Do Something Daring!!

Thanks for sharing the picture, Vicky! You (along with some other good bloggers I’ve run across) have inspired me to share some old and new photos on my blog. I’ve just got to get my fam to send me a few of those good old pictures… As for the new pics, I guess that means I’ll have to spend some time on the other end of the camera at some point… which isn’t nearly as fun as the alternative if you ask me. :o)

I met some cool people and had some good conversations in the airport and on the airplane today. Even made a new friend. :o) On one of the flights, I was between two nice guys from the Navy, and trying to talk to both of them at the same time was awkward… almost to the point of being impossible! If you’re facing one person, you have your back to the other… It just doesn’t work.

I think talking to new people can be a great way to learn and grow and also give and receive life. I’m not sure this counts for stepping out of the comfort zone though, because it’s something I usually enjoy. On my way to the apartment from the airport this evening/morning, I ended up talking with a girl at the bus stop who was buzzin a little from a few beers and who’s primary recreation is smoking weed. When she found out that I enjoy photography, she showed me the stolen digital camera she’d just bought off someone on the street for $35. She also let me know that the pot supply here in Seattle is way better than it is in Montana… competition is a good thing – better quality product and lower prices. I guess it’s like a Marijuana Wal-Mart out here. Anyway, my bus came before we were able to talk for very long. Hopefully I’ll see her again sometime and get to chat some more.

I think it’s a great goal to plan to do something new and exciting every week. I’ll have to think about what that should be this week… :o)

Also, short of being reckless, I suppose pretty much all of us could improve by doing more in the way of stepping out of our comfort zones. That way we’re continually stretching ourselves.

“Do you step out of your routine and your comfort zone enough? What could you do this week that is unusual, new, daring and life-giving?”

I don’t think I step out enough. I’d like to and I look for the opportunities, but many times I’m stopped by responsibility, people or just myself. I love to be adventurous and often take the road less traveled in life.

I wish I could be spontaneous and go on some marvelous travel or mission trip. But alas, I am limited by funds. I know that God is my provider and will be there in times of need. I am very dependant on Him and feel that when it is my time to go on one of those grand missions that He’ll provide the way and the means to go. Until then, I’m just drifting in this boat, surviving and longing for the adventure.

~*Melody*~

Hey Vicky

“Do you step out of your routine and your comfort zone enough? What could you do this week that is unusual, new, daring and life-giving?”

Good Question…. well I am a quiet person by nature, but steping out is somthing I have been lerning about. Normaly I stop myself becouse I think to myself that im not able or that would make me look silly but god has been speeking clearly to me about how though steping out and trusting him even in the smallist things in everyday life that we stand an example of him. This week I will seek to continue to step out of my comfort zone by speeking to that guy that anoys me, being willing to just help people in any way of which they need help, also within chruch to continue to share when it may sound silly or enbarassing it may sound so that i might be noticed so that god may belss the people around me.

daring… daring… daring… ???
nope… not me.

Hey Vicky,

In answer to your question, i guess i don’t do things out of the norm as much as some people do. I have my route to work, my favorite place to eat lunch, my route to go home, etc. i think one of my prayers for this year is to get out there more and be a little more sociable, and not be by my lonesome so much. it can be a struggle for me at times, but i know the Lord can help me.

Oh yeah, i saw this today and it reminded me of you, haha:

http://www.founditemclothing.com/t-shirts/spinal-tap-skeleton-shirt.html?gclid=COnrvY-OhJICFQgmawodDj659Q

Hey, how’s the sustain on that new guitar of yours? Can you play a note, go have a bite to eat, come back, and still hear the sustain? I had to throw in a Nigel Tufnel quote…

Hope all is well. Lord bless.

jon

Hey Vicky,

I’m a long time fan, first time commenter. Just thought I would comment on your picture.

I love the depiction of mother and child there, and it made me think about being His children, and how He so gently feeds us. In the picture, your mom was carefully protecting you from anything that might spill and soil you. How often does our Father do that for us? He doesn’t make us drink, but when we do, He is always right there to clean us up.

In the picture, I noticed you seem to be gazing off to something else, but still receptive to what your mom had for you. How often do we do just that? Sometimes I think we take what He offers, but we don’t really pay attention to what it is. And if we aren’t really paying attention to what it is, how then can we use it for His glory? He gives us so much, much more than we deserve and yet we are not always aware of what it is we get.

I know I haven’t stepped out of my comfort zone enough. Trusting Him, as you in the picture trust your mom, is what it’s all about. Knowing that He has given us what we need, nourished us with His love and grace, and is there protecting us, is the foundation for stepping out, and stepping up to be what He calls us to be.