New Plan

So, here's the deal. I've said that I was going to try to write more frequently, but I've still only managed a few posts over this summer. So, I've decided to do an experiment of sorts. I'm going to attempt to write a new post every week (possibly every other week). It will most likely be toward the end of the week, as a kind of week-in-review sort of thing. I'm a little worried that more frequent posts will equal less interesting posts. This will be my attempt to resolve that before it becomes a problem:

1. I'm thinking about starting to add pictures to my posts (or at least one picture per post). My idea for that was something like this: 
 
Last week Tuesday I hung out with some really cool guys and we played some intense board games. We went for a snack run and they had these little ninja guys in the 25¢ machines. So, a few of us got them. My idea is to take a picture of him somewhere throughout my week that has significance to my post. Here he is hanging out at the fire we had this weekend. But, he's going to need a name and for that I turn to you all. Leave a comment with your suggestions for his name and I'll choose my favorite.
2. Since one of the main reasons I don't write more often is a lack of topics, I'm turning to you for that, too. Any topic you can think of that you'd like to hear my thoughts on - post it in your comment, send me a message on facebook, text me, talk to me in person - let me know any way you can and I'll add it to my list. This doesn't mean I won't still be coming up with my own ideas, I'll still have things to write about if I don't get any feedback. But without your ideas, my posts will probably have a lot more about what I did this week and a lot less about the deep, sometimes profound, thoughts I have.
3. As I previously alluded to, I'm probably going to have a few more details on what is going on in my life. I'm hoping that this doesn't make my posts too boring and that people will still enjoy reading them. But we'll just have to wait and see.

Now, onto the other meaning for the title. I'm going to try to start something new in my personal life as well. Earlier this week, I was talking with a really good friend about life, relationships, God's plan and pretty much anything else. He said "Why can't we just be straightforward with each other?" I'm pretty sure he meant this mostly in regards to relationships, and possibly slightly in jest, but it really is a good point. Why do we always have such trouble with telling people how we really feel. It seems like it always boils down to fear. We're afraid of the reaction we'll get. Either we really like someone and we fear the possibility that they may not feel the same, or we don't like someone and fear hurting them. But the thing is that we know that people feel differently about each other. There are some people that I like and others not so much. And I know that those on both ends have similar feelings toward others. So, if we could only realize and accept that, we can get past these childish fears. We can tell people what we actually think of them. Tell that girl that you think she's pretty awesome. Tell your buddy what he does that bugs you. But there's another part to it. Take that feeling that you get when you tell someone how you feel and remember it for when someone tells you how they feel. If you don't feel the same about each other, than you don't feel the same about each other. It really is nothing more than that. Anyway, I feel like I'm starting to lose myself on this. My whole point is that this is something I feel I need to apply to my life. I'm going to strive to be more open and honest with people. It's going to be tough. It might cause rifts in friendships. I hope and pray that it doesn't change things.

I'll wrap this post up with a quick summary. I'm going to try to be more frequent with my blogposts. I need topics (and a name for the ninja) from you guys, my readers. I'm going to add a few more personal tidbits. And I'm going to try to be more straightforward with people. And I challenge you to do so as well.