One word. Exhaustion. I like to consider myself having a pretty positive disposition. I always try to look at the bright side of things. Having a positive outlook really helps to get things accomplished, giving an overwhelming feeling of motivation. College has taught me that there isn't much that can stop me, but there is one factor that can stop me dead in my tracks... exhaustion. Some days, I just want to crawl in the bed when I get home from class or work and sleep until the next morning. Coffee can only take me so far and keep me going so long. You see, when I am so tired, yawning every 2 minutes, its super difficult to make complete sentences. You should see me trying to write a paper late at night, running on a few hours of sleep. I will go back the next day and read through what I wrote the night before, and y'all, its a mess. Goodness, I've read some pretty funny things before. College exhaustion has taught me some pretty great things though...
Laughter is so contagious and hysterical, especially when you are tired. I served as a Community Assistant on campus my sophomore year, meaning I was the resident adviser for a certain amount of students living on campus. One night, I had the on-call phone and was ready to help out any of the students anytime throughout the night. It was around midnight and my roommates and I were dying laughing about something so silly. We were so loud and didn't even realize it. The on call phone rang. Come to find out, the people living below us were calling to turn in a noise complaint. They described some pretty loud laughter and jumping around. Little did they know, that was us! I told them I would handle it, but never told them it was me! My roommates and I laughed about that for weeks! Laughter really does get me through the times. I swear, laughing just gives you energy that coffee or a nap can't even give you. There really is some kind of power in laughter. I've even heard of laughter curing cancer! (I'll have to do more research on that one.) I really am thankful for the stress of college because it wouldn't have taught me the power of laughter. 1. Laughter give you energy. 2. Laughter gets you through the awkward situations. A good nervous laugh can lighten up the mood. I can't tell you how many student presentations I've watched and the student is so nervous the whole time. Some of the time, the professor will stop them, make them laugh, and lighten up the mood. It works every-time. 3. Laughter soothes all anger. Have you ever told a really funny joke to a grumpy, negative person? Either they laugh about the joke, or you laugh at their face when you tell them the joke. Tonight, I am going to brew a fresh cup of coffee, watch those really funny videos on YouTube, then work on this homework! I might be exhausted and sleep deprived, but at least I still can laugh my way through it! As a little girl, I remember a tropical storm hitting South Georgia pretty hard. This was no Hurricane Irma, but I do remember we were out of power for a couple of days. Those few days were filled with hide and seek, dancing in the rain, and playing with the hand-crank radio. My little, 7 year old mind, remembers how much fun that storm was and how much fun my mama made it. To my mama, it was a different story. Her priority was to provide for us, keep my sister and I entertained and fed. She was aware of the weather and kept updated on any news. She was full mama mode, preparing us for whatever was next. The storm wasn't as much fun for her, but she sure did protect us. Her memory is completely different from the same event. As today was filled with somber news from last nights tragedy in Las Vegas, I couldn't help to think about how different life seems now. As a little girl, life was whatever my imagination could think up, but now life is facts, emotions, and reactions. As a college lady, things are so much different, like I am seeing life with a different pair of eyes. Through my college career, I have seen horrible events like this unfold. Movie theaters, night clubs, and school shootings. Its been painful and heart-wrenching each time, but this time is a little deeper hurt. The number of victims is outrageous and the facts about the whole event is just sad. The whole thing seemed random. I just can't imagine being there in Vegas for all of that. Goodness, bless every single person there and their broken heart. Now more than ever we need love. Yesterday, I made reference to Lamentations 3:23. "His mercies are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Each morning holds a new promise and hope, even though that light seems dim. It still can cut through the darkness. Political agendas don't matter. Personal offenses and opinions doesn't matter. The "right" way of doing things doesn't matter either. Do you know what does? Love. Complementing someone on their good work matters. The small things matter. That text message to an old friend or sticky note in a lunch box matters. Writing "you're beautiful" on our friends notebook matters. Inviting someone new to lunch matters. Holding a door and saying hello to a random person in town matters. Praying for our country is what matters. This world needs more than ever to be loved. Now is the time to start practicing what we preach. We want world peace? Let's make the peace. We want love to shine through the darkness and hurt? Time to show that love. My girl Reba has all the right words. This song has been on repeat today. "We gotta give this world back to God." I love each and every one of you. This Sunday has been exceptionally wonderful! This morning was as cool as a cucumber when I left for church. I like summer and all, but Fall is just good for the soul. Coffee, thin sweaters, and pumpkins everywhere just makes my heart happy. But I am going to just put this out there and I hope you all will still love me afterwards, NO, I do not like pumpkin spice lattes. No thank you! I'll drink my coffee black just fine! I am spending my Sunday getting ready for the week. October is a wonderful month, but it always seems to be one of the busiest. I wrote a few days back in one of my blogs I was going to do a better job at making my spare time count! This isn't one of my finer qualities, but when I get SUPER busy, I go all day long and then crash whenever I get home at night. I still have a million things to accomplish on my list, but sometimes my bed is my biggest priority at that time. Seriously, there isn't anything better than cool, crisp sheets to crawl into when you're exhausted. The next day, my morning begins with a million things to do, and that overwhelming feeling comes right back. So in light of better time management, I've spent my evening preparing for the week! It sure is nice to have groceries for the week, a clean house, and books ready for class tomorrow. No overwhelming feeling here! I am ALSO going to take a moment to reflect on how blessed I really am. This weekend has been packed with celebration and good friends. I'm trying to spend more time in the rush of life, reflecting back of how blessed I am. Here are 3 things I am grateful for right now... 1. I am thankful for Fall! The crisp, cool air is refreshing to the soul. 2. I am thankful for the process of leaves changing and falling. I honestly believe the Lord created Fall to remind us of the beauty in every season of life. 3. I am very thankful for Monday's and the newness of each week. Lamentations 3:23 "His mercies are new every morning; great is your faithfulness"
October is going to be a great month! Here is to a fantastic week y'all! |
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