I think I have tried to hard the past few years to…how would you put it…”not be so crazy” or “grow up” or whatever you want to call it. And the truth is I don’t really like being…calm. I like being crazy. I like having lots of fun, being loud (at least when it is semi-appropriate), doing crazy things, etc. I don’t like being quite-er, calm-er, less crazy-y.
So I think I have decided to go back to crazy. After reading much of the past couple months of the MercyMe blog (or SLOG as they call it), watching the cover band vids, the rangers vids, etc., I was reminded of a funner Cliff time. Bart reminds me somewhat of my friend Matt Sprink. Sprink can do the worm, but that is neither here nor there. Thinking about Matt I remember when I used to be much more crazy. I would do things like wear steel toe boots and go in and out of the metal dectector at the airport while a friend videoed me being wanded over and over. Or being a lot more funny that I tend to be now.
For a few years I have tried to “tone it down” because I thought I wanted to be more “toned” and all I really need to do is work out!! Ha ha ha ha. Ok that was cheesy, but you get my point. Really what I wanted to address was my need to be liked, the center of attention, the life of the party, etc. And I think I’ve done a decent job at getting better over the past say…9 years. That being said, I’m to boring now.
I tell you all of this so you can prepare yourself. Some of my new friends (being the ones here in Houston) don’t know I’m crazy. While they think I’m a bit silly and I talk to much at homegroup, I’ve never really been the outgoing, funny, somewhat crazy person I used to be. So prepare youself, and pray for Wife. She needs it!






5 responses so far ↓
1 Rebecca // Jul 10, 2008 at 8:54 am
No worries, Cliff, we DO know you’re crazy…perhaps you’ve tried to keep it underwraps, but still we know it’s looming under the surface all the while.
2 mab // Jul 10, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Good. Serious or understated has it’s place (like in the midst of a church staff meeting). But, crazy is necessary. I mean, were we all supposed to start calling you “The Low-Key Squirrel”? No, I think not.
Embrace thy true self! (mab needs more crazies out there to support her!)
3 bhood // Jul 10, 2008 at 1:56 pm
mab has obviously never worked on a church staff since that it is one of the places your craziness is probably most needed! :)
We like you for you, Cliff-ie, whether you’re being crazy or calm!
4 Lydia // Jul 11, 2008 at 7:57 am
Oh, great, just when I said T was having a good influence on you! :)
5 Ug! // Sep 8, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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