What makes you unique?
Welcome to my page.
In Spanish, cogs are translated "teeth." They interconnect with other teeth on wheels to move other wheels or teeth around to get things going, as in cogs and wheels. Makes me think of wheels turning in my brain. That's why I call my blog "asthecogsturn."
I used to have a bi-weekly column in the Osage County Herald-Chronicle in Osage City, Kansas (Nov. 2006-Aug. 2007), called "As the Cogs Turn." The name came from "As the World Turns," or, as I affectionately called it, "As the Stomach Churns." I know I've already turned many of you away. Sorry if you love soaps. I haven't watched soaps for a long time. Maybe they're better now...
I hope I will find many friends and followers out there. I hope many of you can identify with me because I really feel the need to fit in.
Have you always felt different? So have I. Have you always felt like a misfit? So have I. To be honest, I believe everybody has felt that way at one time or another. But it's really not the truth. You and I are all different, but we fit together -- like cogs and wheels. We're all necessary. We're all important.
The reason we feel like a misfit is probably because we don't "fit," and I think misfits should rejoice in that they don't fit in. Who wants to fit into this crazy, mixed-up culture anyway? I think we should work on being ourselves, rather than trying to fit in all the time.
I know people who have always wanted to be famous but they never will be except in their little circle. Let's face it, most of us will never be famous. Now everyone can go on Facebook and be famous. So where's the thrill of being famous? Everybody can be famous on Facebook. And that's great. That's as it should be.
To begin being comfortable with your uniqueness, instead of feeling like a misfit, I want you to write down all the things that make you different. Then write what else you are that makes you matter to someone.
For example, for me, I'm nobody's grandma. I'm not even anybody's mom. But I am a sister, a daughter and an aunt, so that's all right. I'm also a friend.
Now some little voice is probably going to tell you, "Well, but you don't have very many friends." Then count your friends. Look at how many friends you have on Facebook, or how many names you have in your e-mail address book.
Count the people you talk to at school or work or church. You matter to them. They matter to you. Then read the 12th chapter of the book of Romans in the Bible and especially, the message of this verse:
"Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2)
Here's a link to an article I wrote for Suite 101
http://www.suite101.com/content/jesus-healer-of-the-brokenhearted-a302672
In Spanish, cogs are translated "teeth." They interconnect with other teeth on wheels to move other wheels or teeth around to get things going, as in cogs and wheels. Makes me think of wheels turning in my brain. That's why I call my blog "asthecogsturn."
I used to have a bi-weekly column in the Osage County Herald-Chronicle in Osage City, Kansas (Nov. 2006-Aug. 2007), called "As the Cogs Turn." The name came from "As the World Turns," or, as I affectionately called it, "As the Stomach Churns." I know I've already turned many of you away. Sorry if you love soaps. I haven't watched soaps for a long time. Maybe they're better now...
I hope I will find many friends and followers out there. I hope many of you can identify with me because I really feel the need to fit in.
Have you always felt different? So have I. Have you always felt like a misfit? So have I. To be honest, I believe everybody has felt that way at one time or another. But it's really not the truth. You and I are all different, but we fit together -- like cogs and wheels. We're all necessary. We're all important.
The reason we feel like a misfit is probably because we don't "fit," and I think misfits should rejoice in that they don't fit in. Who wants to fit into this crazy, mixed-up culture anyway? I think we should work on being ourselves, rather than trying to fit in all the time.
I know people who have always wanted to be famous but they never will be except in their little circle. Let's face it, most of us will never be famous. Now everyone can go on Facebook and be famous. So where's the thrill of being famous? Everybody can be famous on Facebook. And that's great. That's as it should be.
To begin being comfortable with your uniqueness, instead of feeling like a misfit, I want you to write down all the things that make you different. Then write what else you are that makes you matter to someone.
For example, for me, I'm nobody's grandma. I'm not even anybody's mom. But I am a sister, a daughter and an aunt, so that's all right. I'm also a friend.
Now some little voice is probably going to tell you, "Well, but you don't have very many friends." Then count your friends. Look at how many friends you have on Facebook, or how many names you have in your e-mail address book.
Count the people you talk to at school or work or church. You matter to them. They matter to you. Then read the 12th chapter of the book of Romans in the Bible and especially, the message of this verse:
"Be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:2)
Here's a link to an article I wrote for Suite 101
http://www.suite101.com/content/jesus-healer-of-the-brokenhearted-a302672
Congrats on the blog Caroline. I've signed up to follow your pennings and ponderings.
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