Freedom Overload

Do you ever stop to think, "What would happen if I drank my coffee out of a bowl this morning?"

No?

Why not?

Do you ever pause and ask yourself, "Have I brushed my teeth in every room of my house?"

It does seem rather silly, but where would this world be if we didn't have strange things? If we went back in time about 100 years ago and explained to anyone that there'll be cordless telephones the size of a playing card that could send and recieve information anywhere on the globe - We'd probably get laughed at.

"Don't be silly." They'd chuckle.

A young Freddie Mercury once told his co-workers at a packing factory that he was going to be a great artist one day. His fellow workers also brushed it off with a few giggles. But he was defiant.

So is the recipe for life-changing, history-making, boundry-pushing achievement a mixture of simply two elements? Let's see:

• Silliness
• Defiancy

We have a lot more freedom than we think. We certainly can drink our coffee out of a bowl tomorrow morning, it's silly, but different - and may open opportunity for you to be defiant if you are at work! We can walk a different way to the shops than normally. We can buy a different brand of soap - screw the expenses!

I could stop writing this quickly and go for a hike and continue when I get back. We can make a joke with our boss, do push ups in the center of the mall and eat our ice-cream with a knifeand fork. It is silly and pretty pointless, but what about the not-so-pointless ones?

Practicality is a third addition to the list.
Is your defiant silliness helpful to anyone or anything in anyway?

If you see a group of people on the street, waiting for a bus, how about doing the Macarena, just to give them a smiling start to their day?
We have a lot of untapped freedom that we don't really use because of our schedules and fixed routines. Our watches, cellphones, roads and computers demand that we must be someplace at a certain time. The quickest route saves time, which is money - and so we forget to cross the road and feel the freshly cut grass. We forget to leave ten minutes early to appreciate the view.

Jesus was right in offering us life fullest (John 10:10) because we miss so much when we don't. I've personally had my coffee at work in a bowl and got some interesting comments from my co-workers. All they can do is dislike it, because:

• It's not illegal
• It's free
• It's educational
• There's nothing they can do about it.
• and it may (in some microscopic way) change someone's life.
  

I have also brushed my teeth in every room of my house and my friend has crawled the mall. My friend also delights in touching the ground and I join in sometimes. I have been wearing odd socks for nearly six years now and have recently started to wear suspenders.... WHY? Because we can.