dear blog,
alright... now that THAT'S out of the way...
2 things.
1. why am i so stupid?!
now... some of you will quickly run to my defense. "danny, you're not stupid! you're stupid for SAYING you're stupid!"
just here me out though... the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I DO THIS!
maybe not all the time... but enough to notice.
so i had an embarrassing moment yesterday. i won't get into all the details, but let's just say i wish there was a rewind button for life sometimes. but... as we all know, there isn't. and so life goes on, but i was struck in this moment of embarrassment how amanda was so... loving & accepting. it was ok. it was a strange feeling because normally if i'm embarrassed about something it's because of something i did or a part of who i am... i feel like i can't change it and i feel trapped by it and i just want to run & hide.
but not with her.
things with amanda are going quite well these days. we made it past the one year mark and that's a first for me :)
alright... on to #2.
2. we live in a crazy world.
i woke up today to find people celebrating death. osama bin laden was killed last night. people are going back & forth about whether it was right or wrong and blah blah blah... but i found these two quotes to be quite profound in the midst of it all.
"Through violence you may murder the hater,
but you do not murder hate.
In fact, violence merely increases hate.
So it goes.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence,
...adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
but you do not murder hate.
In fact, violence merely increases hate.
So it goes.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence,
...adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
"I've had the nastiest taste in my mouth for the past 14 hours. The all out elation and joy that has come from a bullet being driven into a mans head is creepy to me. I get it. He's an EXTREMELY evil man, but the celebrating that's going on goes against everything inside me. What a weird day. I can't wait for this to be over."
-Joey Churchill
that's all for now. till' next time.
4 comments:
yay! i've missed your blogs.
i'm happy you feel those ways. i do embarrassing things too, ya know! and guess what? i'm GLAD there isn't a rewind button. know why? cause it's so healthy for us (and for anyone in relationships!) to see each other when we aren't at our best. when we're caught off guard, really mad, having a depressed day, or super embarrassed! you remind me of this often: love is vulnerable. so in those moments, you get a chance to be vulnerable, AND i get a chance to love you no-matter-what. cause you know i say 'i love you' all the time, but i want you to see that i MEAN it. :)
and yes. our crazy world. :/ today i had one of those moments where it just hits me deep in my soul somewhere that things are SO far from what the Lord intended when he was dreaming up our world. man. may our hearts always be broken with the things that break God's heart.
i love those quotes dear. and i love your heart towards these kinds of things. and... you'll never believe it... i love you!!!
wow. i can't even say all the things i love about this. your thoughts, amanda's comment, joey's thoughts. i'm a blessed momma.
wish i could have brought you kids into a different kind of world. this is crazy.
manda- i can't begin to express how much your words mean to me here. i am feeling the love! ha... thanks for loving me no matter what.
momma- we're just one big blessed family aren't we? love you! ha... i love that you and manda are pretty much the only people reading this! i should just sit down with both of you and tell you what's on my mind! :)
hi. i know i'm late in commenting on this...but i just recently got back into the blogging world :)
i agree with your quotes, completely. i was saddened by people's joy over a man's death...and so shortly after easter. how can we celebrate the resurrection of one man who died for our sins, to turn around and celebrate the death of anyone? death should never be celebrated. good stuff, danno.
ps. i miss you!
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