alright, so this is much overdue, but let's just say that much thought was needed before any conclusions were reached. :) anyhoo... a new year is upon us... the new school semester has begun (well at least for us yorkies) and things are well... different. here are some comparisons...
last semester: went to ccf every wednesday and pretty much hung out in the office all day on wednesday; had work on monday and tuesday, school from wednesday to friday; saw ET brothers & sisters throughout the week pretty much and got some good talking times; had a lot of studio courses... 3 to be exact, and one psych course; had one exam (psych exam)
this semester: will be at sheridan every wednesday for pretty much the entire day; working tuesdays and thursdays with school on MWF; won't see much of ET people, save fridays and maybe thursdays if i can make it down for TLT; just 2 studio courses, 2 lecture courses, but all of them are design courses; no exams
and so just scheduling wise, it's already quite different. hopefully this semester turns out just as well as last semester. guess my only fear is that in not being able to spend as much time with ccf pplz and ET pplz throughout the week, i might lose touch with them and the friendships that were built up from september to december will slowly drift in the coming months. i really do hope and pray that's not the case though... but sometimes the pessimistic side of me wins out and things don't look so cheery *sigh*.
despite the pessimism, i'm trying to stick to something that i wanted to be my motto/theme/mantra if you will for the year 2006: be a blessing . i fully believe that when God blesses us, we need to be a blessing to others... however that may be... it may be just giving words of encouragement, being a listening ear, helping out where help is needed, or even simply praying for a person... but whatever it is, i want to be a blessing to others. the way i see it, it's like a cycle... God blesses us, we bless others, we in turn are blessed by God through others. make sense? if not, then ask me... i'll draw you a pretty diagram. :) and so that's what i'm hoping for this year... something to keep in my mind and heart.
other new year's resolutions:
- be more intentional in my relationships with others
- get to know design kiddies better
- exercise/work out more; get into a better sleeping schedule
- pray more, read more, train more
- fall deeper in love with Him ... reading more of His Word
that's pretty much it i think.. there are probably more, but these are the ones that came to mind.... i'm kinda both anxious and excited for the new year.. just cuz the past year was quite the tumultuous one... filled with much drama and much change... and so who knows what the coming year will bring. but above all, i know whose in control and that worrying won't really do much of anything... and so i'm trying to be as excited as i can be... trying to put aside the pessimism and find joy in each day, in each person, in each circumstance... and well, just overall learning to be a little more thankful.
random question of the day: why does the sky turn pink at night when it's about to snow?