Gina Glimmer, blogger and believer

You'll probably know Lenny Kravitz's song 'I'll be waiting' which has been on the radio for the past months over here.

About a week ago I ran across another song of his which came at the right time to match my mood of that moment. I've found it quite empowering although it's a bit rougher around the edges than the music I usually listen to.

I'd like to share it with you as well as my interpretation of a few of its lyrics which I've quoted below. I'm curious to read what your view will be on this.


> There's a choice that you need to make
> One is ore and one is clay
> So drop your chains and take up your cross
> And let Jesus make your way


Belief, faith pretty much comes down to these 4 lines when you're undergoing bad times. Unless you're a strong believer, at these moments your prevailing conviction often becomes that God is not going to help you. "Why me?" may be all that you're thinking.


The fact is that everything happens for a reason, even bad things. I'm not going too deep into this but let's say that no one can deny that we usually learn something from bad experiences in our lives.


So when you're in this moment of despair, there's a choice that you can and need to make. Which direction do you choose? Good or bad, further downhill or back up, sink in your sadness or crawl up and confront your situation?

The choice sound easy and obvious, but it's hard to find courage or energy to choose direction and accept your situation. It's much easier to stay in the grips of that downward spiral you're in, and see where it ends.


Accepting your situation, your reality is the first step on your way out. That's dropping your chains and picking up your cross.

And let Jesus make your way. Have faith, simple plain faith. How often have I been caught here by my own scientific and analytical approach. "Prove it!" is what you would have heard me shout all too often. Well, this doesn't need scientific proof.

All you really need is faith, confidence that you, He, will get you out of your situation. Do it! It really works for me.

Enough of Mah Blah now. Enjoy the song!

"IF YOU WANT IT"

Don't you let it all pass you by
Looking through life's window pane
Don't you sit around wasting time
That would be a crying shame


There's a power that's deep inside
And it burns just like a flame
Just believe and you'll see that God
Will shower you like pouring rain


If you want it
You can change your world today
If you want it
Just break free and walk away


There's a reason for you to explore
Why you're here, what do you say
And the beauty is that you're the one
Who controls just how you play


There's a choice that you need to make
One is ore and one is clay
So drop your chains and take up your cross
And let Jesus make your way
Oh, oh, oh



If you want it
You can change your world today
If you want it
Just break free and walk away


If you want it, want it
You can change your evil ways
If you want it, want it
Just break free and walk away


If you want it, want it
You can change your world today
If you want it, want it
Just break free and walk away


If you want it, want it
You can change your evil ways
If you want it, want it
Just break free and walk away

Gina Glimmer, blogger and Deleter, here's why:

Peter Stindberg

Seikatsu:> /me is not to happy with Ms. Glimmer, but won't tell her

/me will just keep it to herself until she sees Ms. Glimmer in person

/me will then ask Ms. Glimmer, why in the name of the All Mighty she removed her blog

Gina:> /me wonders where Ms. Koba is... she's been away for longer than she expected....

Seikatsu:> /me understands that Ms. Glimmer is a REALLY busy young lady but nonetheless, removing a blog is not justified

/me has been writing on her blog

/me has been online with her little orange light light up

Gina:> uhm.....

Seikatsu:> /me hops Ms. Glimmer can't read minds

Gina:> /me realizes that Ms. Koba may get really cross with her if she finds out that the blog has been deleted

/me remembers that there wasn't even the usual warning message asking if one is really sure

/me hates her impulsiveness and curiosity for what's behind buttons with 'delete' on it...

Seikatsu:> /me hopes only hopes that if Ms. Glimmer deleted the blog that she at least kept copies of her writing

Seikatsu:> /me smiles lovingly to the impulsiveness of her friend, that if the blog was in fact deleted and if it was a impulse

Gina:> /me thinks that if she only had kept copies of the files somewhere....maybe i can try to undelete the blog? ...maybe it's not too late... oh God, i should set a rule to not delete anything on mondays...

/me sighs

Seik?

are you there?

Seikatsu:> oh! hi Gina, you're back

Gina:> oh...oh Seik

Seikatsu:> yes, I'm here /me smiles

Gina:> hi

/me smiles weakly

heheh

Seikatsu:> oh oh what did you do?

Gina:> did you... uhm have you?

Seikatsu:> yes?

Gina:> did you read m-my...your blog?

Seikatsu:> yes, I just did a new post, why? oh! I read your comments too

Gina:> uh yeah

Seikatsu:> I need to read my friends blogs I have not been uptoday with that

Gina:> did you read my figures as well?

Seikatsu:> yeas ma

Gina:> hohooo hold on

wait!

Seikatsu:> ma'am

ok

Gina:> about my 14% rationality?

Seikatsu:> yes!

Gina:> or 86% irrationality?

Seikatsu:> OMG! now that you put it that way, I am a bit worry

Gina:> well....uhm now...MY blog

Seikatsu:> /me smiles anxiously

Gina:> is uhm...a little kinda deleted?

Seikatsu:> KINDA?!

Gina:> well sort of

Seikatsu:> lemme calm down

SORT OF?!

