Something About Mary

Me = sore. I ran/walked 25 miles yesterday and today for relay for life here at my school, and the fact that I'm out of shape is sadly evident. I actually have to limp at times :-) Dang it James, you and your stupid suggestions. It was fun though. After that I went to a retirement home for a class service project. First, we played "Let's Make a Deal". I was on a team with a women named Mary, who spent most of the time telling me I was good looking and assuring me that one day, I would meet a pretty, intelligent, nice and pretty girl. She proceeded to tell me that if she was 25 years younger, she would date me herself. That was special, but it made me smile considering she would still be in her late 40s. Sorry Mary, I'm not Ashton Kutcher. Also this week in the news, I got a job as a Peer Advisor! That means that in the fall I'll be a student leader helping mentor somewhere around 14 freshman. I'm pretty excited.

Wake up

I'm very bored lately with the mediocre, the superficial, the apathetic. I don't want to miss out. I want to be active, to get involved, to go deeper. To milk everyday for all it's worth. To wake up. Every moment is pregnant with possibility, and I want to explore it. I have the same schedule, week after week. I get comfortable, but do I grow? To some extent, I guess, but I want more. I want to take a more active role. I want to dig beneath the surface and unleash the potential of myself and my friendships. I want to explore my gifts and use them for good. I want to build up those around me. I want to justify all the time and money I'm investing into my life. And I don't want to be satisfied, to feel complete, to settle. I don't even know where all this is coming from. I just want to be a faithful servant with what I've got.