Jonese's Blog

I did something amazing Friday night.

I ran three miles non-stop.

I also did something which in the grand schemes of things is small.

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I feel like that cat sometimes. Trying to do one simple task and I get all wrapped up in the strings of distractions, or just overwhelmed with my own stupid silly thoughts.

I do that a lot, have stupid thoughts.

One of my biggest and most stupid thought is "was I supposed to do / say that?" I constantly doubt myself or wrestle with decisions I know I NEED to make. I have gotten a lot better at pushing these doubts out and two things have made this an easier process to grasp and put into practice.

Obedience & Patience

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I got a comment on an older post the other day and to me it was an answer from God for a prayer I've had recently. You see I love this blog, I love blogging and I love sharing myself with all of you. The struggle I have though, is knowing when to share and when to just be silent. Sometimes I get so moved to write something and then I struggle to put the words onto paper. Those are the moments where I need to just write what I can, then step away. Other times though, the posts mysteriously just flow from my mind, to my finger tips and find their way onto my blog.

I see the amazing things my words and thoughts have on those who read them. I see it when friends take a post and then talk about it with their small group. I see it when I get comments from total strangers about how much this post meant to them. I see it when a reader is so distraught about their struggles that they can only post an anonymous comment.

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So I guess this should be something profound, interesting, or just plain awesome since it's a new year, and this is the first post of the year.

Alas I'm not sure how profound it will be, how interested you'll really be, or if I'm as awesome as I think I am.

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So I was going to do this post as a video but I just can't seem to figure out the lighting and all the other stuff to make it come out enjoyable. Which is kind of funny considering the video is all about me being real and showing the true me.

You see this is something I struggle with all the time.

Being Me.

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