Here are six more, assigned by Cecelia Rae Oliver. I seriously love this exercise. Not for the items that end up getting listed, but for the ones that dont. You know the drill.... 1. I once spent an evening wearing Kenny “The Shark” Gant’s Super Bowl XXVII Ring. 2. I have never balanced a checkbook. 3. Sometimes I say things that I wish I hadn’t. I rarely say anything that I don’t mean. 4. Having children has made me realize how much I still need to say to my mother. 5. I do at least one really stupid thing at least once per day. For example, just the other day, I went to the lobby of my hotel early in the morning to get a cup of coffee. Upon returning to my floor, I could not remember what room number I was staying in. I had to return to the front desk clerk to ask. Scenarios like this are an everyday occurrence for me. 6. And here is one youll really like: One summer, circa late middle school years, I was traveling with our youth group on a bus tour, probably on some youth choir ministry. Anyway, we stopped at a Denny’s somewhere in Ohio, I think, where we encountered my first real-life transvestite (of all places). We were all packed in the too-small waiting area - a bunch of pre-teens from Lawrenceville, Georgia in the late seventies – and there she was, presented to us on a silver platter. Awkward doesn’t even begin to describe it. Looking back, I am terribly embarrassed for my younger self. But there we were, snickering and making a spectacle of our ridicule while I am certain she struggled to enjoy her breakfast with friends. As she walked past us on her way out, I remember clearly her disgust-laden words, as she bore a hole through me (I’m sure everyone else would say she stared right through them as well), “Middle Class America”. From where I sit today, the insult doesn’t sound all that biting, but at the time, it had a profound impact on me. I realized in that moment that I had been living in an incredible bubble, albeit a lovely, comfortable one. But, there was so much more. So much glorious and fabulous life to be experienced. And so many more perspectives to be gained from it. I vowed right then to broaden my horizons, to question everything, and to never let anyone tell me how to think. To that individual, wherever you are, whatever path – or paths - you have chosen over these thirty-five plus years, I thank you.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:21:56 +0000
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