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Name: Brittany
Country: United States
State: Tennessee
Metro: Chattanooga
Gender: Female
Interests: Music, books, art, poetry, the Hebrew language, finding a new job, jazz music in the car wash, late nights at Aretha Frankenstein's, pressing deeper into God, Africa and it's people.
Occupation: I work at Greenlife.
Message: message me
AIM:  poeticlyb
Member Since:
7/26/2005
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| Alot of you know I hosted a screening earlier this year for Invisible Children.
They are going to be back April 8-14th and asked me if I would set up
some more screenings for them. So if any of you guys want to hold one,
or know of a good venue, it would be great if you would let me know so
we can start planning!
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| This
is the first year I've been eligible to vote. And this is the first
year I haven't wanted to vote. What do you do when you don't like/agree
with any of the candidates running? (Well, at least from the two main
parties) I don't believe in picking from the lesser of the two evils.
If I'm going to vote for someone, I would rather be able to back up
their policies and beliefs than to pick the one that will do the least
amount of damage. That is an unfair and unbalanced system. What would
our founding fathers have said if they saw our political system today?
So I'm in a bind, looking up candidates and trying to find someone I
can support. (Without much luck) I know I'll get a little bit of
resistance when I say this, but I would rather not vote at all than to
vote for someone I would rather not have in office.
So there are my thoughts on the current state of politics in Tennessee. My word, this is crazy. | | |
| I think my last blog was in June. Three months ago. So it's been awhile..I'm a little rusty, but here it goes...
The past few months have been kind of crazy. Working a job with an
early schedule(mornings aren't my favorite!), learning to love
coffee(aka caffeine
) because of early monings, making decisions I would rather have not
had to make, trying to move on after those decisions, and lots of
random stuff like that. But it's all been ok I guess, I really can't
complain. And when I do, there are plenty of people around me who
remind me it is I who should get up and do something about it. Instead
of sitting around. Because I feel i have been doing alot of that. I
think I'm going to start writing again.
I have a question...about the American Dream. People talk about it, and
we're taught about it from an early age. But honestly, exactly how
healthy is it? Now I understand the idea of people immigrating to
America with hopes and dreams of a brighter future than insert your choice country
could bring. But what about those of us that have grown up here? It
seems we are willing to spend, exploit, and consume in the name of the
American Dream. Like we deserve it. Do we? We seem to have become a
very gluttonous people. Are we more deserving than other people and
countries?
What about the child soldiers in Burma? Or the mother who has nothing
to give her children except contaminated water somewhere in Africa? Or
the prostitute mother living in Europe who feels she has no other
choice? Or the homless man you see almost everyday walking to your
favorite hangout? Are they less deserving than I? I don't believe so.
And yet I feel I live as if they are. I don't know how to change that.
I know I can become more responsible in the way I live, but I feel that
is not enough. It's not enough for me to not shop at Wal-Mart and try
to buy local. Because my spending may reflect more how I feel, but my
actions do not. It is a very distant social awareness. I can quote
statistics on the latest humanitarian crisis, but I cannot tell you the
stories of the people. I have not put myself in a position to hear
their stories. And I think that is my problem. This must change and I'm
not exactly sure how to change it... Life must be motivated by love.
Without out it, honestly, what good is it?
This was a little long, so that should be enough blogging to make up
for my 3 months of bloglessness. This is just how I've been feeling
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| I've
been reading Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne. And I must
admit, I've been very challenged by this book. His community's ideas of
living in the style of the early church (which doesn't make it all that
original, but wholly lacking in today's modern "church") Living in the
heart of your community, without oppressing others, only with what you need.
Jesus
was a man who lived a homeless life, sharing what he had with those
around him. And he expected the same from others. His disciples
traveled without possessions, relying on the church to share. (By the
"church", I don't mean a building or organization or even non-profit. I
mean the body of people who follow the teaching of Jesus, and strive to
live them out. ) When a family in the early church didn't have enough
money to eat, the whole church fasted until there was enough food to
feed everyone. They lived interdependant lives. And where do we find
the church today? Scattered and broken. Scratching out a life, hoping
to connect with someone.
I
think this is why I've been feeling so disconnected with the church
lately. She is not what she is supposed to be right now. That doesn't
mean I walk away and throw all my complaints to her. We are supposed to
live a life of love. And rejecting the church would be spite, not love.
If I desire a change, where better to be than in the heart of what
makes me uncomfortable.
So
I need to re-look things. I need to sort throught things, and find out
how I can live more responsibly in response to the teachings of Jesus.
I have been given alot, and much goes to waste because I don't know how
to manage it. Whether that be time, water, food, or relationships.
On
another topic...I started my job at Greenlife, and honestly, I really
like it. The store really is more conducive to my lifestyle, and well,
it's good to have that. And our slogan is "If we got any fresher,
you'd have to slap us." Haha, how can you resist that? | | |
| I feel as if I'm walking through life when I should be running. Not to
say I don't appreciate where I am, and the things around me, and my new
job, and such. While life is good right now, I still know it's not
where I need to be. I don't know what to think about this either. I've
known for while I'm in a weird spot. It's like I'm in a good place, but
not the best place. If I had my way, I'd be in Africa right now. No
question about it. I'd be walking for water, or playing with displaced
kids. But I'm not. I'm here. Getting ready to start a new job(which I am
excited about), and living in Chattanooga. I'm not in San Diego, and
I'm not in Africa. That's what I ache for. I ache to be in those
places. So that's why I feel I'm walking. I'm hanging around in the
same spot, instead of moving forward to places new I long to be. Places
I know God has put in me.
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