guy from Indiana, and he asked me a very thought-provoking question (which, if you know me, I love): What do you like about being you?

What do I like about being me?  Dang.  He cut right to the chase - awesome!  That was beautiful.

So I had to think about it - what do I like about being me? What could I do besides give him an honest answer (and the first thing that popped into my mind)?

Here's what I said, in a nutshell:  I like being me because I'm free in Christ.  Yeah, I live in the world, but its things are not for me.  I'm not concerned with amassing great wealth and many possessions as so many others are.  No.  I would rather amass friends; moreover, friends I can help lead to Christ if they don't already know Him.  That, and I'm happy with the talents He's given me: enjoying good, thought-provoking questions, and writing (and, to a lesser extent, designing).  Hopefully they can also help me in being a good witness.

So I'm curious: What do you like about being you?  I would love to know your answers, so leave them in the comments.

Good Things Coming

I opened the Tangle account wanting to find friends; people with whom to build a good, solid, Christ-centered foundation.  1 is a small number when it comes to friends, but then again so is 2 - the number of days I've had the account.  I've got time.  I've got plenty of time when it's God's time.  By all means, I would recommend joining.  If anything, it's another way to build Christ-centered friendships, and accountability.

Grammy Sidenote

I don't know that I've ever been so concerned with the Grammys, and really, I'm still not. However, I couldn't help but notice - tobyMac won an award for his album, Alive and Transported.  I was looking, initially, to see if Coldplay had won anything for Viva la Vida (another excellent album of theirs, if not my favorite yet).  And yes, they have. Smile.

A Little Thought for Thwack

For some reason, I'm getting excited about living in a depression.  Call me crazy.  But maybe it's because I know God's in it with me.  And because of Him, I have no need to fear.