Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Looking In

Things I learned about myself today:

I am capable of having a panic attack.

I will shut down after too much stress.

Pursuing a Graduate degree in Religion may not be my calling if it means sacrificing all other interests, passions, as well as intellectual, social, and ministerial pursuits to compete effectively in academia.

Music means more to me than I understand. And being rejected and refused by FSU's music school and its affiliated programs has disappointed me more deeply than I would like to believe.

I just want to change people, live communally, make a difference. But God clearly articulates a message of peace: "My child, you are doing more than you know."

Sufjan Stevens and I are soulmates.

I run away from my problems. I take the easy way out.

I am intimidated by the young men in my life who could spur me on most effectively in my relationship with Christ. I settle and then wonder why I am disappointed.

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