Connecting to others and the ways we use them (connections)

I just saw this post on a friend’s Facebook page and had to share it because this is one way I thought I could evangelize about the goodness I have found in the Lord. I am Christian and Roman Catholic but sometimes, I do not follow every single teaching the Holy Church preaches. It doesn’t make me a bad person.

I truly believe that God has given us free will to worship Him as we are called to do. For me, the closest connection I feel with God is through Mass. Sometimes though, you can find the most amazing people and make connections to them which also brings you closer to God.

I am an avid gamer. I play a game called World Of Warcraft and have met some really wonderful people through this game. I know of one priest who says that being involved with gaming is a distraction from God but I don’t follow that line of thinking because sometimes I learn more or draw people closer to God. Some may say that’s a stretch but I really feel this way.

Also, I am on Facebook daily to stay in touch with my family. I have found my soul sister who was my roomie in college through Facebook which I would have never had done. I play games on Facebook too and found wonderful people who love sharing too. I had joined twitter to use as a tool for evangelization yet I find I am on Facebook the most.

One of the reasons I started blogging was through a round about way from Facebook as well. I had met this fellow who had seen a picture of me in front of my nephew’s corvette and wrote to me. (I had used the pic as my public profile picture) He was very complementary to me saying how charming I looked. We began writing back and forth. I was straight forward about being married. Somehow he wasn’t getting the fact in but I enjoyed writing to him. Around Christmas he stopped writing to me. I guess the fact finally sunk in that I was happily married. He was a very lovely man. He had such a love of God and I just wanted to be a friend but he was seeking something from me that I couldn’t give him to his satisfaction. I miss talking with him but when he wrote to me it was all about his undying love for me. I had to constantly say that I was already married. Friendship was the only thing I could offer. The poem that I put up on WordPress was for him but I don’t think he will ever get to see it. I am not going to start writing to him again because I hate the idea of tormenting a person.

God has given me a love of sharing. I saw a post my niece, Cassie Olson, did through blogspot. I thought to myself, instead of writing to this guy, I can start my own blog which is what I did. I discovered WordPress too but find WordPress much easier to use so I stopped blogging on blogspot. I pretty much just blog here now. I am finding lots of new blogs to read which inspire me and am making great friends.

I realize this post is a bit rambly but think these thoughts had to be shared. I will leave you with one of my favorite songs from church that spoke volumes to me. I am dedicating this to three special WordPress bloggers as well:  dreamingforbetter, Eyes Wide Open, and Megan메간 this song is for you! Enjoy and be blessed!

Under The Milky Way

Music moves me a lot. As I listen I can sometimes go back in time to significant times of my life. Music will always do this to me and for me. The song “Under The Milky Way ” by The Church has to be one of my favorites. It takes me back to my Uni days at USL for that is what it was called. What has triggered me to think about this song is that I had just heard it on Pandora and all the old memories came flooding back. I still treasure this song to this day but I seem to look at it in a whole new way.

When I lived in the United States, I was looking at the stars of the northern hemisphere never dreaming that one day I might actually be seeing the stars in the southern hemisphere. When people now say to me, “when I look up at the stars I know you are looking at the same ones I am”. The skeptic in me doubts it. Actually they probably aren’t especially if they live in the USA or Europe because they are in the northern hemisphere.

Adam and I travelled to Broome, Western Australia once because we were inspired by Di Morrissey’s book entitled “Tears Of The Moon”. At certain times of the year you can view the moon rising over the mudflats which is called the Staircase to the Moon because that is exactly what this optical illusion looks like. I was gazing up at the stars trying to find the Southern Cross but I couldn’t. Adam told me to go to an eco-tour that a man was offering so that maybe I could understand why I couldn’t see the Southern Cross. I did exactly that and learned that I couldn’t see the southern cross because I was too far north. I could see a few stars that I hadn’t been able to see because I was closer to the equator which cut off my ability to see the southern cross. I could do a blog just on that trip alone but I am using this to demonstrate about perspective. I couldn’t see my favourite southern hemisphere constellation because I was too far north just as the people saying that they are seeing the same stars I see at night probably are not.

Even though I may not be seeing the exact stars that others see, I am part of the milky way. We all are in our own special way. It’s how we interact with others on their destinations that can alter the path they are on. Sometimes I think things will go one way but they end up going exactly opposite. It could be for the better or the worse. I can choose which way to deal with the things that happen to me. I can try to make some one smile or laugh. I can try to console or show empathy. I can let them know just how much they mean to me or I can just let go of all the negativity that I may find. I know at times I falter and don’t do what I strive to do. Overall I pray and hope that I treat others the way I would want to be treated. If I think I have wronged them, I will apologize.

When I use to listen to “Under The Milky Way,” it made me think of my first love who broke my heart. I do hope that he has found what he was looking for. I know I have in the most unexpected way. If things had worked out the way I wanted, I would have never seen the Southern Cross. I would have only seen the perspective of the milky way from the northern hemisphere.

I also see this song spiritually as well but I do this sometimes with most songs. I have a tendency to see God in most things. I will write more about my spiritual belief later because that is another subject for another blog which I want to ponder over more before sharing.

Now I listen to this song and always think of something new. At this moment in time, I am happy that I have been blessed to see the Milky Way from 3 different perspectives. I wonder what other opportunities will be revealed to me under the milky way.