First off, my name is Emily Elizabeth. I am a 17 year old born and raised in Mississippi.
This is pretty much all we have, beautiful trees and a bridge to get us from point A to point B. But it makes for awesome nature shots, and an escape when the stress is too much. What i love to do most is very challenging. It is stressful and very painful. It takes dedication and motivation. It has it's good days and it has it's bad.
But i wouldn't trade it for the world. Dancing is where i find myself on those days where i can't even remember why i woke up. When i dance, it is like i am not here on this Earth. It is as if all the distractions, all the pain and hurting, all the drama, and all the stress is just ripped away from the equation of life. When i am allowed on a stage and i know all eyes are on me, my world rocks. Dancing is my release and the only place i find safety.
I could go forever on the first entry, but instead, i am going to jump to the point of this blog.
Check this out first...Open another window and enter this http.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-afZJ9_TIM
That song is the inspiration of this blog, watch it all! (but pause it when it gets to around 1:44...see the subtitle? see my blog title? catching on? :] now let it play until 1:53)
Those words are the purpose of this blog.
My purpose remains, the art of losing myself in bringing You praise.
Those words alone shook my world when i actually sat down to think about them. When i thought about them, i thought about how the Arts are so unbelievably awesome. I then thought about how much more unbelievably awesome they are when you are doing them for the right reason: Bringing God Praise. This blog is going to be a journal that everyone can see and be a part of. This blog is going to be my journey to change the world (starting with Mississippi) by using the arts. That's all arts, Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Photography, Graphic Design, Creative Writing, and any other art that i haven't even been exposed to! I am going to write about my journey to create some sort of something, maybe an organization, arts community, church, school or anything, for the arts and for the artist who want to serve their God. I want this idea to grow into something so powerful that when people hear how it started (from a blog) they will laugh.
I want this, whatever it is going to be, to become huge! Huge enough that maybe, just maybe, there can be a group of art ministers that can go around the world and give free art, dance, music, theater, photography, etc lessons to people who have never, and will never get to experience the beauty of the arts. I want people to see how powerful the arts can be in any way, but especially in a spiritual way. I want so much from this idea, but have no clue where to start it all.
I am sure that this only sounds like an optimistic 17 year old who has dreams to change the world for the better. well GOOD! cause it is, but the difference is that this is an optimistic 17 year old that wants to, and WILL, change the world for the better. I know that this idea is gonna go far in whatever direction it is supposed to, i just need a lot of patience, guidance, and support with getting it there. i also know that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13.
So this blog is probably not going to be the coolest blog ever, with the coolest background, or the coolest fonts and pictures; but it is going to be an interesting one that will trace an interesting journey. I want this blog to inspire artists all over the world, to make them want to bring God praise. I want people to find this blog and say, "YES! I want to be a part of that, and I have AWESOME ideas for that!" I need ideas. I need suggestions. I know what i want to do with this, somewhat. I don't know exactly where, or how, or when, or anything..i just know i need people's help and ANY suggestions are more than welcome.
I know this was long, and if you read it all you are an awesome person. If you leave comments or suggestions, you are an even awesomer person. :)
-More to come,
2 Corinthians 4:7
