4 thoughts on a Friday

What a Friday!! I'm hoping I can think straight enough to write out a few things but I am so beat from today.. and I still have a night ahead of me.

1. School is going well. I took a chance this week, tried out for the track team, and switched a few things around. I'm learning to do a few things for me in life and to enjoy whatever I can out of it. Which means, not sulking or doing everything just because I need too. No, I'm learning to step back and yes, still do a lot, but to bide my time well. I dropped Shakespeare (even though I'm liking it) to lighten my school load for once so I can concentrate on the important stuff. I'm going to be here for the spring so I can take it then. And enjoy then. I also cut back on work hours at the Le Club. As much as I love the gym life I had to let go a little bit. Now that I'm running track I really want to focus on that and just let everything else happen. So that's what I'm doing.

2. I survived my second day of practice tonight and I'm going to be so sore tomorrow!! We did three sets of 8 hill repeats and that was hard. I'm definitely not in as good of shape as I thought i was but I have the heart to keep going. My calves cramped horribly today which was just an addition to the Charlie horse I woke up with at 4 am this morning. I hate that feeling. Waking up to my calf so tight... I'm pretty sure I screamed because it hurt so bad so I can't imagine what my neighbors thought. I've got to get out and run some this weekend, do a little drills (I didn't miss those from high school days) and push myself. I don't know why I feel so compelled to run but I know that I have to focus on it, and it's great.

3. I've been reading a lot of poetry lately and having lots suggested to me and I can't get enough!! With all of them and my writing class... I'm finally feeling secure and confident in my writing too. It's amazing how God works and if we just listen, he'll reveal stuff in his time. Life feels so chaotic right now, but there's peace in my heart and that's what matter. Anyway, here's a favorite suggested to me this week

Healed
by Dorothy Parker

Oh, when I flung my heart away,
The year was at its fall.
I saw my dear, the other day,
Beside a flowering wall;
And this was all I had to say:
"I thought that he was tall!"

I'm going to have to find more of her stuff!

4. Oddly enough, I think that's all I have today.... life has pretty much been classes and track all week, and getting everything figured out. I work all weekend but I also know that when Monday rolls around, my semester is going to slow down. For the first time in my college life (it's never too late) I'm actually slowing down to just enjoy life. I understand that I don't have to do everything, or be the best at everything, or have everything at once. I just have to keep going one day at a time, one moment at a time and give it all my heart.