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In the days following Ruslan didn’t pick up a notebook and declared one morning that he had resigned from writing and would become an artist like Mama. Ruslan’s fragile disposition kept him locked away in his room for a week until dragging his wounded pride to the pottery by the river. The summertime produced enough plates to decorate the hall; a ceramic bowl for Mooja and a two-handled serving dish for Mama. To flit between new projects was Ruslan’s style. In the shade of the outhouse, between pots of radishes, I would watch him reach for his notebook and jot down the framework of a new story. Although this was not a new story; this was a story Ruslan had tried to write a hundred times. The discarded notebooks marked fleeting infantile ventures into fantasy, comedy and mystery, but each danced into the dark, jilted romance of a childhood in Soviet Russia; a subject Ruslan looked upon like the unripe pears grandmamma had warned us not to pick.

Happy Monday! ___________________________ This weeks featured song is one of my favorite band pieces and that is The Witch and The Saint. This piece I️ was introduced to while in summer camp and while it’s a long one it definitely has a really interesting story to it (link below). This piece reflects the story in a very interesting way and personally I️ love listening and seeing if I️ can pull out all the different parts. Anyway, go give it a listen and see if you can hear the story :) ___________________________ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch_and_the_Saint ___________________________ #thewitchandthesaint #cornelerdei #songwithastory #longpiece #featuredsong #musicmonday

Another angle. #sleep #longpiece #fitandweld

We all have an "Ooo Naa" #Seriously it always goes; I like him and as much as I want to ignore it or pretend or tell myself I'm over it, I do, BUT you can't have a relationship with someone who's not in it with you, right.  Quite like you can't have a relationship with GOD if you are not into it. So ya..I admit it, I like him he's funny, he makes ME smile BUT he doesn't trust ME enough to let ME in. I feel like I know more about him then he does about ME, and you can't have a relationship where you don't know anything about the other person right. It must be mutual, and agreed upon by both people YET this is the exact relationship we are in with GOD where He wants to be in a relationship with you yet it's not mutual. You don't feel the same way. So I wait & day-dream. Wait until he'll pluck up the courage and do something and wants to know if he's not alone in this and day dream about the awesome moments and chats we'll have & you know what GOD does that too. He waits for you to feel the same way you he feels about you.   We've all had to go back to reality, back the normal and at times mundane routine of life however the holiday moments and memories are still there. Whether they were there all along and all it took was for someone to say, "So...what's going between the #2 of you" or you got to thinking where are you with GOD. A getaway can make you truly analyze where you are, where you walked out or where you tried to forget the moment's and memories BUT couldn't. It's sort of like a light if think about it. Either scenario. Boy or girl problems or being unsure of what your relationship status with GOD is, it's like a light. Sometimes we switch it off because it hurts, to feel rejection or not know where you stand or because you've just pushed it soo far down you don't want to bring up BUT at the same time we can't ignore the light. I can't ignore my feelings and GOD will never ignore you. He'll wait for you & when you are ready show you His light and while showing that He'll help you deal with "Ooo Naaa" that person where you are in content denial about and not sure about because the heart wants to press play on the fairy tales while the mind is logical and wants and quite frankly needs to move on. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; I'm all your ways acknowledge Him, And he shall direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) It's about choosing the best path for you. Choosing the path that brings the most joy and no longer trusting in your own knowledge BUT GOD's. I'll always like him BUT sometimes that's not the path GOD wants me to take, although it may seem that we're a perfect fit it's best to let it go and as you let it go, as you begin to try accept and not forget BUT deal with the sad but very common "love story” GOD will be there. He'll be there because He sees the bigger picture. Soon the day dreaming will end and fairy tales will stop and eventually it will just be that "guy I once liked" BUT don't allow that to be the ending to your relationship with GOD. Know as much about GOD as He does about you. Live for Him and remember that he'll direct your path for greater path and lead you to the life you are suppose to live. Don't live in the moments and memories with GOD because everyday is a gift which He has given you and you should receive it and be glad about it. There will be times where the light is not as bright as usual BUT always go to God and be REAL with Him. Tell him when you are tired, when you are strong, hurt and even when you are in love or just sprung because that's how you keep the light on, how you ensure that the relationship you have with GOD is strong. When it is strong there won't be an "Ooo Naa" because you'll want to spend time with Him and it will be an equal and matural relationship because the LORD said "You are His" and when you are His, you are His forever. "Love is patient; love is kind; love is not boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hope all things, endures all things" (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV) Also let the creator love, write your love story. Sure it might not happen now like everyone around you BUT when it comes it will be ever so natural, mutual because you leaned not on your own understanding BUT trusted and have a strong relationship in Christ.

"Indecisive" 1-11-16 1:19am. - Clara Darcey

Relating to power, I believe the same message applies, you can’t give a person something that’s beyond their ability to handle and expect them to use it properly without any errors. When you go farther than what you’re capable of, it will end poorly. In my opinion you can’t have a country ran by only one individual with a solid one-sided view on a concept that rules the country. There’s no such thing as an ideal society because it’s impossible and will not last as long as people hope. Every single utopia will have a downfall because of the power one possesses. Power makes you insensitive to people’s emotions, it’s proven that all empathy you have is lost. People who have power start to think more highly than themselves and believe that their capable of more than they think. Although, it continues to happen it usually ends in a fight for more power or a war and begins with a new candidate who promises change and to represent the people. It’s a repeating cycle that will never end.

A bunch of thinkers talk about this in a big longpiece.