i'm back from my sabbatical (ha!) and i feel renewed and ready to blog! tons of stuff has been going on, but it's a ton of the same stuff. so i will take my time on updating about work and what is new in my life.
while i was away, my spiritual life has really blossomed and i really feel invigorated and more prepared to face the world. from february until mid april i fasted from the telly.
there were numerous reasons why i did it (1. to focus on writing and preparing grad school applications 2. to grow closer to God 3. because the tv is garbage). and let me tell you, fasting is such a awesome experience. despite your religion, beliefs, or life views one should always make the time to nurture their spirituality (just my opinion).
anyway, during my fast from the telly i was drawn to the phrase of living abundantly. first, i happened to read John 10:10 in which Jesus basically says that he lived and died so that we can live abundant lives. ok, so i got that message. but for the whole entire fast the concept of abundant living reappeared. from a friend who i haven't spoken to in awhile leaving me a voicemail talking about abundant life, to several facebook statuses about the abundant life, and so on. and i don't think it's a coincident!
now that i have these "signs" about living abundantly it is pretty obvious that the fast taught me to live abundantly, but quite honestly i don't know what that means. of course, i know that abundant means rich in quantity (or something like that), but i'm so accustomed to living my life so safely and securely that living fully, though i understand the concept, is new to me. where do i start? what do i do? and where do i begin?
i've been sitting on this abundant life for far too long.
stay fab!
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