CGC (Christian Girls Chat) discussion
Welcome
>
Ice Breakers
It's kind of hard to come up with a title if I don't have an idea for a book. :P Doubt I'd ever write one.
Lol, same with me Cari! I'm just...I don't know, when I write, it's in an rp. Making up a story with someone else. And that's fun and all, but I'd never want to ACTUALLY be a writer, pumping out books and stuff...it's just not my passion. *sigh*
Yeah. "Pumping out books". I would get sick of that. Signing a contract and meeting all these deadlines and promoting and gahh... Writing would become a chore when it becomes all about meeting your publishers' and fans' expectations, I think. I'd rather stick to writing an occasional story now and then just for the fun of it.
Yeah definitely. You really have to LOVE what you do if you want to be a real writer... XP
Mmhmm. To me writing is something I might do to relax or maybe write something to make my little siblings laugh. I def am not passionate or ambitious enough to write a real book. :P
Haha, aw! And yeah, me either *purses lips* I hope some day I'll actually find something that I am passionate about...maybe it'll have something to do with music... *crosses fingers then tries to shrug nonchalantly*
Haha. I have yet to find my passion too. I have a lot of things I like... but nothing I really love. Sigh.
Mmmmm...well I have less things I like. I...think XP I don't know, I don't think I tried doing enough growing up...Anyways, it used to bother me a lot not having anything I really LOVED, but now it doesn't so much. I'm kinda just trusting that God will end up eventually having me find out my passion...something I can use to really glorify Him. :)
Yeah, it's bothered me that I seem to have nothing I'm passionate about. Something that motivates me to do something not mediocre. But I pray that one day something will just click. :)
You know, I have a lot of things that I love, but I also don't know where I'm going. I think one of the hardest things about growing up is finding something you love AND fits you. I love writing, but like you girls, I don't think I can see myself as a writer... mostly because I lack the passion, ambition, and motivation to actually reach for the stars. But I think that the most successful people weren't ones who had their life figured out. Most of them found their passion by accident, and also found real success that way too. I think finding something and pursuing it is a virtue, but it doesn't mean that exploring (seemingly aimlessly) is any less a factor of success. I think the people who reach the stars didn't look up at them and decided they loved and would reach. I think they just lived, really lived - felt happiness and joy, confusion and doubt, and followed opportunities as they arose. Success isn't a product of a formula - it's a product of someone's mistakes, failures, doubts, and fears, and also what they chose to do with those things. That's how I see it anyway. I'm worried too, that I don't love anything enough, that I don't love anything truly to make a life out of it. Some days I can't even place the things that make me happy. It's scary. But that's why we have God... so that we can teeter at the edge, but know we have a harness. :)
That's a really nice way to think about it Sam :) And I can totally relate to the not-knowing-what-even-makes-me-happy-sometimes/ who I am. But in those moments I have to remind myself that who I am isn't exactly tied right in with the things I really like/like. *Draws in deep breath and prepares to say something seemingly deep* My identity is in Christ. Aaaand...that's it.
*Blinks*
Where was I going with this again?
XD
Sam wrote: "You know, I have a lot of things that I love, but I also don't know where I'm going. I think one of the hardest things about growing up is finding something you love AND fits you. I love writing, b..."
Well said. :)
Ashley wrote: "That's a really nice way to think about it Sam :) And I can totally relate to the not-knowing-what-even-makes-me-happy-sometimes/ who I am. But in those moments I have to remind myself that who I a..."
SO true. :) Our identity is in Christ. Haha, deep indeed. Where He leads, I will follow! :)
Well said. :)
Ashley wrote: "That's a really nice way to think about it Sam :) And I can totally relate to the not-knowing-what-even-makes-me-happy-sometimes/ who I am. But in those moments I have to remind myself that who I a..."
SO true. :) Our identity is in Christ. Haha, deep indeed. Where He leads, I will follow! :)
Ashley wrote: "That's a really nice way to think about it Sam :) And I can totally relate to the not-knowing-what-even-makes-me-happy-sometimes/ who I am. But in those moments I have to remind myself that who I a...":) Yeah, sometimes I think I'm so imaginative my life will bore me. I guess that's what I'm really scared of. One day, things will slow down, and I'll be working a job every day and... yeah. I'm still trying to find something that will make me feel the way others feel about their job - fulfilling, rewarding, something that makes them happy and renews them every day. I'm eighteen years old and I still like to play pretend and live in worlds I dream up in my head. I've been doing it for years - ever since I realized I could craft another identity and be someone else for a little while. Because sometimes life gets boring, yeah? And sometimes I wonder - is that acceptable behaviour for someone my age? What will I do when I'm thirty and still imagining a conversation with a character I've dreamed up? :P . Maybe I ask too much from life.
Cari wrote: "Sam wrote: "You know, I have a lot of things that I love, but I also don't know where I'm going. I think one of the hardest things about growing up is finding something you love AND fits you. I lov..."It's nice to know that our identity is in Christ, and our happiness isn't dependent on our worldly situation. It comes from above :)
Mod
that's so simple but it's so crazy true too. and if people believed that
whoa
things would be different
Mod
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (well he's dead and all)
♥Caro♥ wrote: "speaking of the fans/publisher deadlineshave you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (well he's dead an..."
nopeee.... I'm not well-versed in the classics. Doesn't help that the lit courses I'm taking centre on modern lit. :/
♥Caro♥ wrote: "speaking of the fans/publisher deadlines
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (well he's dead an..."
