Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. - George Eliot

 Since the weather has turned from being unbelievably brutal to being mild and fair...I've wanted to spend all of my time outside. Unfortunately, I'm not able to because of classes and studying. However, I have plans to go to the arboretum on Friday and enjoy the blessings of mother nature.
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Nature makes my whole body feel clean and refreshed.


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

On days like today...the only thing that makes sense is Panera.

Things that went wrong:
1. Woke up on time. Turned off alarm so I could start my day. Turned over to read text messages. Fell asleep. Woke up an hour and a half later. Missed my class.
2. Realized that I didn't understand the Geology that was due today. Not prepared for my test on Friday.
3. I don't have the things I need for my NC class today. Drove across town to go to Michael's to buy the things I needed. Realized that they moved Michael's somewhere else. Hobby Lobby was flattened by the tornados. Oops.
4. Huge Human Development test on Thursday- not ready for it.
5. My plan was to go to Panera to study... got here and realized I forgot half the things I meant to bring.

Things that went right:
1. I didn't die in my sleep.
2. I didn't wake up with any unsightly deformities. 
3. My roasted turkey artichoke panini with chicken noodle soup and an iced green tea hit the spot.


So right now, the bad things are outweighing the good.
Sometimes I have everything together and I feel like I can take on the world. Other times, not so much.

"I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school.
They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous.
They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor.  They don't teach you how to walk
away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't
teach you anything worth knowing." 
Neil Gaiman.


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Be yourself.

I've gotten to the point in my life where I have accepted who I am and I love it. I love that I'm easy to please and low maitenance. I love that I don't need people to shower me with compliments for me to feel good about myself. I like that I get embarrassed easily and I don't enjoy being the center of attention. I like that I think everything is funny, even when it's not. I love that I'm not built like a twig. I love that I have freckles instead of a porcelain complexion. I love that I am not judgmental and that I'm accepting. I love the way I was raised. I love my background. I love my life and everyone and everything in it. If everyone would just accept themselves for what they are and quit trying to change it...then people would be a lot happier. Embrace who you are. This is how you were made. You're beautiful, unique, and strong. Love yourself.

I don't know what will be going on in my life in ten years. I don't know what I'll be doing, who I'll be dating, who I'll be friends with, or even anything that will happen tomorrow. But, I do know who I'll be. I'll still be me.
 I'll always be me.
And that's how I like it.
"And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham,
drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy."

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

September 6th

This past weekend:
1. I worked as a member of the Crimson Tide Hospitality staff for the first time.
2. I acquired a respiratory infection.
3. I went home for one last visit before school completely consumed my life.
4. Life was perfect.
5. Jon Christian Thigpen blew my mind, as always.

I have been dreading dreading dreading dreading dreading today for several months now. But it finally came and I'm okay. I prayed that God would keep my mind busy and he made me sick so I have to focus on fighting this off. I'm a firm believer in 'everything happens for a reason' so I think that the reason that I'm sick...is simply because if I wasn't sick then I would be out feeling fantastic and zoning off in my classes-like I always do, and I'd end up thinking way too much.

I made this blog to keep up with things I want to remember and I really would love to remember what I was doing on September 6th, 2011. In the future, I will look back on this day and think, "Wow. I was just fine." And I'll smile.

"If he is not the word of God God never spoke."
-Cormac McCarthy
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