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jenny_evergreen

LJ Idol: Introduction

Jan 18, 2013 07:47

Just because you are good at something doesn't mean it is your life's calling. It took me a lot of years to finally learn that. I'm a good writer. I have always been a good writer. Sometimes I've had brushes with great writing, but we'll stick to calling me a good writer; not because I'm humble, but because I am well-read and know perfectly well ( Read more... )

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momebie January 21 2013, 05:10:25 UTC

So intrigued by ministerial studies. Also, hi!

jenny_evergreen January 21 2013, 13:40:37 UTC

Hi! I actually just went to a prospective student seminar at Meadville Lombard UU seminary earlier this month and it was SO AWESOME. I wanted to enroll right away, but there are various reasons why I need to wait one more year. Hard!

mezzogiorno January 21 2013, 14:18:12 UTC

Nice to get to know you! I agree that is indeed a brush with being a great writer.

jenny_evergreen January 21 2013, 14:23:40 UTC

Thank you!

halfshellvenus January 21 2013, 18:52:48 UTC

but also an atheist! Yay for Unitarian Universalism!
Haha! I don't think most people understand that it's possible to believe in goodness, balance, kindness to others outside of any religious framework. It's the deepest part of our dream of humanity, and one that can be served in many ways (says the agnostic).

Did you used to have a different username, or am I confused? Because your picture looks very familiar to me!

jenny_evergreen January 21 2013, 19:00:22 UTC

Indeed. :)

I've had a few people say something like that. I think there's someone that looks like me out there. :) My username was first GypsyJen (or something like that) and then Jennifer_Junipurr for a while, but I don't recognize yours!

roina_arwen January 21 2013, 22:35:59 UTC

Nicely done. I feel much the same way - I'm a "good" writer, but not a great one. I look forward to reading more of your work!

jenny_evergreen January 22 2013, 01:40:51 UTC

Thanks!

liret January 22 2013, 01:45:05 UTC

I'd really like to hear more about being an atheist ministerial student!

jenny_evergreen January 22 2013, 03:26:17 UTC

It partly comes down to language; I do believe in something, but not a creator-deity or anything at all anthropomorphic. There is a subset of people who would consider what I believe in to be a deity-equivalent, but, on a practical level, it makes the most sense to just stick with atheist. That said, I'm a nurturer, a deep thinker, and something of a mystic, so "minister" is really the best fit for me. :)