Happy Holidays!

Wow. What a whirlwind the holidays have been for me. It may be belated, but I hope everyone had a truly blessed Christmas. I loved going up North to celebrate with my family. In most cases, it had been at least 10 years since I've seen them. I don't want to go that long without seeing them again. Can you imagine what it would be like if God left us alone for 10 years? Yikes.

Anyway, I hope all have a fantastic, safe, and prosperous New Year! I will try to not treat this blog like I had grown accustomed to treating my family. Reaching out should be one of my resolutions! No more isolation (in all forms) in 2011, please!

Potential v. Kinetic Energy

I named this blog “Kinetic Love” for a reason. Kinetic energy is energy that’s been set in motion. I’ve always wanted my life to be that way, constantly moving, doing, changing, evolving, creating. I’m an artist. At my core, that’s who I am. I can be many different things successfully, but the deepest part of me longs to create things of beauty and significance. It’s why I write, why I sing, or any of the number of other things I do.

One of my biggest pet peeves is wasted potential. I’ve seen it happen to so many people: they have so much talent, but it’s being wasted because of their situation or job or lack of motivation. I never wanted that to be me. I don’t want to have all this stored up potential talent/energy; I want it to be “in motion.” If you’ll notice, I haven’t written anything in almost 2 months. I have become the thing I hate. I feel I’ve had nothing “in motion” to share, so I just didn’t. I don’t know if I’m doing anyone a disservice but myself. I feel my desire to create being stifled by my situation in life right now. I feel my gray cubicle walls closing in on me, and I’ve done little to dig myself out of the hole I feel I’ve fallen in.

So, I do want to apologize for the lack of updates. Even if I don’t feel I have anything of worth to share, I realize now that I should at least try. Because I am not alone. We are never alone in this. As a Christian, I admit I often neglect the gift of fellowship. I’m generally a pretty solitary person, and I don’t feel that I handle social situations well, but Jesus gave us the example by forming close bonds with his disciples. He reached out and shared life experiences with others. I know I need to do more of this. So if you are reading this, thanks for reading. You are not alone, and neither am I. Pray for me to be more responsible with the gifts God has given me. And please, don’t neglect the gift He’s given you (1 Tim. 4:14).