Crayon Analogy

"Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the 8-color boxes, but what you're really looking for are the 64-color boxes with the sharpeners on the back. I fancy myself to be a 64-color box, though I've got a few missing. It's ok though, because I've got some more vibrant colors like periwinkle at my disposal. I have a bit of a problem though in that I can only meet the 8-color boxes. Does anyone else have that problem? I mean there are so many different colors of life, of feeling, of articulation.. so when I meet someone who's an 8-color type.. I'm like, "hey girl, magenta!" and she's like, "oh, you mean purple!" and she goes off on her purple thing, and I'm like, "no - I want magenta!"

-John Mayer-

I read this quote and loved it instantly! I must admit though that I was a little biased considering I'm a huge John Mayer fan, but still it made me think...

How often do we cheat ourselves simply because we get stuck in an 8-color rut? Or worse than that a 2-color one, where all we see is black and white. Anyway, I just loved the analogy. It serves as a constant reminder to always keep an open mind and heart to all things, all colors. Each one of our lives is a work of art started by The Master and Creator, but it is up to us after that to decide what it is we will do with it. Sure, its perfectly fine to just use the 8-colors but how much more beautiful and vibrant will your life be if you use all the colors that are available to you? I have been truly blessed with the people and experiences that have added so much to my life so far. I will not deny however I have known some people and experiences that are some of the ugliest colors I have ever seen but at the end of the day it has allowed me to appreciate the beautiful ones all the more.

I don't want to be a person that misses out terribly on all the amazing things ahead of me just because something is a new color that maybe I've never seen before and waste time trying to figure out which one of my 8 colors it is. I want to remain open to new things and new combinations of old things. I don't want to place 8-color barriers on my life, I want to live it and experience it fully. And I challenge you to do the same...and let's see what kind of masterpiece we make of it...

So to wrap it up here, this is my blog, it will be random and unpredictable but its a place where I can just throw stuff out there, a place to sort out my thoughts, raw and uncut. Also, as an added bonus its a place where my friends and family can check in from time to time since everyone is all over the place. It's just me. (And for my family that is scattered throughout the occasional update on Joshua too) That's all.