so over thanksgiving I tried to be personal and leave as many "friends" comments as I could... but it proved to be fairly time consuming with more than 200 "friends" now and so I resort to a blog this Christmas.
It's hard to believe it will officially be Christmas in 10 minutes... I feel like there's all of this anticipation leading up to the holiday with the shopping and the decorating... and then it arrives with little fanfare... or at least the fanfare decreases as you get older.
I only have a few more days left in Maryland before I have to head back to work in North Carolina. I just want to wish everyone a merry Christmas! I hope you're with some people you love and appreciative the things you give and receive. I hope you find the joy in the holiday beyond the stress of shopping and the pressures of patience-testing family and friends! :)
Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Thursday, December 7, 2006
poop
I think things come in phases... and of course people sometimes come in phases too.
There are days when good things are happening and I tend to coast along... before I hit a series of wake up calls that perhaps aren't so good. I think they end up being good most of the time because I don't want to coast through life or get too comfortable or put my head down and sleep through what's going on around me... but during the not so good stuff or what I might like to refer to as "poop" it's hard to remember how last year or last month's poop all worked out just like the current poop will work out.
I'm still reading streams in the desert and I think it's a good thing because some of the lessons are the same but it seems like every night I need a reminder. Some things I learn more quickly than others... or maybe some things I just believe while for others it takes a few more reps before I buy into the system.
I have this thing where I think I expect too much from people... or maybe place too much value on people... when in reality people always let you down... we're human therefore not perfect... whether it's intentional or not, by creating relationships with people we're basically signing a waiver to accept disappointment, hurt and poop along with all of the positives that we see and/or feel at first glance.
So here's to the poop... may we embrace it and find the good in it even if we feel like we're sinking in it at the moment.
There are days when good things are happening and I tend to coast along... before I hit a series of wake up calls that perhaps aren't so good. I think they end up being good most of the time because I don't want to coast through life or get too comfortable or put my head down and sleep through what's going on around me... but during the not so good stuff or what I might like to refer to as "poop" it's hard to remember how last year or last month's poop all worked out just like the current poop will work out.
I'm still reading streams in the desert and I think it's a good thing because some of the lessons are the same but it seems like every night I need a reminder. Some things I learn more quickly than others... or maybe some things I just believe while for others it takes a few more reps before I buy into the system.
I have this thing where I think I expect too much from people... or maybe place too much value on people... when in reality people always let you down... we're human therefore not perfect... whether it's intentional or not, by creating relationships with people we're basically signing a waiver to accept disappointment, hurt and poop along with all of the positives that we see and/or feel at first glance.
So here's to the poop... may we embrace it and find the good in it even if we feel like we're sinking in it at the moment.
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