Thursday, April 19, 2007

I took some advice

last night...I'm pretty sure I've said this about 100 times int he last 2-3 weeks since P Rick said it in class..."The question isn't Is this a sin and can I do it/get away with it. The question is: Is this edifying for me? Is it helping me grow as a person and in my faith?" I love that spin on decision making...it's not that watching 3 hours of TV or spending 3 hours on the computer is inherently bad...it's just that there are better things to do.
So I decided not to watch any more of the VA Tech coverage. Not that my heart doesn't go out to the victims, family and friends. Soooooo does. Just that I don't need that heaviness on my heart over and over again. It's heavy enough without adding to it. There isn't any more news or breaking stories or just uncovered facts that will explain these deaths. And I don't want to add to the voyeuristic news cycle. Can't call them all and say "stop!! Let these people grieve in private." But I can stop watching.

Heard this song last night:
You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might never come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great
But sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This world's gone crazy
It's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away
Love 'em anyway
God is great
But sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
You can pour your soul out singing
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yea - sing it anyway
I sing
I dream
I love
Anyway

'nuff said....

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