Holidays
I find it simply unbelievable how much I can't stand holidays. They seem so great, I wait for them, I count down to them, and yet, once they're here, I can't wait for them to be over. Oh, the first week of holidays was okay. I was in BC and totally out of my normal environment. But, since I've returned, I've been pretty much bored out of my skull. Things definitely improve next week when practicum starts though! And I'll be getting back into a more normal sleep pattern starting, well, tomorrow morning when I have to wake up for a worship meeting. Sleeping till noon is simply not good for me; especially on a regular basis.
As I sit here, on the warm couch, with Jackie's laptop resting on my legs, I consider how blessed I am however, to have a holiday. I have so much more than so many people, and yet, I sit here and complain that I am bored. I have a DVD player and have watched hours upon hours of House (perhaps the entirety of season three, but that's no confession). I have a library card, and the ability to read and comprehend, and as such I have spend hours and hours reading; every sort of book really. I've read some non fiction as well as plenty of fiction, some of it rather pathetic (yay for crappy Christian chick lit, none of that amish stuff though). And above all, I've spent and extrordinarily large amount of time sleeping in my nice, warm, soft bed. It's been amazing. I am so blessed to have any of that stuff.
A final thought, today I noticed one of my homeless friends in the library...updating his facebook. I found it amazing and stereotype devouring. I love it when thinks make me think twice, and this was definitely one of those times. I like to think of myself as being rather neutral and sterotype free, but wow, I never really thought about the homeless having facebook. In support of facebook, I guess it really is something that crosses numerous boundaries. I think it's absolutely awesome that he has one, and awesome that our public libraries provide free internet access for everyone regardless of their income bracket.
And so, I am thankful today. Thankful that despite all my whining I have something to take a holiday from, that I'm blessed enough to be in full time school, blessed enough to work and blessed enough to have an amazing practicum. I'm thankful that my holiday is safe and warm and full of books. Because really, if you have books, you have everything.
As I sit here, on the warm couch, with Jackie's laptop resting on my legs, I consider how blessed I am however, to have a holiday. I have so much more than so many people, and yet, I sit here and complain that I am bored. I have a DVD player and have watched hours upon hours of House (perhaps the entirety of season three, but that's no confession). I have a library card, and the ability to read and comprehend, and as such I have spend hours and hours reading; every sort of book really. I've read some non fiction as well as plenty of fiction, some of it rather pathetic (yay for crappy Christian chick lit, none of that amish stuff though). And above all, I've spent and extrordinarily large amount of time sleeping in my nice, warm, soft bed. It's been amazing. I am so blessed to have any of that stuff.
A final thought, today I noticed one of my homeless friends in the library...updating his facebook. I found it amazing and stereotype devouring. I love it when thinks make me think twice, and this was definitely one of those times. I like to think of myself as being rather neutral and sterotype free, but wow, I never really thought about the homeless having facebook. In support of facebook, I guess it really is something that crosses numerous boundaries. I think it's absolutely awesome that he has one, and awesome that our public libraries provide free internet access for everyone regardless of their income bracket.
And so, I am thankful today. Thankful that despite all my whining I have something to take a holiday from, that I'm blessed enough to be in full time school, blessed enough to work and blessed enough to have an amazing practicum. I'm thankful that my holiday is safe and warm and full of books. Because really, if you have books, you have everything.