Alright, so I have decided to jump on the bandwagon and join the blogging world. I'm not completely sure what this blog's purpose is...so I guess it will be fun to see how it evolves. Mostly this blog is for selfish reasons. Often I find myself in a cycle of being unhappy because of the things I am lacking. Experiences, talents, skills, beauty, friends, the list goes on. I have a habit of making a goal, achieving it, and then disregarding it as an accomplishment. I fill my life with so many endeavors trying desperately, frantically even, to find satisfaction in who I am becoming. Which gets me no where but tired and unhappy. I hope that this blog can help me take a step back and recognize what I have accomplished, remember what I am passionate about, and motivate me to develop skills that will bless my life.
The title of this blog comes from two things. First, a dear friend of mine Andrea Kesler Smith gave me a journal for Christmas two years ago. On the front cover it says "you learn the ropes of life by untying the knots" with as much faith and admiration as a friend can have she looked into my eyes and told me that I have something of value to share, that my life experiences are worth writing down. It was one of those moments that burns a place in your soul and changes your very being. She probably doesn't even remember that moment. I never thanked her for it. Its taken me two years to work up the courage to do it.
Part 2 of the title comes from my newest hobbie/obsession. ROCK CLIMBING! I can't get enough of it. The sport fits my personality in so many different ways. There are SO many life lessons to be found in climbing. Climbing is such a personal thing. Its about you and nobody else. I am sure there will be many posts to come about rock climbing. Good things to come :)
I usually have a theme song: This weeks song.
Sailboat
By Ben Rector
I feel just like a sailboat
Don't know where I'm headed
But you can't make the wind blow
From a sailboat
I have seen the sun
I've felt the rain on my skin
I've been lost and found
But mostly I've been waiting
Oh, I'm out in the waves
And I'm hoping and praying
Please let this wind blow me home
Night after night there's an empty horizon
My God, do I feel so alone
Sometimes life, and most times I feel just like sailboat
And I'm pretty sure I'm heard
At least I know I'm speaking
But I feel like a fool
'cause I can't hear you listening
But I'm not giving up
I'm gonna move on forward
I'm gonna raise my sail
God knows what I'm headed towards
Oh, I'm out in the waves
And I'm hoping and praying
Please let this wind blow me home
Night after night there's an empty horizon
My God, do I feel so alone
Sometimes life, and most times I feel just like sailboat
The only change I see
From lost or found at sea
The only difference
Is believing I'll make it in
Oh, I'm out in the waves
And I'm hoping and praying
Please let this wind blow me home
Night after night there's an empty horizon
My God, do I feel so alone
Sometimes life, and most times I feel just like sailboat
