Who would have thought that cinnamon and raspberry would taste good together? Well, specifically cinnamon crunch bagel and raspberry cream cheese from Panera.
Can't seem to shake the idea of music from my life. And I mean, music being a majority share holder, in modern business terms. I don't want to let go of it. It drives me. I've posted about this before, and it stays true, if not even more relevant, than ever before.
My collection reached 7000 songs today.
My Wish List on Amazon (http://amzn.com/w/3BTPX6KQW7GJ7) is at almost 80 albums, which I think would cost me about $600.
I could probably buy a car with the money I've spent on music over the years.
My mom and I were talking about the future and she mentioned that if I don't have a specific direction in life, a unique burning desire to do something, then God might have had that in me. I have a large set of skills that I've acquired over the years of doing all kinds of things, but none of them are things I would want to build my life around. I tried doing computer work, I've been in kitchen prep since I was 8, and I still can't say I love doing either as employment. I like food, so I don't want to get tired of seeing and doing things with it. I already dislike salads cause I make so many. I think I might actually get as much nutrition from looking at the salad as much as I do as one would actually eating the salad.
The point of what she was saying is that God has given me interest and ability in many areas, and not letting myself become defined by what I do is a major goal. I've always had the word "nomad" in my head, and our topic at New Harvest the passed few weeks has been on Sabbath (rest) - not being defined, or gaining your worth, by your production, but not being lazy.
So what's wrong with traveling the world, working for others, and living free? Might say, "that's for some, not everyone.." so, yeah, maybe it is. But I can't shut down the idea of doing it just because it doesn't conform to the American Dream.
A guy at work asked me last night about sleeping with a girlfriend. He was shocked to know that I wouldn't do it until I was married. A few minutes later he asked if I wanted to. My response: "I'm a male."
Later he brought it up again, asking if he could ask why it was I would wait. I told him it was, for one, not something that Christians support. For two, emotions-based. I'm not just a little goody Christian that won't have sex. I took a class in college about interacting with other people. Actually it was Sociology of the Family and Relationships. In that class, obviously sex would crop up. And it was so interesting, just in our class, the different views of sex. A guy was cohabiting with his girlfriend for 6 years. A girl was marrying an older guy (like 20 years older) because they had great sex. One was a swinger. Several just didn't have any luck with their boyfriend / girlfriend. Some were waiting till after college to get involved with someone, so they could focus on their schooling. There was a large portion of the class that the teacher devoted to emotions. And sex was a big player in that game. Basically, I've heard enough stories to know it makes a difference.
I think that in our current culture, the rules of religion don't matter. It's mostly about pleasure. Even my mom said the other day, "it used to be easy: you had two options; go to college, or get married and get a job. Now, you can get a degree and spend years in school and still not get a job in your field." So the options aren't as minimal anymore. You can do whatever you want whenever you want. Pure freedom.
I think I need to read another book.
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