This is not one of those "I love youse guys" posts...
This is really a "I love that I have guys (and ladies) to love" post.
My last several days have been hectic, disorganized, and generally messy. I've been dissatisfied with how I'm running my life (see the NaNoWriMo post) and trying to figure out on too little sleep and surprisingly little caffiene. And it isn't even hormones.
But I'm feeling better tonight, well, this morning, than I have in several days. This is for any number of reasons, including various events that made priorities come into sharp focus. For example, figuring out the fact that the real reason the recent school shootings have been freaking me out is because one of my dearest friends is actually teaching in an urban high school (not to mention another that subs) was immensley helpful, if not settling.
I've said it before, I'll repeat it until doomsday if necessary: Barring God there is nothing more important in this life than friendship. We get each other through every day, fight, moment of joy, question, confusion, moment of ignorance, pain, and helpless resignation just by being stubborn enough to not give up on someone, despite/because of the Dilbert Principle. Thank God humanity figured out this was important.
So I want to point out, that to any of you-who-shall-remain-nameless-as-always, who might consider yourself a burden at some point, that I like being trusted, and I like being able to be there for you or even actively help if possible. Sometimes I'm a mother hen, sometimes I'm a partner in crime, sometimes I'm desperately in search of a father/mother confessor; but to me, all aspects of friendship are ministry both ways. Including flirting (ha!).
And the music is completely coincidental; it started in the middle of this post and I wasn't paying much attention.
My last several days have been hectic, disorganized, and generally messy. I've been dissatisfied with how I'm running my life (see the NaNoWriMo post) and trying to figure out on too little sleep and surprisingly little caffiene. And it isn't even hormones.
But I'm feeling better tonight, well, this morning, than I have in several days. This is for any number of reasons, including various events that made priorities come into sharp focus. For example, figuring out the fact that the real reason the recent school shootings have been freaking me out is because one of my dearest friends is actually teaching in an urban high school (not to mention another that subs) was immensley helpful, if not settling.
I've said it before, I'll repeat it until doomsday if necessary: Barring God there is nothing more important in this life than friendship. We get each other through every day, fight, moment of joy, question, confusion, moment of ignorance, pain, and helpless resignation just by being stubborn enough to not give up on someone, despite/because of the Dilbert Principle. Thank God humanity figured out this was important.
So I want to point out, that to any of you-who-shall-remain-nameless-as-always, who might consider yourself a burden at some point, that I like being trusted, and I like being able to be there for you or even actively help if possible. Sometimes I'm a mother hen, sometimes I'm a partner in crime, sometimes I'm desperately in search of a father/mother confessor; but to me, all aspects of friendship are ministry both ways. Including flirting (ha!).
And the music is completely coincidental; it started in the middle of this post and I wasn't paying much attention.