Over-share on Google+...

  For those of you who do not follow me on Google Plus, I posted something which has garnered a few emails. Here is what I said.

•   "I have had a few people in my life recently comment about how busy, and driven I am. The two are not the same thing. Busy is the things that fill your time, driven is how you attack and complete those things.

•   I have been thinking 'A LOT' of how short life is. I understand the concept first hand too well. Technically I died at fourteen, for just about three minutes. I think it is part of why I am so driven. Life is a gift. I want (I need) to leave something good behind. 

•   I think HOW we live our lives is more important than just the number of years we are given. Our life is just too short a season to waste time."

  Yes, I did in fact die for almost three whole minutes when I was fourteen. It has been my experience when people hear this they fall into one of two camps;

1.  The what was it like, did you see heaven? 
2.  They expect me to have some arcane knowledge.

  Here is what I know, I don't remember a thing, and I don't think that's a bad thing. Here's why, faith requires us to believe in something beyond ourselves. Something beyond our realm of experience. To come back with something from "the other side" would defeat the purpose of faith.

  Aside from a hell of a lot of pain from being defibrillated, and the pain radiating from my crushed larynx, all I remember is a sense of peace. I cannot explain, it was a depth of peace that I have never experienced in my life. One that I was eager to experience again.

  Have I had a perfect walk since no. Due to the trauma: emotional, physical and sexual,  I attempted to regain that peace I felt, twice at my own hand. It took a great deal of soul-searching to realize if I succeeded then evil would be victorious.

  Just a morning thought as I burn Zahir's eggs. Time for Plan B... for breakfast.