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Digital storyteller, Photographic narrator, Hogwarts alum. In real life, I write things. I speak fluent sarcasm. I'm unintentionally funny. My favorite thing is food. Guac is life. I'm a fountain of the most random information. I'm pretty, only because it's weird to call oneself beautiful. I'm weird in all the good ways. I live in the greatest city on Earth. I was Sasha before Beyonce was schizophrenic. My life is stranger than fiction. But please, don't take my word for it. My pen is mightier than my sword. Instagram
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Saturday, July 21, 2012 || 12:25 PM
"These churchgoing folk stay talking shit about EVERYONE! Tell that shit to Jesus, man!" -Cass So here's one thing I've learned growing up in the Seventh Day Adventist church: people talk about everything and everyone. And sometimes they hide it. And sometimes they don't. And maybe this holds true for all churches but I can only speak from experience. I sometimes feel like they're bored with their lives because of all the restrictions they put on themselves so the only way they find to entertain themselves is to talk about what other people are doing. But speaking as a fellow SDA, there are plenty of ways to have fun while still living a life befitting our title as a "peculiar people" and honestly, a lot of these self-imposed restrictions are stupid (yea, I said it). I'm still waiting for someone to show me where in the Bible it says we're not supposed to go to the movies. I personally still haven't found it. But I digress. Sometimes, being in an SDA community feels like you can't make a move without Sally, Jonny and Joe finding out about it. This is a big part of the reason I never had friends in the Adventist community until very recently. (Also, because teenage girls are the devil). So I feel lucky to have found a handful of people in the SDA community that I can call friends. It's refreshing to be in the company of people who share and understand your lifestyle but also don't pretend they're perfect because of it, people you can be yourself around without worrying about what they might be saying about you when you leave and to whom they might be saying it. It's nice to have people in your life to help lift you up instead of always making you feel down and I'm very thankful for all of them. And real talk, no shade whatsoever. If you feel like I'm throwing shade, it's probably because you're guilty of saying some not very nice things about someone when they weren't around. If that's the case, I have only this to say: Instead of talking to everyone about what other people are doing, why don't you get on your knees and talk to Jesus? I'm guessing it's been a while and I'm absolutely sure He'd be interested in everything you have to say. And who knows, He might have some insightful things to say to you as well. I don't know if you've heard but He's been known to say some pretty profound things. I'm just saying. Labels: babble and rant, in real life, pop of culture |