I'm still trying to calm down

Gina:> i...

you know

Seikatsu:> /me taps her foot and tries to smile

Gina:> i didn't realize that, well i did, but i didn't expect that 'delete' really meant something like after clicking here i won't ask you once more

so...when i clicked it...damn, everything was gone right away

Seikatsu:> "did, but didn't"

Gina:> well i know what delete means

Seikatsu:> /me shakes her head speechless

Gina:> it means are you ok with us putting your thingies away somewhere where you won't think of looking for them again

so I ahh

I think i need to talk to those blog folks and see if they can get my stuff back

Seikatsu:> /me wants to be mad, but she keeps smiling instead

OMG! you kill me woman

/me is laughing

Gina:>

/me feels really dumb

Seikatsu:> I just want to ask a really dumb question, why? why couldn't you just leave it alone?

Gina:> i should have learned from deleting my plurk account

Seikatsu:> yes! you should have

I write stuff that I don't want ppl to read, and I don't publish it

Gina:> it was just the thought that if i wouldn't sort of disable it that i would keep coming back anyway

Seikatsu:> /me is giggling like crazy

of alllllllll people I never thought you would be this impulsive

Gina:> /me pulls her shirt over her head and turns red

Seikatsu:> /me puts up a serious face and puts her arm around her dear friend

no worries, nothing is lost

Gina:> /me peeks at Seik through a button hole

Seikatsu:> I mean yeah things are lost, but well what can be done

/me giggles some more

/me pulls your shirt down and looks are you face

/me giggles again but tries to be serious

/me smiles wide

don't worry

it happens

I have done worst things

/me sighs and smiles again

I can't stop giggling, you are suposed to keep ME grounded

Gina:> /me smiles

Seikatsu:> /me concludes that if Gina is that impulsive and I'm that arrogant we still make a great team

Gina:>

you! arrogant!

COME ON!

i had a good laugh at where it said that hippie's could get along well with 'robots'

did you read the description of the robot?

Seikatsu:> no, let me read it

Gina:> oh i hate those kind of ppl

Seikatsu:> no, I didn't keep it, but I can totally see that we get along with them

Gina:> you do?

emotionless, 100% rational, extremely boring

Seikatsu:> yeah, I think that in a way hippies are neutral, so it's easy to get along well with robots

Gina:> that sounds like a bean counter

Seikatsu:> :)

Gina:> oh yeah

in that way you should say 'even with robots'

Seikatsu:> yeah even with robots

Gina:> mhm

/me nods

Seikatsu:> I'm so happy you are hippie tho

Gina:> yeah lol

it does match my personality

Seikatsu:> it does ... it matches mine too .. it's funny

Gina, may I ask a favor of you?

Gina:> sure

Seikatsu:> when you see a DELETE button, would you please leave it alone?

Gina:> rofl

yes ma'am

especially on mondays

Seikatsu:> ESPECIALLY on Mondays

I'm still laughing about this

I went to listen to my song, and poof! GONE

Gina:> :(

Seikatsu:> How about I create a blog and make you co-author, so you ca't delete things

Gina:> :)

like a moron proof blog?

Seikatsu:> lol not more like a DELETE proof

Gina:> do you think it's worth seeing if it can be 'undeleted'?

Seikatsu:> you can try

but i think you have to contact the ppl, I don't know how else to do it

Gina:> lemme see

Seikatsu:> ok

Gina:> /me giggles at P's status

Seikatsu:> can't see, what does it say?

Gina:> i think blog was made for smart, rational people

Seikatsu:> in other words, no it cannot be retrieved?

Gina:> the help function nor faq say anything about undeleting a blog

let me try to contact them

Seikatsu:> k

Gina:> oh there's hope...

there are hurds of other morons like me on the help forum

Seikatsu:> LOL

Gina:> oh i love these ppl!

Seikatsu:> the is hope!

there*

Gina:> OMG

i'm on to something

Seikatsu:> /me feels hopeful

Gina:> i can get back the page, but the comments are harder

Seikatsu:> it's okay, i think I was the only one who commented

I can comment again

Gina:> mmmmh i want it all back

Seikatsu:> lol

/me thinks she is lucky to get anything at all back

/me smiles and shakes her head

/me laughs

Gina:> /me is anxiously searching the help groups

what are they called in english? comments? the damn thing sends a dutch translation of it

Seikatsu:> yes

Gina:> thx

Gina:> why the F does everyone want to know how to delete comments?

i'm the one who knows...

Seikatsu:> lol

Seikatsu:> I'm telling ppl in plurk that you deleted your post, it's funny

http://www.plurk.com/p/4fwjp

see if you can read that

Gina:> /me slaps her hands again

Seikatsu:> Codie's response was "again????"

Gina:> /me blushes

...yes

Seikatsu:> don't be embarrassed, it's funny, it's your thing, everyone has a thing they do or love, yours is pushing the DELETE button

Gina:> i've pasted this in your plurk

/me takes a deep breath

what shall i call my new blog?

Seikatsu:> oh! noooooooo

you couldn't get i back ?

Gina:> A commentator, deleter but not a blogger?

Seikatsu:> what about I love the delete button

Gina:> only some of my posts

Seikatsu:> or what about a deleter not a blogger

Gina:> oh hell, why not!

Seikatsu:> how about

I delete things

or

what's behind the delete button

LOL

Gina:> LOL

"Gina Glimmer; the one who deletes things"

Seikatsu:> lol

I'm about to p my pants

Gina:> :)

nooooo not that again!

Seikatsu:> brb can't wait

Gina:> kk

oh wait, this will be my first new post :)