Let Them Eat Cake

Yesterday was my birthday. This made me ponder on cake. Go figure. They say you can't have your cake and eat it too. I say that cake was never meant to just looked at for it's artistic charm. Do you ever see a child at their first birthday party sit there and admire the cake. No way! They don't follow ceremony or tradition. They don't worry about blowing out the candle or making a wish. They dive right in and make a mess; with both hands, and sometimes their face.

The point is, we often limit ourselves because of a misconceived notion that to pick one good thing means to forsake anther good thing. I think I have lived most of my life based on other people's rules and expectations. Most of them religious rules that use guilt to control behavior.

At the risk of mixing metaphors, I am no longer just going to color within the lines. I am going to explore what's outside the boundaries. I am going to experience all the beauty of what God has made. Obviously I'm not talking about breaking laws. But I am going to challenge rules and expectations that man makes in the name of religion. I will not be a conservative, just because today being a "Christian" means being a political conservative. I disagree, and I would say that if Jesus were here today, he would be considered pretty liberal in a lot of ways. This is not a political speech, it's just to make at point. The point is I will base my opinions and my actions on what I believe to be right and true; not on what someone else says. I will not be a lemming anymore.

This life is full of wonder and surprise. It is full of beauty and majesty. I am not going to miss any of it, because of someone else's notions. I am now putting on my protective equipment and helmet waiting for all the stones ready to be thrown at me now.