Not yet. But I will read it sometime in the future. :D
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (well he's dead an..."
Not yet. But I will read it sometime in the future. :D
Mod
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (we..."
awww I see
Mod
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released till now (we..."
it doesn't seem like your type of book haha but tell me what you think
♥Caro♥ wrote: "Cari wrote: "♥Caro♥ wrote: "speaking of the fans/publisher deadlines
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released..."
I read a good mix of genres, I think. At least, I try. :P That one's been on my t-r list forever, so we'll see if I like it or not. :)
have you guys read catcher in the rye?
J.D. salinger's manuscripts are being published in 2015! He hasn't let them be released..."
I read a good mix of genres, I think. At least, I try. :P That one's been on my t-r list forever, so we'll see if I like it or not. :)
Mod
♥Caro♥ wrote: "okay! forewarning though-he swears like a hormonal teenage boy"same old, same old. :P
My name as a child was "Halee Bug" but now it's "ee". You know, kinda like sissy but my siblings couldn't pronounce it right when they were younger so it stuck. :-)
Mod
ooh guys are we having a new icebreaker question soon?
I would meet Jesus and scream so loudly and insanely and dance like I was psycho. Seriously, them fangirls won't have anything on me. After I stopped screaming and jumping I'd probably hug Him and cry into His shoulders for a good few hours, and He would pat my back, and then He'd take me on a tour of heaven, and we would visit my cloud mansion with my cake bed, and then we'd have lunch together and it would be amazing, and then we'd go for a long, lovely walk and talk about anything and everything and it would be like a dream...
Ummmmm yeahh, pretty sure if I suddenly found myself in heaven, all I'd want to see is Jesus. :)
Mod
I'd faint from happiness, then meet Jesus, then meet some little kids I know who passed away.
I'll go ahead with a new icebreaker:
What is/are your pet peeve(s)?
What is/are your pet peeve(s)?
My pet peeves: Internet snobs (also snobs in general), loud chewing, computers that always seem to be slow when you need to do important work.
I really hate the volume being too loud on things (examp the tv -_- bugs me sooo much) stepping in some water with socks on, the charger for the wifi thing always being taken all the time to charge various things...(guess that one doesn't really make sense unless i explained it XP) and a few other things that aren't really coming to mind right now...
Stepping in water with socks on is the worst! Haha. xD
Some of my pet peeves: people leaving the cupboard doors open, people thinking I'm judgemental because I'm quiet around them, being labeled a goody goody (which I guess I am, tbh, :P but still).
Some of my pet peeves: people leaving the cupboard doors open, people thinking I'm judgemental because I'm quiet around them, being labeled a goody goody (which I guess I am, tbh, :P but still).
Ugh, I also forgot to add that I hate it when people (kids I guess...) kick the back of my seat or when people put their feet up on the back of my seat, do so repeatingly aaand it just gets really super annoying! XP
Argh, yes! Especially in the car!
I agree with all yours :) I also dislike people who feel the need to compliment or commend themselves (when it's done seriously - joking, I don't mind, because it's a joke). Let others do that. Don't do it for yourself.
Lol, complimenting yourself. Every morning I get up, look in the mirror and say "Heyyyy. You sure look gawgous this morning!" (NOT)
Also:- narrow minded people (because they can't see anyone other than themselves)
- pushover people (have an opinion - don't stand for nothing)
- illogical people who argue an illogical argument (like, this convo is a waste of time...)
- fake people (do I even need to explain?)
- people who continuously fish for compliments (I just won't bother giving em if you fish)
Girls who are so obsessed with boys they'll hurt anyone to get to them.Girls who are so obsessed with their appearance that they can't have a little fun.
Girls who are so uptight that they can't let loose and enjoy themselves.
Boys who are so obsessed with their stupid muscles.Boys who are so obsessed with overspraying their toxic, cheap, drugstore-bought cologne.
Boys who are so obsessed with proving that they are incredibly "manly," but wait... they aren't... because they're BOYS.
Cari wrote: "Lol, complimenting yourself. Every morning I get up, look in the mirror and say "Heyyyy. You sure look gawgous this morning!" (NOT)"that's cool if you're saying it to yourself. but people who are like "yeah lol i'm just so hot like wow, I mean I have a smoking hot bod and this guy was just all over me like hahahahahha lol"
please
get
out
of
my
face
Sam wrote: "Cari wrote: "Lol, complimenting yourself. Every morning I get up, look in the mirror and say "Heyyyy. You sure look gawgous this morning!" (NOT)"
that's cool if you're saying it to yourself. but p..."
Jahhh I getcha!
that's cool if you're saying it to yourself. but p..."
Jahhh I getcha!
CGC (Christian Girls Chat)
Books mentioned in this topic
With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God (other topics)Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (other topics)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (other topics)
With: Reimagining the Way You Relate to God (other topics)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
J.R.R. Tolkien (other topics)Cornelia Funke (other topics)
Jeanne DuPrau (other topics)
Janet Lunn (other topics)
Eoin Colfer (other topics)
More...
KilledKept" .But if it was serious, it would probably be some melodramatic, single-word title like "Touch" (and then I'd totally break down "touch" and make it mean five hundred different things throughout the book... yeah that sounds like me) or an equally melodramatic non-sensible fragment like "One Step Over" (which I would attempt to make mean very very deep things, because I'm pretty bad at writing funny things and nobody would buy the aforementioned comedy).
If it was an autobiography, it would probably be self-titled, because my full name sounds alright as a book title. I think self-titled things are classy.