Rainy Day, Pastures New
When I was in HS, my friend Ditter and I used to say to phrases to each other. On a sunny day, one of us would say, "sunny day," and the other would reply, "glory be." Dorky, I know. Then for rainy days, we decided to have a greeting as well. So one would say, "rainy day," and the other would reply with, "pastures new" (it's the name of a Nickel Creek song). I don't even remember how we started saying it, but it was our way of being thankful for every day. Sunny days were glorious, but rainy days renewed... pastures new. I just thought of that this morning - with this lovely rain long awaited after this seeming drought.
I decided today that one of the reasons I love math so much is because I can come away from it with a feeling of resolution. In my English and religion classes, I (being analytical) tend to have a lot of questions, most of which, though answered, are not answered fully and therefore still leave me unresolved. Math is different. If I have a question, there is an answer. A solid answer. It makes sense. There is logic behind it. I can figure it out and understand it. That's comforting to me. In my other classes, particularly my religion classes, I don't always understand and I don't always receive a full answer.
Biggest Loser premiered last night. Those of you who haven't watched it yet ought to start because it is so inspiring! The person who wins received 250,000 dollars, but the people on the show almost never talk about the money. They talk about the life change - wanting to be healthy, energetic, confident. It's truly inspiring. And, yes, Diana, sometimes it makes me cry. I am not ashamed.
I decided today that one of the reasons I love math so much is because I can come away from it with a feeling of resolution. In my English and religion classes, I (being analytical) tend to have a lot of questions, most of which, though answered, are not answered fully and therefore still leave me unresolved. Math is different. If I have a question, there is an answer. A solid answer. It makes sense. There is logic behind it. I can figure it out and understand it. That's comforting to me. In my other classes, particularly my religion classes, I don't always understand and I don't always receive a full answer.
Biggest Loser premiered last night. Those of you who haven't watched it yet ought to start because it is so inspiring! The person who wins received 250,000 dollars, but the people on the show almost never talk about the money. They talk about the life change - wanting to be healthy, energetic, confident. It's truly inspiring. And, yes, Diana, sometimes it makes me cry. I am not ashamed.