Exciting, Thrilling, Two-Thumbs Way Up

Nope, not a movie, my new job! Today, well yesterday Monday, was the first day in what seems to be a fun, fast paced new work environment. Just to give you a brief picture, working from home at the kitchen table sending emails, IMing, 3.5 hour conference call about everything going on in the company. Needless to say I am out of cell minutes.

So in the morning it is Sprint Store, another call, and then teaching.

Now time for some much necessary sleep.

DJ Brunch

The Changing of the Blog

OK, so now that the 30 days are official over here begins The Tales of Digital M.

Life has been so busy over the past month. Having meet new friends and deepening friendships with old friends the month has been fantastic. Life is so much more pleasant when you can spend it with people that you love.

After having gone through the 30-day experiment I am left with a slight feeling of, "What next?" I been thinking about what/where I am suppose to go next in life. Here are some of the things that I have thought:

• Should I move someplace new? I have thought about living out East for a time, just for the experience.


• Should I change jobs? This one I think lots of us are asking ourselves daily. I have thought about going back to a 40-hour a week company. I also keep toying with the idea of establishing my own company for doing web sites, videos, and DVDs. I do things currently outside of the teaching but I haven't established a company to do the work as. The reason I think I am having a problem establishing it is because I can't/don't want to do the business tasks involved. So if anyone out there is the opposite of this I would be interested in talking. Just shoot me an email, mike@mipaca.com.


• Other various random thoughts. Like, "Maybe I should just drop everything and go on a road trip across the US." Video series perhaps, "In search of Jesus." Or something like that.

I just picked up David Crowder's Sunsets and Sushi CD today and I am digging it. I love electronic music and experimentation musically.

Peace,

Digital M

Surprise: Friendship and Understanding.

So today I was surprised by the response I received on an email I sent last night. I wrote it because I felt I needed to. Once I sent it I became afraid because it exposed a part of who I am to this person. I was surprised by the response I received. It was one of friendship and understanding.

I continue to be surprised by the way God works in us and through us.

Peace,

Digital M

More Thoughts.

The last few days have been rather slow and calm. No surprises, which makes me wonder if I have shut off looking for them? I think that even though we have sort of ended the Surprise Me series, I want to continue with the blogging. It won't be everyday but often enough so it is worth checking back. I have found writing and reading the blogs to be a very good way for us as a community to dialog with one another more.

It is funny that this month I have met my neighbor and started a new friendship, all the while neglecting some friends that I have had for much longer. To these friends of mine I wish to apologize for neglecting you. What got me thinking about this was another blog. It reminded me of how all friendships take some work on both ends for a friendship to truly work.

My week, as I stated earlier, has been slow. I have been teaching the past 3 days and have only really had contact with students and my fellow professors. Yes, I have emailed people, but compared to the past few weeks. Where I think I have spoken to someone from the UR community everyday; it seems so different. Empty almost. I know that will change tomorrow with a little video shoot that I will be helping out with. I'm not going to give out details, but you will be able to check it out this weekend at the UR.

Well, that's it for know. I am going to write one of the friends I have been neglecting a long email now.

Peace,

Digital M

Conversations, Frisbee Golf, and Being Afraid.

God has been surprising me lately with conversations. He has given me some very good and deeper conversations over the past few weeks. Conversations that have been bringing members of the community closer together. It is amazing how superficial many conversations we have with one another happen to be. Understanding one another takes these deeper conversations. One of the bigger surprises is realizing that we are all very different and yet deep inside the same. How if you get to the core of a person, you can find that what you believe in your core and what they believe in their core are the same.

I hope that what has started in me these past few weeks continues on. This bible passage which I have heard many times recently at the UR has become my favorite bible passage.

Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:34-40

Some of the things that I have been doing these last few days include celebrating a friends birthday, playing frisbee golf for the first time, and working on a new web project.

Lastly, the truth to why my postings have slowed. It is not because I don't have time or are lazy. The truth is I am afraid. I am afraid that people will begin to know me. I mean the true me not just the bits I allow them to see. I am slowly realizing however that letting people know me may be the best thing for me. Especially, spiritually. Which brings me back to people's core beliefs. If they are the same as mine then the details of me won't matter because the core is what is truly important. If that makes sense?

Striving to Love,

Digital M

Surprise: Great Days.

OK, so I was thinking yesterday and I think that I have decided to add a little additional prayer that I am adding at the end of every day. "Thank you, God." I figured that since I am starting my day with a simple 3 word prayer that I should start ending my day with a simple 3 word prayer. Just thanking God each and everyday for the surprises that came with that day, good or bad.

I have been having an incredible week ever since last Friday. It is like I have been completely renewed. And all I can say is, "Thank you, God!"

Thank you for your grace.
Thank you for your love.
Thank you for your forgiveness.
Thank you for surprises.
Thank you for community.
Thank you for friends.
Thank you for neighbors.
Thank you for sending your son.
Thank you God.

Peace,

Digital M

Thoughts.

I have missed a few days now of blogging. It has been a combination of things that have prevented me from writing. First, I have been a bit busy. Second, I started out being fairly anonymous in my blogging which helped me to write. Now I fear that too many people know my real identity and after Sunday many more will be able to connect Digital M to me.

It isn't really a surprise that I am afraid of this because I tend to guard myself against letting too many people know me completely. In fact I don't think anyone does. It is funny the person who probably knows more about what I am thinking through deep inside my head is my newly met neighbor, Eric. Since meeting a little over a week ago we have had 2 in depth conversations about life.

OK, now a recap of the past few days.

Thursday: Heard from my younger sister. Her and I don't talk very often. She called to tell me that she had surgery on Wednesday for an ankle problem that she has had for a while. This is the 2 or 3 time it has been operated on.

Also on Thursday, I hung out with Eric and Megan for the evening. We watched some TV over at their place. Afterwards Eric and I had the second of the previous mentioned conversations.

Friday: I was asked by my friend Mike to share some of my surprise story about meeting my neighbors and help him edit another one. I was glad that he asked and I got to help him out. That night a group of about 10 of us got together and played X-Box for the entire evening and well into the wee hours of the morning. It is amazing how addicting videos games are for people. I think I ended up stopping at about 4 AM.

Well, I hope all your days are surprise filled.

Peace,

Digital M