I have been so stressed for the last few weeks. Don't ask why. It's a long story. But, when you're stressed, you appreciate a sense of non-stress much more.
-Like how I got a good laugh out of watching Dr. Campbell. She was walking down the stairs in Sutherland Hall muttering to herself. "Okay," she said, "try not to fall down the stairs."
Always a good first step.
No pun intended.
-And when I managed to get all but one of my pull questions done before leaving for Thanksgiving break. I had just finished stapling the sheets together when my phone rang. It was Jessica Carter calling to say she was ready to leave. Perfect timing or perfect timing?
-And when I realize I have great friends who grab me and command me to read Mara: Daughter of the Nile over break.
-And when I discover a copy of Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis sitting under a pile of books in my bedroom at home.
-Or when I realize how incredibly funny old TV shows are.
-Or even as I see mountains for the first time in four weeks. Not just the dinky little mountains visible if I look out my dorm room window at just the right angle between the tree and the Facilities Services building. Big, majestic, green mountains with beautiful clouds as a backdrop.
-Or getting a good laugh out of turning the radio on and realizing that we must be close to Bakerfield since every other station is playing country music.
-Driving past miles and miles of farmland. Such a beautiful thing.
-The only thing left to make me any happier is to see real, true, bright stars again. And to get that paper turned in and my major decided on.
But we're not going to think about that right now.
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