Faith
Self Image
by Solid Thomas on Dec.06, 2009, under Faith, fitness
Why is it so hard for so many of us to have a decent self image?
I had coffee with a friend today and he gave me a card. In this card he had written me a nice note. Here’s an excerpt:
You’re a great guy always looking out for others whether you’re the one to congratulate them during the good or be a shoulder to cry on for the bad. You’re a very smart guy with a steady career who is very independent. You strive to keep up your body, mind and spirit like no other and I respect that.
First, let me say that I have a lot of respect for him too for many reasons that I’d rather not go into here. Let’s just say most people in the situation he and I found ourselves in would never end up as friends. Frankly it should say a lot about both of us that we built a friendship out of it. Based on that, what he said there means more to me than I can put into words. The person he described is the person I have tasked myself with becoming during the last couple of years. I don’t know if I’m there yet, but that’s kind of the point of this blog post 😉
Hello, World!
by Solid Thomas on Oct.01, 2009, under Faith
Hi everyone! I’m “Solid” Thomas, and this is my new blog site which I promise to faithfully ignore and forget to post to as often as possible 🙂
If you’re wondering about the nickname, here’s the story. Last summer I finally found a home for my faith — somewhere that I felt I could grow spiritually. That place is Granger Community Church, which is located in Granger, IN about 15 minutes or so from where I live. In about October of last year, I finally realized that the best way to feel comfortable at a church that size (5,000+ attendees per weekend) is to become involved beyond just showing up. One weekend they offered a “VolunTOUR” which is an opportunity to take a guided tour through the facility and be shown the various opportunities that the church has for its members to become involved on-campus.
This tour, given by Brian (a volunteer who occasionally plays bass for the worship team), was very eye opening for me. It is amazing how much work goes into creating the atmosphere there which allows people to feel comfortable even on their first visit. They need people who clean, plant flowers, mow lawns, teach children, sing, dance, play instruments, collect offerings, greet people at the front door, check kids in to their classes…. there are dozens of different jobs to do on a given weekend and they are ALL important! Given my past working with the stage crew in high school, I felt like I would be right at home working with the technical arts team, so I expressed interest there and they took my name.
A few days later, I was contacted by Kim Volheim, the Creative Arts Talent Specialist. Kim invited me in to interview me and give me a rundown of what specific needs they had on the tech arts side, and to see where I’d be a fit. I told him about my history with stage crew — Lighting, flashpots, spotlights, set construction, etc — and he suggested that the spotlight history, in particular, made me a good candidate for an I-Mag Camera operator. So, I signed up! (continue reading…)