Stress Reliever
So this past week was the week right after spring break, which for most people is a very stressful week, and that was no exception for me. It was a long week getting back into the swing of regular life. Friday was a bad night, in which after work (where we got out late, about half and hour after we were suppose to) I sat in my car and cried the whole 20 minutes on the way home.
It was crazy and two of the girls at work were very annoying, giggling and not really getting anything done. I kept thinking "why me? why now? why this week? why today? why when I have to get up early tomorrow?" I was very frustrated, and my already small patience level was gone. I was ready to cuss them off and leave without saying another word (which isn't something that I would EVER do). I sat in my car crying, and then finally left for home. All that was on my mind was how much I hated those two girls and how I wish I would have swore at them. Then I actually started thinking about the night. It was a very stressful night, and it was a great opportunity to practice patience. This may not seem like much, but it's something that I've been praying about for a while. I knew that God doesn't just grant you with something like patience, but He gives you chances to to build your patience. I, even though it's hard to believe, thanked God for the chance to learn a little bit about patience, even if it was the last thing I wanted to do.
Saturday seemed better at first. I'm in forensics, which is a speaking-like competition in Michigan. Yesterday was regionals, and since only 4 people in each category can make it to state, there's a really big push to do well. In the category that I'm in (duo, with an awesome partner, and an amazing friend, Rachael, who's blog is linked here) there were only three competitors. While that was nice, that also meant we only had to perform once -- and when you had to get up at 5:15 AM, you would preferably want to perform more than that. Since we were done at about 10:30, I really just wanted to go home, but we were stuck in portage central and a school bus was our only means of getting home (we didn't actually get back to school until 8:00..... >.<). Rachael and I watched a bunch of rounds, other people's pieces and such. It was a very long day, and there was lots of drama that I can't even explain without you knowing who I'm talking about. It was just a long day, and all I wanted to do was sleep and play videogames. Although, this great picture was taken out of boredom (we went through pictures of about 50 graduating classes from Portage Central High School.
Yeah, take a moment to judge me.
Anyway, back to the post...
When I finally got back to school, I stopped inside to say hi to another really good friend of mine who was working on sets for our upcoming play, The Crucible. I talked to her for a while, and then decided that I should really head home and go to bed. I was feeling pretty happy, but I was ready for a good, long night's sleep.
I stepped outside of my school at about 8:30, and I was so lucky to see what I saw. I couldn't take a picture, but let me draw the scene for you.
Yes, you can silently take another moment to judge my artwork.
It was so peaceful outside, and with just a few birds chirping, it was exactly what I needed. I wished I didn't have to drive home because it was so beautiful -- I wanted to walk home. It was a major stress reliever to see God in such a small part of his beautiful world.
What this weekend taught me was that sometimes you have good times and bad times happen so close to each other, and you have to be able to find happiness, and be thankful, for everything. I learned that God will give you only things that He knows you can handle, and He will help you through it. He wants you to make sure to constantly depend on Him, and that's the most important thing in life. I hope that you get to experience a God moment soon, whether it's a bad day or a good day.
Extracting the happiness out of life,
Carly
It was crazy and two of the girls at work were very annoying, giggling and not really getting anything done. I kept thinking "why me? why now? why this week? why today? why when I have to get up early tomorrow?" I was very frustrated, and my already small patience level was gone. I was ready to cuss them off and leave without saying another word (which isn't something that I would EVER do). I sat in my car crying, and then finally left for home. All that was on my mind was how much I hated those two girls and how I wish I would have swore at them. Then I actually started thinking about the night. It was a very stressful night, and it was a great opportunity to practice patience. This may not seem like much, but it's something that I've been praying about for a while. I knew that God doesn't just grant you with something like patience, but He gives you chances to to build your patience. I, even though it's hard to believe, thanked God for the chance to learn a little bit about patience, even if it was the last thing I wanted to do.
Saturday seemed better at first. I'm in forensics, which is a speaking-like competition in Michigan. Yesterday was regionals, and since only 4 people in each category can make it to state, there's a really big push to do well. In the category that I'm in (duo, with an awesome partner, and an amazing friend, Rachael, who's blog is linked here) there were only three competitors. While that was nice, that also meant we only had to perform once -- and when you had to get up at 5:15 AM, you would preferably want to perform more than that. Since we were done at about 10:30, I really just wanted to go home, but we were stuck in portage central and a school bus was our only means of getting home (we didn't actually get back to school until 8:00..... >.<). Rachael and I watched a bunch of rounds, other people's pieces and such. It was a very long day, and there was lots of drama that I can't even explain without you knowing who I'm talking about. It was just a long day, and all I wanted to do was sleep and play videogames. Although, this great picture was taken out of boredom (we went through pictures of about 50 graduating classes from Portage Central High School.
Yeah, take a moment to judge me.
Anyway, back to the post...
When I finally got back to school, I stopped inside to say hi to another really good friend of mine who was working on sets for our upcoming play, The Crucible. I talked to her for a while, and then decided that I should really head home and go to bed. I was feeling pretty happy, but I was ready for a good, long night's sleep.
I stepped outside of my school at about 8:30, and I was so lucky to see what I saw. I couldn't take a picture, but let me draw the scene for you.
Yes, you can silently take another moment to judge my artwork.
It was so peaceful outside, and with just a few birds chirping, it was exactly what I needed. I wished I didn't have to drive home because it was so beautiful -- I wanted to walk home. It was a major stress reliever to see God in such a small part of his beautiful world.
What this weekend taught me was that sometimes you have good times and bad times happen so close to each other, and you have to be able to find happiness, and be thankful, for everything. I learned that God will give you only things that He knows you can handle, and He will help you through it. He wants you to make sure to constantly depend on Him, and that's the most important thing in life. I hope that you get to experience a God moment soon, whether it's a bad day or a good day.
Extracting the happiness out of life,
Carly
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