It's the first day of classes. I'm already in over my head. I swore I wouldn't be. This semester would be different, I promised God, myself and others.
Oops.
I'm sitting in a stairwell in Middlebush right now. I bought a piece of cake from Starbucks and I'm eating the crumbs from the bottom of the bag, checking my e-mail, and cross-referencing my calendar. I volunteered to go cover a city council meeting tonight, then write a story about it. But my car doors are frozen shut and I was supposed to go to a friend's surprise party tonight . . .
Oops. Oops again.
Forget digging a hole. I've already fallen in.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Better days
It's 2007. It's going to be a better year.
This next semester, I'm going to do just what makes me really happy. Things that make my relationships stronger, things that help me get closer to God, things that make me smile, things that make me feel rested.
Things that I don't like or don't want to do just won't be done. Of course I'll do homework and all that stuff that I don't like, and I know I'll probably end up doing things I don't enjoy, because we all have to do it sometimes. But I'll try my best, get it done, and go back to the things that make life worth living.
Especially in my sorority, I'm only going to do things I have fun doing. Instead of being Assistant Membership Director this year, I'm Outreach Chair. I'm doing this because I'm excited about it -- I get to write, design and publish our parent and alumna newsletters. Even though I always wanted to be an exec board member, I am never going to run for a sorority exec job again. God called me to something else, and He tried to tell me so many times, but I just didn't listen to Him. Now, I'm going to.
I'm also excited to take care of my health again. I've been going to physical therapy a lot over break so far, and my occupational therapy starts tomorrow. I asked my doctor this morning if I did this to myself, if I caused all the tension in my muscles. His answer? Less stress never hurt anybody. I'm really going to put my health first -- doing the stretches I learned in therapy, exercising and eating right and sleeping enough.
It's going to be a good year. I'm looking forward to peace.
This next semester, I'm going to do just what makes me really happy. Things that make my relationships stronger, things that help me get closer to God, things that make me smile, things that make me feel rested.
Things that I don't like or don't want to do just won't be done. Of course I'll do homework and all that stuff that I don't like, and I know I'll probably end up doing things I don't enjoy, because we all have to do it sometimes. But I'll try my best, get it done, and go back to the things that make life worth living.
Especially in my sorority, I'm only going to do things I have fun doing. Instead of being Assistant Membership Director this year, I'm Outreach Chair. I'm doing this because I'm excited about it -- I get to write, design and publish our parent and alumna newsletters. Even though I always wanted to be an exec board member, I am never going to run for a sorority exec job again. God called me to something else, and He tried to tell me so many times, but I just didn't listen to Him. Now, I'm going to.
I'm also excited to take care of my health again. I've been going to physical therapy a lot over break so far, and my occupational therapy starts tomorrow. I asked my doctor this morning if I did this to myself, if I caused all the tension in my muscles. His answer? Less stress never hurt anybody. I'm really going to put my health first -- doing the stretches I learned in therapy, exercising and eating right and sleeping enough.
It's going to be a good year. I'm looking forward to peace.
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