Moving

Patsy Clairmont said it best... sometimes, you just have to M O V E. That spoke to me in so many ways, and until then, I hadn't even realized in how many ways, I am moving. I'm moving to a different church, moving out of my house, and even switching blogs. That's what brings me here--I used to use LiveJournal. In fact, I used it for nearly 7 years [since I was 14!]. It's very interesting to look back on those archives and see how my life has changed and how I have grown. I was saddened, however, to find that throughout all of those years, my attitude had seen little or no improvement. It wasn't until just a few months ago that I've actually felt some change. The sun seems brighter, the air more refreshing, and the world a little more beautiful.

"Y'know, this whole being a Christian thing has really been good for me," I said to my mom. She feels uncomfortable when I talk about my faith, so I usually keep it to myself. Of course, she's never said she feels uncomfortable, but I can just see it in her. Dad on the other hand... well, I don't really talk to him. We can't seem to have a conversation that goes past, "Hi, how are you?" "Good, how are you?" "Good," without disagreeing about something. Honestly, we are like night and day. I find it easier to keep as much information about my life away from him just to avoid opening Pandora's box of our issues. But I digress... constantly.

There are a lot of websites where one can blog, but after I glanced at Eric's blogspot and read a few lines, I honestly felt inspired. This is the place. Writing has been so absent from my life for the past months, and I think that had a lot to do with the fact that I couldn't look at my LiveJournal without feeling that I had to find something negative to write about. That's just not me anymore. And that makes me glow with happiness...

So, here I am.