Dec

White Walls

John

Life

I’ve lived in my house for three years and realized something tonight for the first time.

- The walls in my office are white. -

Yeah, a real epiphany, I know. I made an effort when I moved in to paint every room in this house… yet never did paint the office. I find myself wanting to be in the great room by the fireplace to read or enjoy being in the kitchen or even in my bedroom but dread the office. I think it’s because the rest of the house is somewhat visually stimulating. Working from home and staring at the walls 8+ hours per day now I realize I should have painted this room first. It’s to the point now where I’m considering moving my office into another room just so I can stare at walls that aren’t so bland.

I think I was finally able to come to this realization because in years past I’ve always had a laptop. As I began to think about it… I never used my laptop in my office. I was always on the computer in the great room, kitchen, dining room, anywhere but my office. Now that I’m tied to a desk at home it makes me very “un-creative” to sit here. I wonder if I should go out and get some paint tomorrow… LOL.

I finished Blue Like Jazz… what an amazing book. It’s on my Top 10 All Time Favorite Books List. Now I’m starting into a book called “Living Your Strengths”. It is also a good read. It’s funny I was never much of a reader until this year, I never spoke in public and I wasn’t doing writing like I used to. That all has seemed to change. I read all the time now. In fact I got rid of my TV two or more months ago and haven’t even noticed, I spoke for the first time in about six years at church this last Sunday; albeit 5 minutes or less but to get me on a stage with a microphone is not something easy to do and I write all the time. I have pages upon pages of thoughts and notes in documents. I’m currently editing to post up here and on the new website that’s getting ready to lunch.

I find it amazing how when you fully commit to God, He truly will surprise you. I don’t think any other time in my life have I lived on faith as I do today. You’d think I’d be scared, worried, nervous, stressed but instead I find myself closer to God than I ever have been, I am full of energy and I’m creative to no end. Most of all? I have peace. No stress, no worry… I just have peace. This new peace has allowed me to become a whole other person that I knew was always there but could just never make it to the surface but only once in a great while.

December is looking to be busy. Videos for Christmas Eve, New Years, January… Websites galore… Surprises around ever corner.

Stay tuned,
- JM