Reality and Imaginary

Imaginary says, "I can do all the things!" Reality says, "No you can only do some of the things." Sometimes imaginary is more fun...Reality can be such a party pooper sometimes...

Something Different

This week I've been getting these intense desires of wanting to do something different, as in stuff that is completely unrelated to school. I started to dream about life after school and stuff I will in theory be able to do a lot more of...everything from dance to sewing to buying various musical instruments and baking and the list goes on. No I'm not totally stressed out...at least not yet that I'm aware of. The end is just so close that I can taste it. I want to be done school and the finish is within my grasp. Yes the things I will be able to do with more time on my hands. Nice hypothetical thought. And my thinking is starting to resemble the various textbooks I get to read. It's not that I'm not enjoying the semester. I am actually with the exception of a couple classes...or else the good classes make up for the not so fun classes...I have wandered a fair bit but just haven't gotten out of the city. It's just the time of year when I want to do something different or something... Anyway that is my slightly melancholic thought for the day. (P.S. Sorry for the lack of blogging; school is busy with midterms and papers and life in general and sometimes I don't want to think about having something to say on here...) Also the I've determined the Michael W. Smith Christmas album "It's a Wonderful Christmas" is pretty much perfect for anything connected to school work

Gaining a New Perspective

Thanksgiving comes at a weird time in the life of a student. For myself it's the time of year when midterms start to happen and I need to start to seriously look into different paper topics and start on the research. AKA the start of the busy season...However, lately I've found I've lost a bit of perspective. Sure I read my Bible and I talk to God but sometimes my head still gets fuzzled with relationships and other aspects of life that I forget to be truly grateful for well, life and all that is encompassed in it and how truly a miraculous thing it is. Most of all, I sometimes forget that God is the giver and ultimate source of life. This past week I've been a bit out of sorts with various life stresses with school and such and I don't know if there was a time that I was truly grateful in the last week. Then last night I was talking with a friend and she mentioned a book she was reading. This book was a bit of a biography of a lady who was once challenged to write down 1000 things she was thankful for. I believe she completed the challenge and in the process her whole outlook on life was changed. Sounds like a good book. (Can't remember who my friend said the author was...but hopefully there's enough details that an internet search will turn up something if you're interested...?) So ya. On a related note, another friend once challenged me to be thankful for a whole day. I tried it once and it was actually kinda difficult. Not that I'm a huge complainer really (at least in my opinion...) but I don't always give God thanks on a regular basis both for the big things and the small things in life. Maybe I should try it again. There is much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Because a thankful heart is a happy heart. I'm glad for what I have that's an easy way to start.