i'm not dead yet!

[2eclipse]

things are MUCH better today.
i got my midterm finished (and finished quite well if i do say so myself) with an hour to spare on the clock. i had time to eat before i went to class.
started dragging at the end of class (and no wonder with a 17 hour day and 4 hours of sleep). my group...behaved itself exept for the two people who are pretty much useless when it comes to taking any kind of initiative. the rest of them were supportive and helpful. we agreed on a time to do our presentation and i'm thrilled to have that settled. now i just have to get the pastor of the church to agree.
when i got home ross had the whiskey waiting for me. this is how you know you are loved.

this class i am taking on faith and healing is making me journal about wellness...and that is making me think about being gentler with myself. one of the things i try to live by is desiderata....and i realize i'm not very gentle with myself at all. i demand crazy things from myself. i think it's worth it most of the time...but sometimes i don't even question. i just do. and that doesn't really make sense. i need to do better with that. i gave myself an extra half-hour to sleep this morning. it means i work til 4 instead of 3:30, but that's okay with me.

i still have a lot of work to do, i am going to see tasha, heather's new baby after work today. and i have reading for my class tomorrow.
but i feel like i have room to breathe. and that is very nice indeed.

Comments

Finding Ross

[corwyn.livejournal.com]

If I wanted to get ahold of Ross for OWBN type stuff, when's the best time/way to get ahold of him? It's concerning OWBN.org & my game's website.

Re: Finding Ross

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i would say e-mail him at ross@dsotm.net.
i DID tell him about your offer by the way. i know he's thinking about it.

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What's desiderata?

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.


Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.


Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.


Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.


You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.


Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.


With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.


Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952

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hurray for better!