Day 29 – 2018 AWAC

The 2018 August Write Away Challenge

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• Day 1 – What book did you read over and over again as a child?
• Day 2 – Some of the things that make me happy are…
• Day 3 – Name three things you’d do if you weren’t so afraid.
• Day 4 – How easy is it for you to forgive those who have caused you pain?
• Day 5 – What are your best character traits?
• Day 6 – What grand adventure do you wish you could go on?
• Day 7 – Dear past me…
• Day 8 – If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?
• Day 9 – Your favorite movies.
• Day 10 – Did you ever run away from home?
• Day 11 – How do you indulge yourself? Do you need to indulge yourself more often?
• Day 12 – As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
• Day 13 – What would you do if money was no object?
• Day 14 – What one thing caught you off guard this week?
• Day 15 – The most terrifying moment of my life was…
• Day 16 – Do you have a plan? Do you need a plan? Have you had a plan fall spectacularly to pieces?
• Day 17 – What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
• Day 18 – How do you think others see you when they meet you for the first time?
• Day 19 – What is your most vivid memory of the kitchen from your childhood?
• Day 20 – Describe yourself in one word.
• Day 21 – Dear Future Me…
• Day 22 – What was your favorite subject in school?
• Day 23 – What are you looking forward to the most?
• Day 24 – What was your favorite toy as a child?
• Day 25 – What is your favorite Sunday ritual?
• Day 26 – What are your top five short term goals?
• Day 27 – Who are three of your favorite book characters?
• Day 28 – Close your eyes and imagine the kind of world you would like to see. What is it like?

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Wed, Aug. 29 – What makes you unique?

I don’t do well with questions like this. To be honest, I don’t find myself particularly special. Each of us is unique and irreplaceable, of course, but sometimes I have to remind myself that God put me here for a reason. It’s easier to remember that He put you here for a reason! Don’t get me wrong — I’m not being down on myself. I’m just that spectacular. In a monochrome photo of umbrellas, I’m certainly not the bright yellow one.

I suppose if there is one thing that I find different about myself it’s that I believe in the supernatural (and therefore healing) power of music.

For as long as I can remember, I have believed that music is (or can be, or should be) more than organized sound. For as long as I can remember, I have felt as though music was my first language; speech, therefore, felt somewhat awkward. To this day, I find it difficult to speak in instances where song or music might flow with ease.

As a Christian — as a student and lover of Scripture — I have spent years searching and contemplating the role of music in the existence of mankind and all living things. I have spent years poring over passages in the Bible, trying to fit obscure pieces together to understand the importance of music.

Most of what I have come to believe is probably not appropriate for this blog. At least, not today. These are the beliefs, however, that caused such a response in me to the passage I mentioned yesterday — Psalm 65:8 — and stirred me to consider what it might actually look like if a world functioned in that way.

I suppose that’s kind of unique. Maybe? A teensy bit? 🙂

Happy AWACing!

From the shores of Wicket Lake,