Month: October 2016

Behind the Name

So what’s the story?

It’s been a long time in coming together. I guess you could say that it all began in junior year, in the wonderful place called AP US History class.  We came to the place in time when the grassroots movement was birthed, and I was so taken by the idea.

Grassroots movement – the idea that ideas come from the individual, spreading from one person to the other, and changing the world from the bottom up – is such a foreign concept in a world where we’re all fighting for the power to force ideas down everyone else’s throats. But it expresses my own belief that some of the greatest impacts we can make are through sharing our lives with those around us, from one person to another.

But if it’s just my heart, it’s not enough for this world. Because whether I intend to or not, there is so much selfishness and pride in my heart that all my best attempts to make a better world can only go awry. It is only when my heart is rooted on the solid rock that is Jesus, allowing His grace and love to be the foundation of all I say, think, and do, that lives are healed and people are made whole.

Put it together, and there you have it – grace roots movement.

But apparently I’m not the only human in this world who has thought of this ingenious idea. Alas, it’s unfortunate, but even so, I am so excited to share this journey with you!

-G

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Inauspicious Beginnings

Just start writing.

After months, maybe even years, of conceptualizing, half-heartedly brainstorming, and attempting to  dream up the perfect blog, that was the thought that finally pushed me to begin.
After all, I’ve never been the detailed visionary who narrows down her goals to a point and plans the trajectory of where she goes. Spontaneity, and the excitement of the unknown adventure just around the corner, flows through my DNA. And while clear direction would help so much to make this blog successful, I have come to some diverging conclusions: one, although my goal is unclear, it is certainly not success; and two, I want to create this blog to represent me, even if it means a lot of meandering and unconventional struggles along the way (well, it has to mean that if it’s going to represent me).
So, I simply begin with this:
Poetry, music, travel, people, books, Jesus etc. – these are the things that I love and that I want to share with you. This is vulnerable and authentic me, nothing more and nothing less.
These are the stories of my continuous journey of growth as I stay firmly rooted in God’s grace and love. Because for me, there is no better hope than the one that there will always be more to learn, more to explore, and more to love, for you and for me.
And maybe as I take root, branch out, prune, and bear fruit, the hope indeed is that as I look back, I will slowly see the transformation of this blog into something alive and thriving.
So, hello, world. Let’s go on an adventure. Rooted in His grace and love.
-G
Jeremiah 17:7-8
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
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