Welcome!
So tonight was the welcome barbeque for Intervarsity, and I thought it was a great start off to the year.
I think it's really funny how things work.
As I approached the bbq area, I felt myself get hit by a huge wave of shyness. I was thinking of the possibilities of being shunned from some conversations. I was thinking about trying to reach out to someone new, and being looked over. I basically was having my usual anxieties about things. I have no real idea why I get like that when it comes to public situations, but I was just not expecting the best from myself or from the experience. I was thinking that I'd just be bouncing around from place to place looking for somewhere to get myself settled into.
Basically, it was quite the opposite. Once I got there, I was able to just jump out of my shell, and really put myself out there to meet people. I was even able to help some people who wouldn't have been able to start a convo with people get to do just that. It was pretty cool. Times like tonight make me think back to the first times that I was coming to IV. It was so shocking to see so many people in one place at a time. I was just looking for someone to talk to for some kind of extended period of time. I thought that I would really be lucky to be able to hold a conversation with someone.
I love how far God has brought me. I used to pray for boldness when I would find myself in social situations. I thought that I would be content to just sit somewhere in the back and let the events of the evening pass me by until I get by. Sometimes I make up these lil scenarios in my head, of potential outcomes. I love that God meets me in these places and has really brought me through to a level of socialness that would've astounded me if I was in the same place 4 years ago. It's craziness.
On another unrelated note, my current lack of funds has caused me to do something crazy!!!
I've been in need of a haircut for about a few weeks now, but I didn't have any cash to do so. On Sunday night, I decided that I couldn't deal with it anymore (Even though people would've said that my hair looked fine). I made the bold, and potentially silly choice to act on an idea that had slowly been boring itself into my head. Why not do it yourself?! I pondered for a while as I was at the villanova house. When I got home, I grabbed my facial clippers and I tested some parts of my head. I saw that things were coming out ok, and then it began! It was like I declared war on my very own hair follicles. It took forever, since the clippers were made to be just shaving/shaping facial hair. I was able to get my haircut out of those little clippers though. I thought that it was a very bold statement, I would like to be able to cut my own hair (especially in situations like this) it would save me about 28-30 dollars a month. It was a long battle, but in the end I emerged victorious, and my hair was rendered defenseless and lifeless, fallen on the floor.
I should do this more often!
aighty,
I'm out...
I think it's really funny how things work.
As I approached the bbq area, I felt myself get hit by a huge wave of shyness. I was thinking of the possibilities of being shunned from some conversations. I was thinking about trying to reach out to someone new, and being looked over. I basically was having my usual anxieties about things. I have no real idea why I get like that when it comes to public situations, but I was just not expecting the best from myself or from the experience. I was thinking that I'd just be bouncing around from place to place looking for somewhere to get myself settled into.
Basically, it was quite the opposite. Once I got there, I was able to just jump out of my shell, and really put myself out there to meet people. I was even able to help some people who wouldn't have been able to start a convo with people get to do just that. It was pretty cool. Times like tonight make me think back to the first times that I was coming to IV. It was so shocking to see so many people in one place at a time. I was just looking for someone to talk to for some kind of extended period of time. I thought that I would really be lucky to be able to hold a conversation with someone.
I love how far God has brought me. I used to pray for boldness when I would find myself in social situations. I thought that I would be content to just sit somewhere in the back and let the events of the evening pass me by until I get by. Sometimes I make up these lil scenarios in my head, of potential outcomes. I love that God meets me in these places and has really brought me through to a level of socialness that would've astounded me if I was in the same place 4 years ago. It's craziness.
On another unrelated note, my current lack of funds has caused me to do something crazy!!!
I've been in need of a haircut for about a few weeks now, but I didn't have any cash to do so. On Sunday night, I decided that I couldn't deal with it anymore (Even though people would've said that my hair looked fine). I made the bold, and potentially silly choice to act on an idea that had slowly been boring itself into my head. Why not do it yourself?! I pondered for a while as I was at the villanova house. When I got home, I grabbed my facial clippers and I tested some parts of my head. I saw that things were coming out ok, and then it began! It was like I declared war on my very own hair follicles. It took forever, since the clippers were made to be just shaving/shaping facial hair. I was able to get my haircut out of those little clippers though. I thought that it was a very bold statement, I would like to be able to cut my own hair (especially in situations like this) it would save me about 28-30 dollars a month. It was a long battle, but in the end I emerged victorious, and my hair was rendered defenseless and lifeless, fallen on the floor.
I should do this more often!
aighty,
I'm out...