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its been an interesting few days. i have noticed that i hadnt taken the time lately to just sit. sit and be quiet. to be quiet and know that he is God. in a world full of schedules, and times and classes.. i have wrapped myself in this busyness and lost the desire to take note of the small things. oh, how i have missed it. The other day i sat on a bench on north campus beside a bronze statue named Bernie. It was quite interesting just to sit and watch people and just... think.
i find myself so many times with just so many thoughts that get lost.. wasted.. becasue i am too busy to just sit and ponder on them.
anyway, this is where i like to sit occassionally...
oh, how i love north campus ! its so pretty.. especially around sunset.
anyway, today was a pretty random day with pretty random conversations. I have also been lazy socially. I keep thinking that the people you meet in college are some of the most profound people .. (like in movies and such) I mean, most people meet the husband or best friend, future bridesmaide .. and i just havent gone out of my circle of friends. There is a world of people out there.. and every time i get on the bus or sit in a dining hall... i just think about the possibilities.. and i think about all the amazing people that i could meet.. those that intrigue me and teach me, those that spark something new and exciting, those that inspire. Not to say that the friends i have now arent amazing, but just the fact that i am impacted so much by them.. and that i know i can be profoundly impacted by so many more if only i would say "hey"
well, today i decided to reach out of my comfort zone. i met an interesting guy named Christopher who is about to venture off to Europe to teach and become a writer. He was an intellectual guy with a very neat sense of style. I met two girls from sweden, how fun is that?! I also met two girls on the bus who aspire to be a speech pathologist and a dentist. I met this old lady who crochets flowers on buses to tell people about jesus. I want to do that one day. When i am like eighty, i am going to get on the local transit system and just do something. something silly to share jesus. i want to be to the crazy old lady. well, this lady gave me a flower and i wear it as an anklet now.. she told me that Jesus would make me bloom..
i have made a friend that so quickly touched the depths of my heart. i cant explain how much this girl has taught me over the last few weeks that we have been friends. the more i talk to her the more i am inspired and the more i want to know about her. she has an amazing story, an amazing family, and some amazing experiences. and in so many ways our lives are so different, but yet, i seem to be able to share in all the joys of her life. i love it.