well. today has been an interesting day, i think. i got up this morning to see bridgette off, and then promptly went back to bed and slept through my alarm, woke up five minutes before i had to leave for church, threw on a comfy dress and combed my hair and was 15 minutes late. which is normal, but still.
god's been trying to get my attention for the past couple of days, too, so that always makes for an interesting sunday. or any day, for that matter.
but, the point is that josiah talked about daily bread, of course. the everyday needs, the constant faith. when he wasn't demonstrating kung-fu moves in the context of anger-ninjas, mind you.
anyway. it was exactly what i knew i needed to hear, but my mind just kept pulling, you know?
i don't want to
i don't want to
faith is so much harder to want at home; i don't feel like i need it. i'm feel like i'm comfortable, i'm not stressed, i feel secure.
and there's always crappy tv to distract me. or movies. i've been using those too.
but i think this summer's purpose is to teach me how to grow in the midst of comfort, you know? to need when i don't feel like i do. i've had to grow in discomfort for awhile now, and i think my life is shifting gears for a few months and then i'll be back to being uncomfortable, because i have a feeling i won't feel too secure stepping of the plane in manchester this fall hoping to figure out the transportation system enough to get myself and my bags to lancaster. although i have heard that travel in the uk is relatively painless. actually i think that was the subway system in london that i've heard good things about.
i hope they won't think i'm a stupid american.
anyway. i better snap out of this by wednesday or i'm sunk. and i know that i will (snap out of it), i just have this feeling that apathy and the field of mental health care won't really go together too well if for some reason i don't.
i just have this mental image of me leaning against the wall in the middle of some crisis yawning, you know?
*she grins*
anyway. i watched this special on faith and politics on cnn this evening - really fascinating stuff. it was really kind of weird to hear politicians break out the christianese. i mean, it was really encouraging to hear potential leaders using words like wisdom and discernment. i definitely came away from it with a greater respect for obama and hilary. yes, hilary impressed me a lot, actually. not so much john edwards, though. i just don't believe him when he talks. i realize that's kind of like picking a team for their pretty colors, but i'm just sharing my opinion.
mom and i were talking about what a candidate for president really needs, and you know something? either style of government works. good things have been accomplished with both republican and democratic governments and in a perfect world, both systems would be equally effective. i really believe that. so really, it's the character of the person in office that is the most important thing, because it's their character that will determine how they attempt to fit their style to our imperfect world. and how willing they are to accept criticism, which is absolutely essential for good leadership, i think.
but then the question is raised whether you can truly judge someone's character through their campaign ad's and speeches and voting record. again, pretty colors territory, i think.
says the psychology major. i really have no informed opinion about politics, i'm just rambling.
but the fact that i'm rambling about politics means that the world stopped spinning, i'm pretty sure.
yeah. ok. i'm tired.
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