musings

i'm probably better off just taking things one step at a time than trying to analyze the whole semester. i came across a blog entitled something like "things you need to know about starting a new quarter at seminary," so i went to check it out. but after just glancing at the title again, it kinda freaked me out.

it's kinda the thought tom manners gave me when i first started out in boot camp: you have grace for today. you don't have tomorrow's grace today, so don't worry about tomorrow.

i have grace for today. yes, i have a lot to do in the coming days and weeks, but today i can accomplish what i can today. i do need to use my time wisely, but i don't have to freak out.


i heard the parrots again today. they squawk much more loudly than their small size would suggest.

i opened at work today. opening was fine, but it's just hard to learn and get into the rhythm of the store. they all have their groove, but i'm not in it yet, so i don't know what they expect of me in a lot of ways. and it'll come, i'm not worried, but it's annoying and frustrating for the time being. i want to prove myself and be helpful, but i don't know how yet.

it was nice to be up for sunrise. it kind of stretches my brain to realize the sun rises in the opposite direction of the ocean. but it was nice to see the mountains slowly being illuminated - first just a shadow in the barely blue sky, then ridges and browns contrasting the blue.

i'm starting to adjust to some things. i know the quickest route to target. having a 2-story target doesn't seem weird anymore, it just is. i forget i'm sleeping on an air mattress. but it is still strange that it's a 3 hour time difference to home. and it's still odd to have professors pray and read Scripture at the start of class.