Its the day after an absolutely landmark election in America and while I share some of every ones enthusiasm for the future of this country. I also feel that anytime people place so much hope/faith in any one person, they run the risk of some huge letdown. Still the historic significance of the U.S. electing an Africa-American President is undeniable and remarkable.
Though to be honest, I did not vote for the man, but never the less, I'm hopeful in many ways for the future of the country. I would love to write about how I am also slightly worried about the nature of the change that is coming, but its not really very constructive to saturate my mind with those thoughts.
So while change is coming for the Nation, I am also looking for change in my life over the next few months, I don't know what form its going to take yet, but its time for something new. I have been home for almost a year now and my heart aches for something deeper and more fulfilling. I have lost some of the passion that God placed in my heart during my travels last year and I want to again feel completely alive.
I want to awaken my sense of adventuresomeness. I want the desire to again just go out on the streets and meet people, get to know and listen to them, and tell there story in pictures. But I think what I need first, is simply the constant desire to spend more time loving those around me better. Not just the random people God places around me, but the ones he has specifically put in my life for a reason. But not with my own love, because my manufactored love is empty. I want to be a real reflection of God's love to the world around me through living a life full of life, generosity and kindness.
Hopefully this will be just the first of many more blogs, as I really think that for me it is important to write so sort out the scattered mess that is my mind. I just picked a random photo of a lady in Ethiopia praying, think I took this more than 4 years ago.
