My Library

Inspired by: http://brokenbarsoflight.blogspot.com/2011/08/library.html

Hi! My name is...well, I seem to have forgotten who I am. That page should be around here somewhere. Anyway, welcome to my library. It's a bit of a mess at the moment. That's what happens when you go for years without really caring for it. Like this section over here--this is the school section. The books should be arranged by topic and then alphabetically, but they're just a jumbled up mess right now. I'm not even sure they're all there. And then over there--that's the hall of memories. Wow...anyone who can keep track of all the books in that endless hall is nothing short of amazing. I try to keep the best ones near the front. Over there behind that pile of books, see the door? Yes, there is a door there. Behind it is the room of fiction and dreams. I used to spend hours and hours in there. Now, the shelves are covered with dust and cobwebs. I miss those days. Come this way. I want to show you a very special book. Watch your step. Don't want you tripping over a book or slipping on a loose paper. Ah, here it is. The Book of Friends. It's a kinda collage-scrapbook. Has a few smudges, a tear that needs mending, but this book will always be near to my heart. There's a Bible in here somewhere. You might not be able to tell--it's been marked up so many times. I'm working on cleaning it up so that hopefully I'll find that treasured wisdom said to be hidden within.

I've noticed that a lot of people lock up their library like the closet that all the toys were stuffed into. They check books in and out--but they never take the time to organize it. It's sad really. That's how you end up with the mess I have here. But I'm working on it. Trying to get books back into their places. Bundle loose papers back together. Clean up smudges and crayon markings...mend pages torn or falling out. I've even started working on a catalog to help me find things in this place. It's a vast library (and new books are being added every day)--I may never get the job done. But with the help of the Author of Life, I think this place can be made to look a lot better.

What does your library look like?




....now, that page with my name has got to be here somewhere....

Identity: Who You Are

I think I want to wrap up on the question of identity...at least the question of Who am I? Maybe I'll continue more on how to be who we are. But I think I've ranted long enough about finding out who you are. It's really pretty simple--just not something you can put in a box. You are who you are and you are growing every day.

Identity: Your Voice

Often times when we think about the question of identity, the first thing we think of is an occupation. What am I going to be when I grow up? I know for the longest time that was where my focus was. To be sure, finding a job is pretty important in this world. But when it comes to the question of who you are, I think your job is only a minor part. In fact, I would say how a person responds to their job tells you more about them than what their occupation is.

Identity is defined as "the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known." How do you recognize someone? Usually we see their face or hear their voice. Sometimes a person may be recognized by their smell, but that doesn't happen as often ;)

Identity: I am who I am

I talked with a some friends a few days ago on the subject identity and they've helped me to put a few more of the pieces together. I think the whole idea of finding out who you are is a little bit misleading. Why? Because you are who you are.

Identity: In His Image

(repost from my FB notes)

Where to begin? What is step 1 in finding out who I am? Honestly, I don't know where the best place to start is. But we have to start somewhere--so why not at the beginning?

Then God said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our own likeness."
Genesis 1:26a

When I said that to search for our own identity would lead us face to face with God, I was not exaggerating. We are made in the image of God and so our being reflects who God is.

Identity: Introduction

(Repost from my FB notes)

God has been teaching me about identity lately...asking myself Who am I? And how do I live as myself, not as a pretender. Seems that several people I have talked to have reported similar stories. So, what I originally started as a personal project, I want to open up to you so that we can help each other in our journeys. I want to write a series of notes on this subject...I have some ideas floating around in my head, but no definitive plans. It's gonna be a trial and error type thing with possible false starts and dead ends. But isn't that the way every journey is?