While we’re on the subject of how twisted the world is, here’s another example. I read a little clip in the newspaper today about a man who stabbed another man repeatedly with a screwdriver - over a parking spot. (Don’t worry, it’s nowhere near where I live or work.) Apparently, one dude was taking too long to pull out of the spot, and the other dude snapped. Honestly, now. We’ve all had our fair share of road rage, and I’ve seen some pretty extreme cases out here. But this takes it to a whole new level.
How do people lose control of themselves like that? It reminds me of that talk mom sent out to everyone, the BYU-Hawaii devotional that talks about how we are free to act for ourselves. We have all been given the ability and responsibility to choose what we think about, which is a major part of our agency. Just being aware of where our thoughts are leading us, and taking control of them, is extremely empowering.
In this day and age, people are constantly trying to pin responsibility on anyone or anything but themselves. They want to live life their way – yet they shy away from any consequences. I would venture a guess that the perpetrator in this case would say it was the other guy’s fault that he went to such extremes. But we know better. We are responsible for and in control of our own actions, and this begins with our thoughts. Everyone think about this, next time you feel like yelling at that jerk who cut you off.
Love you all.
Abby
HISTORY
A Little History:
Our story begins in Pocatello, Idaho, circa 1972, when the lovely Debby Christensen agreed to a first, though fateful date with admirer, David Croshaw. Long story-short, he bade her follow him, and they went arm-in-arm to the Logan, Utah temple for establishment of an eternal family unit, Generation 1, on May 23 1973.
From their first blissful summer in Salt Lake City, educational pursuits took them to Provo/Orem, Utah, birthplace of Leslie and Rebecca, and to San Francisco/Oakland California, birthplace of Colin and Matt. Then, for establishment of livelihood, expansion of the tribe with Abby and Dana, and for raising/unifying of Generation 2, it was back to the roots in Pocatello for a rewarding sojourn.
In time, driven by a raging, but commonly shared sense of adventure and independence, one-by-one, Generation 2 escaped the homeland to distant regions of the country and the world, each ultimately developing their own tribal expansions by pairing with worthy mates and initiating Generation 3.
Now sensing fulfillment of their purpose in Pocatello, Generation 1 has also left those roots and transplanted to Cascade Idaho, from which base, they anticipate more abundant contact with The Posterity, Generations 2 and 3, in the future. That contact however, awaits fulfillment of a call to LDS missionary service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, wherein they hope to help the state of the world by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.
So now, including Generation 0 (Grandma and Grandpa Christensen) home base includes Yuma, Arizona, Pocatello, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Vancouver, BC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spokane, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, back to Boise, Idaho, and on and on (Generation 3+) to infinity.
Our Mission Statement:
This is the blog of our eternal family unit. Initiated years ago, it served well as a journal, but even more so, as an archive of our personal interaction. It was a gathering place, a confabulation instrument, a unifying force for four generations of widely dispersed and progressively prolific posterity, and their valued associates. Though it served these purposes well for many years, it eventually took a back seat to new-kids-on-the-block, Facebook, and Instagram, and was sadly forgotten.
We now move to resurrect this blog with an added functional purpose of archiving the missionary experiences of Generation 1, of their movements and activities as they participate with The Gathering of Israel in the land northward. In so doing, we hope that via their own comments and posts, this blog will again serve to gather and unify the posterity and their friends.
As in the past, that the young and vibrant may know the old and tired, that enduring bonds may be fostered and maintained, that experience and encouragement may be openly shared, that posterity may embrace truth, and that hearts may be knit together, we must resist detachment despite our geographic divergence. We shall do so here.
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2 comments:
i love to hear all of you opining. that is what we parents like. it is not like we all are not extrememly opinionated, but i do like these intelligent commentaries. les needs to get on and let you all know what levi is currently doing to help the environment. i totally agree abby. personal responsibility seems to be a thing of the past. we'll take lots of photos tomorrow night of the festivities. wish all of you could be here. xoxo mom/debby
i'm a slacker and have so much to blog about... i don't even know where to begin. i promise next week you'll get all kinds of updates from me.
thanks for the insightful reminder, BB, of how we should should be using our agency. we really do have the ability to change the world (for good or bad), and it does all begin with our thoughts. we're so blessed to have the gospel, that inspires goodness, generosity and nobility. without we might all be acting out our road rage...
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