i can't believe i'm still up at 1:20am. it's been a very long day - exhausting both physically and emotionally.
i've learned a lot about myself this week, but i still have a lot of processing to do. for one, i definitely need a tad more structure in my life than not! not necessarily a 9 to 5, though i've never really had one of those, so maybe!
i also need to have waaay more grace and patience with myself. and also with others.
there is a pair of house finches that drink from the watering can on my 5th floor balcony. i may have put it there for them.
my dad is super cute. he gets really into whatever it is i'm talking about. he pretty much has a meteorology degree through me. today i started talking about starbucks stock, so he got online and did all this research about good old "SBUX" while we were talking. then i mentioned that i'm considering buying my friend's scooter, so he got online and started researching that, finding others that are cheaper and a too good to be true dealership here in southern California, etc. it was cute. when i mentioned it to him, he said, "i like to live vicariously through you." i laughed. at least he admits it!
i was reading Groody's Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice today. it's pretty amazing. every paragraph had me chewing for a while. not to mention it was pretty convicting. it's good stuff, get it!
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Spring Break
Spring Break is kind of hard. I've been intentionally trying to rest this week, but it hasn't worked. I've been sleeping a lot, which I suppose is good, but I'm realizing my soul isn't very well rested. Spending quality time with friends, getting out into nature, and accomplishing things I normally wouldn't have time for all are what I think makes me feel good. But it hasn't really worked.
I was in a pretty bad funk for about the month of January, and I don't want to go back to that, but I fear that's what I'm slipping into. The only similarity, that I am noticing at the moment, is the "post-trip low". For Christmas, I had the joy of traveling with my family. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Disaster Response Training conference in TN, so I was able to fly out and see a couple friends, too. But as my friend says, "I'm not happy unless the next trip is in my inbox."
Practicum has the possibility of being that next trip in my inbox, but financially I just have no idea if it will happen. I may need to stay here in the LA area. It's rather disappointing.
Ah, well, I did have a few fun experiences this week. I was able to go to Joshua Tree for the day on Thursday. Joshua Tree is possibly my favorite national park. Yes, it's that amazing! At least for an east-coast girl like myself, for whom the desert is a novelty. There was a group of 13 of us who ventured there, and only a few of us had been before. Each of them was amazed! Several told me they had no idea how amazing J-Tree is. They said they were expecting miles and miles of desert nothing-ness with a few Joshua Trees sprinkled in. They were amazed to find so many piles of rocks and boulders to climb around on! The rocks are primarily weathered granite, which makes them super grippy and easy to scramble across. Not to mention the Joshua Trees were in bloom, and a few other smaller cacti, too. It was a beautiful, even if a little windy.
I also was able to catch up with a couple friends that I don't get to see very often. It was nice to sit and chat with them to see what's been going on with them recently. I liked that. I've also been working a lot, and income is good! I really do enjoy my job, for the most part, and I'm thankful that on my laziest days, it at least gets me out of the house!!
So today is the day I venture out to Malibu. Hopefully it's a restful day in more than one way!
The spring quarter starts tomorrow!
I was in a pretty bad funk for about the month of January, and I don't want to go back to that, but I fear that's what I'm slipping into. The only similarity, that I am noticing at the moment, is the "post-trip low". For Christmas, I had the joy of traveling with my family. A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a Disaster Response Training conference in TN, so I was able to fly out and see a couple friends, too. But as my friend says, "I'm not happy unless the next trip is in my inbox."
Practicum has the possibility of being that next trip in my inbox, but financially I just have no idea if it will happen. I may need to stay here in the LA area. It's rather disappointing.
Ah, well, I did have a few fun experiences this week. I was able to go to Joshua Tree for the day on Thursday. Joshua Tree is possibly my favorite national park. Yes, it's that amazing! At least for an east-coast girl like myself, for whom the desert is a novelty. There was a group of 13 of us who ventured there, and only a few of us had been before. Each of them was amazed! Several told me they had no idea how amazing J-Tree is. They said they were expecting miles and miles of desert nothing-ness with a few Joshua Trees sprinkled in. They were amazed to find so many piles of rocks and boulders to climb around on! The rocks are primarily weathered granite, which makes them super grippy and easy to scramble across. Not to mention the Joshua Trees were in bloom, and a few other smaller cacti, too. It was a beautiful, even if a little windy.
I also was able to catch up with a couple friends that I don't get to see very often. It was nice to sit and chat with them to see what's been going on with them recently. I liked that. I've also been working a lot, and income is good! I really do enjoy my job, for the most part, and I'm thankful that on my laziest days, it at least gets me out of the house!!
So today is the day I venture out to Malibu. Hopefully it's a restful day in more than one way!
The spring quarter starts tomorrow!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
suffering and lament.
The suffering of Job is incredible, and I don’t understand how it all fits together.
The suffering we endure is incredible; my heart breaks over the deep losses of life we experience.
I need to learn how to lament these losses.
My professor said that we need to cultivate the ability to be with people who are suffering without trying to explain it to them. This is truly a virtue. I agree.
My friends in South Africa are artists working with social justice issues, including orphans and racial reconciliation. In their latest field report is a photo of the rooftops of a poor township with two lines underneath:
forgiveness and grief sing together
the songs of our time, of all time.
Job’s confession to God rings true:
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” 42.2
The suffering we endure is incredible; my heart breaks over the deep losses of life we experience.
I need to learn how to lament these losses.
My professor said that we need to cultivate the ability to be with people who are suffering without trying to explain it to them. This is truly a virtue. I agree.
My friends in South Africa are artists working with social justice issues, including orphans and racial reconciliation. In their latest field report is a photo of the rooftops of a poor township with two lines underneath:
forgiveness and grief sing together
the songs of our time, of all time.
Job’s confession to God rings true:
“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.” 42.2
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