creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties

I woke up this morning, and stumbled to the kitchen where a pot of fresh coffee was already brewing.  As I poured the coffee into my cup I noticed my daughter’s artwork on the counter.  She’s 2  and coincidentally 2 things immediately jumped out at me.

1.  God Made Me
A simple truth that serves as a timeless principle and a governing fact of life.  “God Made Me.”  I was designed for a purpose.  I’m not a mistake.  My existence matters.  It was fashioned by a God who thought the combination of a free world and my gift mix in the time and space continuum would make for good story telling.  Coffee, as great of a thing it is, might as well have been dirt compared to the implications of that simple truth.  God made me.  Our actions serve as the tall tell sign to the world as to whether we believe this truth or not.  I pray I learn to believe that as much  as God does.

2.  Life is Art
Art grows.  Matures.  Changes.  Develops.  It possesses the ability to capture who we are, what we were thinking, and where we were in our lives at a given moment.  My daughter is young but as her father, I love her artwork in it’s current state.  It’s a reflection of her.  It’s free in form.  How beautiful the marriage between true expression of self and love for God.  I’m reminded that life is Art and it is at its best when it can be seen and used for something positive.

God Made You.  Now Go Create Something.

For the next week I am stepping away from my blog, twitter, facebook and disconnecting.  It’s been a really busy season for me and now I have to force myself to shut it all down and spend time reading, writing and thinking.  It’s therapy for me.

Have a great week!

I’m kind of a book worm.  I have this thing I am trying to abide by though: No new books until I finish the ones I’m reading.  Here’s what I’m reading:

Linchpin-Seth Godin
Put Your Dream To The Test-John Maxwell
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man-John Perkins

I’m almost done and will be going to the bookstore soon..

What are you reading or
What have you read lately that you highly recommend?

Wanted to say thanks to everyone that came out to Thrive and joined us for the Social Media Breakout!

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Virgina is 99 years old and loves to read.  She got her first computer ever, an iPad.  You go girl!

Excerpt from mashable

99-year-old Virgina Cambell of Lake Oswego, Oregon is an avid reader, according to The Oregonian. Unfortunately she has glaucoma, which affects her vision and makes it difficult for her to read books.

Her solution? The iPad, which is her first computer according to the now-viral video depicting her with the device. Its ability to change fonts and increase screen brightness has given her the ability to read again. It has “changed her life,” according to one of her daughters.

Putting on an exhibit has taught us a ton. It has been like nothing we, as a church, have ever done. From ticketing to iphone app development, the whole thing has been a learning process. I’m proud of our team. It looks great! Getting some great press too.

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