Stress

We all have experienced this lovely, unwanted little thing called stress at one point (or several points) or another in our day, week, month, etc. I always have the undying need to get everything done when I clearly don't have enough time or energy.  And to my downfall, I get easily distracted, moving from one project to another, therefore I get a little of a lot of things done, without actually accomplishing much. I really need to work on that...

Today, as I was taking a few minute break from reading what feels like a million journal articles for my classes and was checking my Facebook. I know, this is wasted time, but its nice to take a break and be mindless for a few minutes every now and then. I saw a post on the newsfeed, it was from an app called "On this day, God wants you to know:.."  It was from my friend Sara.  It was short and sweet, but it made a great deal of sense to me, especially relating to grad school, working two jobs, the never-ending pile of homework, projects, just getting the dishes and laundry done, and well, just life.

       ".. that it's time you let go. Yes, of course, you want to control so everything happens in just the way you want it. But at the end of the day, we control nothing, - it's all in God's hands, - has always been, and will always be. So, do what you can, and then let go, and let God handle the rest."

Easier said than done, but it was just a friendly reminder to me that I need to apply this to my life. So, I've been working on this, but obviously not hard enough.

 

I think that someone might be trying to tell me something...  Again, looking at Facebook's newfeed, another friend wrote a note about an email she recieves daily. Here is a quote from that:

"Strive to live content in the midst of those things that cause your discontent. Free your mind from all that troubles you, God will take care of things. You will be unable to make haste in this [choice] without, so to speak, grieving the heart of God, because he sees that you do not honor him sufficiently with holy trust. Trust in him, I beg you, and you will have the fulfillment of what your heart desires" (St. Vincent de Paul, Letters)."

Let's see what else this day brings...

Fall is here... and its chilly

So things here aren't so bad right now. Fall weather is finally here, which I love and hate at the same time. I love it because of harvest, it being a little cooler and I love the colors. I hate it because it is getting colder and winter will be here soon. I miss the beach more and more... I didn't think that I would miss it this much :(

Day 1

First day in, I'm hoping that I set this thing up correctly. We'll see how this blog goes, no promises of posting my life up here everyday, but I would like to get the hang of this to keep in touch with people.
I'm currently in my 5th week of grad school... slowly wanting curl up in the fetal position in a dark hole to avoid everything.  I often find myself wondering what the hell I'm doing here... but I believe that everything happens for a reason and that there is a greater purpose for all of this. Everything just seemed to work out too well. I got the assistantship that I wanted (and now love!), therefore my grad courses were paid for, I finally got a house in the country/timber area living with two of my close friends and my little sister, and I get to stay close to Steven while he finishes school too. Other things are going well too.  I can't complain, but sometimes I still do, which I need to work on.