change in title

well hello. an explanation in the change of my title has been requested. i'm more than willing to oblige. i really didn't like my last title, mostly because i used it for lack of a better idea. hah. the quote i used by elizabeth barret browning i first heard from Jimmy Doyle last semester. it is my favorite quote. i have it written on my facebook, in my locker, and now a daily reminder on my blog. it reminds me that in everything i see, people i meet, and in all that i do, there is a G-d light in it. i am often the first to point out the wrong in the situation and people, but this makes me remember that G-d created it all and somewhere in it is the purpose. it is my silver lining.

my title is different. i really like the way it sounds, and its meaning to me is many faceted. first i love that Bible story. a woman caught in the act of adultery is brought before Jesus. the high priests or pharises or something i don't really remember said that her punnishment was to be stoned. Jesus proceeded to draw in the sand. then he stood and said, may he who is without sin cast the first stone. i think that's just an awesome story. even though there are some skepticisms about whether or not it actually happened. he drew in the sand. that may have different meanings to you all, but to me it says that Jesus was so over the whole tattle-taling thing. all sin is equal, so who gives you the power to accuse? so in essense my title is not refering to the stone, but the story. another facet is because i am like a stone. yes a wonderful metaphor. one of the things i loved to do when i was little and even now is when i go to the lake i like to skip rocks, or just toss them in. i love seeing the ripples they make. i can't change the world, but maybe i can be one little stone, and my influence can ripple. my third facet and the last i will discuss is, for lack of a better phrase, me fighting the system. nothing can change instantly. Rome wasn't built in a day. : ) but one revolutionary, person or idea can begin change, i guess that's kinda like the ripple effect. or like a rockslide. one stone had to cause it all right? well i hope i have answered why i have changed my title and quote...let me know what you think

i write a lot of comparitive metaphors. hmm...