The Truths . . .

Thanks Marah :) I have some wise friends - and as Marah pointed out, we do need to have truths expressed to combat the lies the defend ourselves against. Here goes -



I'M A FUN GUY TO BE AROUND - especially in crowds, where it's so much easier to be a clown. Honest. And it's not so much that I'm a gifted joke-teller and story teller - though I AM that as well ;) - but I just do some downright hilarious things in the course of living my life. Hocking loogies on my face, getting flustered anytime I'm near cops, forgetting my (insert item of choice) at (insert place of choice), or losing my (same) under/over/through? the (same), constatnly Spoonering my words, misspelling constantly : the list is nigh endless. If you've known me for a few minutes, I've probably made you laugh.

I'M THERE FOR YOU - Like the Moffats so lyrically proclaimed in the mid 90s, I'll be there for you. Though far from perfect in my expressions of it, there isn't a lot I won't do for my friends in a time of need. And my shoulders are always here to cry on.

I'M DEEP - kind of a 50/50 good/bad on this one at times, but overall, I count it an asset. All I mean by this is that I have a capacity for meaningful conversation and meaningful relationships, not that I constantly ( NAILED IT!) write out sonnets in iambic pentameter, extolling the virtues of love, romance, and the pursuit thereof.

I DELIGHT IN LIFE, AND HELP OTHERS DO THE SAME - I was once accused (though I didn't take it as such) of "shitting out sunshine and rainbows." Thank you :) More often than not, I live in a way that brings people up, not tears them down, that brings joy and shalom, not darkness and hatred.

I'M A MAN - K, this isn't false machismo time. I'm the last guy who would beat my chest and proclaim my masculinty in guttaral sounds (unless your posterior was just returned to you in some form of competition - in which case, you deserved it.) I don't have any kind of barbaric bloodlust (just a civilized one), I've never beaten someone up (though I enjoy fighting), and I don't have any kind of desire to dominate. What I mean by all this is what's found in Micah 6:8 - doing justly, loving mercy, walking humbly with my God. If that sounds a little like a pansy, I dare you to try it. Loving mercy means looking someone in the eye that the world, and every bit of flesh in you, tells you you should hate, and saying "I love you", and then LOVING them. Doing justly means quitting a job because you can't be a part of a team of shysters. Walking humbly is saying "Not my way, but yours", and not just on Sunday, but everyday. I believe that my striving to live life this way is not just an abundant life, but the way of a man.

(Or woman. I just happen to be a guy.)



Thanks again Marah. And if you haven't already, check out her blog.