Some Say Why? I say…….
I have many people wonder why "ME” of all people would blog….I think that is an easy straight forward question.
Now, answering this isn’t so easy. I think to fully understand why “I” would blog; you must first know a little about me. As far the nuts and bolts well…I’m a former collegiate athlete, a spiritual Christian, loyal, stubborn, and opinionated MAN. (Its funny to think of myself as a man these days but I think that at some point you realize that maybe you’re not a little kid any more. I think that I will always be a kid at heart, but I have finally realized that I’m MAN enough to make grown-up decisions.) I love laughing and joking around. I try to never take things to seriously but I’m sure my friends would probably contest to that…..I have a burning desire to succeed, which sometimes isn’t the best of things. It has recently been brought to my attention that I am paralyzed by fear. That fear just happens to be of making the wrong decision. I want to succeed so bad that sometimes I caught myself standing still in fear that I might make the wrong move. I think that this is first part of why I can now say I’m a blogger.
The second reason is because Aug. 17th of 2010, my life was completely turned upside down. My father passed away and it has done a number on me. I have been challenged daily by the Lord in so many different ways. My dad was my safety net. My dad owned his own company and had been in business for 20 years. After graduating college, I didn’t really know what I was going to do but I always had in the back of my mind that if things didn’t work out I could always go back home and take over my dad’s business. When you have that type of security it makes things a lot less stressful. Well the night he passed away my life was turned upside down. I had no net….I had no fall back plan, no “if all else fails”…type situation any more. Almost instantly, The Lord started to challenge me. His first challenged me to write a letter to all of my dad’s friends and family. Now this was a pretty tall order coming from the Big Man. To some this might not seem all that bad but for “me” a person who previously had maybe written all of 10 papers in my entire life this was something out of the ordinary.
(Here is one of the main reasons why I blog…this is the last portion of that letter that I sent out to nearly 80 people, more than half of them being complete strangers)
“………..Since his death, I have been trying to find reasons for this devastating event. For the first few weeks I couldn't find anything, but recently I have been challenged by the Lord. Of course, there are the "what ifs" and the "only if I would have done this" but Hindsight is 20/20 and I have come to realize that regardless of how much I beat myself up, my dad is gone. What I have been challenged to do is to get out of my "comfort zone”; meaning that I must start taking action on the things I know need to be done, even if those actions are uncomfortable and not status quo. The first step is always the hardest and I, personally, have been afraid to take it on several different issues, but complacency is a disease that each and every one of us has. There are several things that I wish I would have said that I never did because I was afraid to ruffle my dad's feathers. As ridiculous as that sounds, it's the truth! In order to do great things you must first be willing to step out of your “comfort zone”. Whether that is going to the moon or just simply telling someone you care about, exactly how you feel, it all starts with taking that first step.
I know there is at least one thing that you're reluctant to say or do because of the fear of the unknown. I encourage you to understand that pain is temporary. Sometimes it is better to ruffle a few feathers, than to live with a lifetime of regret. As seen through my dad's life, it is short. I encourage you to stop being complacent and go out and do the things that you have wanted/needed to do. There might be a person that you have wanted to help for a long time but have been afraid of ruffling their feathers. Well I have news for you, they might cuss you to smithereens and tell you that you don’t know what you’re talking about, or they also might be waiting for someone to come rescue them from their current situation that they don't personally know how to get out of! In many cases simply just showing concern and caring for that person might be the trick. I know that you’re probably thinking right now of something that you need to say to someone. I’m guessing that your next thought is that it’s none of your business, but I don’t think you would have had the thought if it wasn’t. As long as you approach the situation humbly, knowing that you don’t know all the answers, people tend to be less defensive. In Regards to being complacent, I also want to encourage you to go take the trip you have always wanted to take or go try the thing that you have always wanted to try. Take some risk and have a little adventure. I heard a saying a while back that I plan to live by...When you’re on your death bed, there is one of two clubs that you will be a part of. "I did and I’m glad I did” Or "I wish I would have." The choice is yours! I, personally, would rather say I tried something and failed. Then to always wonder and wish that I would have.
Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. ………”
Now, after writing something like this to complete strangers, the word: hypocrite would be an understatement if I didn’t do the things that I encouraged others to do. I’m not really sure what will come of my blog..? I feel like if in my blogs, I can challenge one person on one issue then my blogging can be considered a success. As for right now, I plan on writing once a week….on who knows…your guess is as good as mine. I guess you will have to just check it out to find out.
So to wrap this all up, I would just like to say:
"No one ever achieved greatness by playing it safe"-Harry Gray
“some say why?….I say why not?”
This is why I blog..
May God Bless you,
Daman
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