27 brilliantly nonsensical things I wrote down for a reason, probably

The thirtieth one

Mar 09, 2025

I have notes in my phone that date back to 2014 filled with random thoughts, or book quotes, or one-liners, or ideas that felt so brilliant at the time, or at least important enough to jot down in the moment. I often scroll through them for post ideas, sometimes it works, and other times like now, it doesn’t.

So instead, I thought I’d just share a few of the notes that stood out to me this week and maybe, perhaps one of these will resonate with you too.

I want us to be known as the team that creates campaigns customers can’t stop talking about…
This isn’t a season to sit out and watch; tap in and get into the ring, carry what God has in this moment…
When others chase fame and recognition, and their ambitions start to influence you, step away, find a quiet place, and calm yourself like a child who’s learned to rest in peace and trust…
The Son of God became a man so that men might become sons of God…
Gathered in somber assembly, their determination shone bright, for they were committed to bringing back the magic and rekindling the hopes that had once flourished…
I understand the greatness of something by what I compare it to…
Sheep do not lie down easily and will not unless four conditions are met: because they are timid, they will not lie down if they are afraid, because they are social animals, they will not lie down if there is friction among the sheep, if flies or parasites trouble them, they will not lie down, if sheep are anxious about food or hungry, they will not lie down. Rest comes because the shepherd has dealt with fear, friction, flies, and famine…
We have a vision of a life of comfort and luxury but an impoverished vision of what we can be in the kingdom of God…
I no longer have to be a slave to my feelings…
I’m designed for purpose but I often end up settling for a paycheck…
Familiarity is the breeding ground for disbelief…
God always has more for us than the limits of our faith…
Money, in fact, would provide the means of saying encore in a voice that could not be disobeyed…
What seems to you lastingly delightful?
Friendship is the greatest of worldly goods. Certainly to me it is the chief happiness of life…
There is no agreement as to what Finnegan’s Wake is about, whether or not it is "about" anything, or even whether it is, in any ordinary sense of the word, "readable."
In bestowing charity, the main consideration should be to help those who will help themselves; to provide part of the means by which those who desire to improve may do so; to give those who desire to raise the aids by which they may rise; to assist, but rarely or never to do all…
As a woman thinks in her heart, so is she…
To live as Jesus’ faithful witness in the world, I must wrestle my anxiety through the night with the Father in prayer…
I’ve got so much to share and I’m ready to put it out there…
Spending time with people is fun…
I want to be retired from the noise and strife, withdrawn from the ambitions and jealousies, unshaken by the alarms; because I’ve entered into the secret of a life hidden in God…
Don’t try to fight change because change is undefeated…
I won’t miss you in a crowd because I love your voice and I know the sound…
I was filled with a cloud of sadness…
While curiosity and trying new things can be valuable, we thrive most when we lean into our strengths and purpose…
Home is where your absence is felt, the echo of your voice kept alive, no matter how long you have been away or how far you may have strayed, a place that still beats with the pulse of your heart…

I hope these random little notes brought a smile to your face or a bit of joy to your day…

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