And... we're back!

I haven't posted on here in almost 2 and a half years.  The thing is that I moved over to brettgitzel.com, and thus spent money on a blog basically just to have it named after myself.

Turns out, that wasn't the wisest financial decision.  Instead of continuing to spend money on posting my thoughts, I figured I could just continue posting them up on here for free.

With that, I will give you the thought of the day...

Halloween as come and gone.  This year I never got around to dressing up.  Instead, I enjoyed living the fun out through my 2 older boys.  They love dressing up.  They love everything that comes with Halloween.

I also ate a lot of their chocolate bars.  Too many, but only once a year, so in moderation.

I once heard someone say something profound about Halloween.  I will butcher the quote, but basically it goes, "Halloween is the only day of the year when people get to be who they really want to be.  It's the only day of the year when they don't wear a mask."

Since hearing it, I've thought of that quote every year.  So, thought for the day...

What's my mask?  What do I wear that keeps me hidden from others?

For me, I hide behind a lot of masks.  We all do.  And, I guess, having that realization is the first step towards dealing with it.  Declaring that you need to deal with it is probably the second step.  That's sort of where I'm at.

The main mask I can think of is a thin, yet solid layer that covers the surface of my face.  It keeps me shallow, and surface-levelled.  Of course, this is a societal mask, but the fact that I've given in to it and made it a foundation in my own life is what I have to live with. 

The ideal way to break out of this would be to gather together with others and carve out some time to talk about what's underneath. 

This past weekend I was able to have 3 genuinely real conversations with people.  We sat down, and we talked about life, and goodness, and what God might be like.  It was all very beautiful. 

I encourage all who read this to delve into removing a mask or two.  We all got 'em, but we don't need 'em.

peace.  Brett

Follow the New Me

Hey all.

I know  that some of you enjoy some of my thoughts here.

I've shifted over to brettgitzel.com

The way to follow along over there is to read one of my posts and then comment on it.

Under the comment box you can click to have email notifications of new posts I put up!

Over there it's much of the same stuff.  I blog about my day, like most bloggers, and thoughts, like most wanna be artists, and my running hobby, which is awesome, challenging and fulfilling in many ways.

Also, all of the kids stories I'm working on are over there.

I also write poems about my wife.

So head on over and follow along!

New Blog!

Hello Faithful Followers,

I have a new blog.  It's up at brettgitzel.com.

I'm kicking it up a couple notches, so fasten your hatches and batten down the seat belts.

I have transferred some of my favorite posts from this site, as well as categorized them.

Swing on by.  You can subscribe over there instead.  It'll be worth it, I promise.

Brett