Saturday, March 28, 2009

Simplicity vs Complexity

"When we were little, skin color didn't matter, what you wore didn't have to match, and the word stress was too big to comprehend. That is when life was simple, why can't it be like that always? simple, not complex."
- Whitney G. Hobbs

What do you think? Do you wish that life was simple, or complicated? Or, do you wish it could be a mixture of both?

I like mixtures, personally.

Sometimes, you need complexity in your life in order to get the blessings God has promised you.

But simple times need to come around in order to keep you sane.
As you grow up, you learn that life becomes more and more complex. There is no way to prevent this from happening, it is a way of life. Work, school, busy schedules, all that gets in the way. What we need to do is take some time everyday to go back to how things were when we were little, when there was no complexity. We need to keep ourselves as children: innocent, loving, respectful. When we do that, we will be able to have a better life.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

When life hands you lemons...

Make lemonade.

What if you can't make lemonade? What if you don't have the sugar and water to help make the lemonade sweet and enjoyable?

I have had a rough couple days, full of "lemons" and not much "sugar." I have been trying to keep my head up, but it's hard.

I am a Crisis Hotline. I always have and always will put other people ahead of me. I feel bad when things don't go according to plan, even if I don't have to. I want to help everyone I meet, no matter what. I need to feel the satisfaction that I actually helped someone with a problem, not just listened to them and then bid them on their way. I feel bad when I fall asleep in the middle of listening to someone. I just.... don't know what to do.

School ends in 2 weeks today. What then? Mike, Brian, Chelsie, Jillise, Jordan, everybody who I have hung out with the last two semesters will be gone. I will need to make new friends, but I have had a hard enough time doing that this semester.

I am just worried...

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Nevada City...













How I miss thee.