My days aren’t quiet very often. They’re full of
friends, laughter, goofiness and homework. They’re busy and I like them that way.
Today was quiet. Perfect for getting work done, right? Maybe not. I had grand
plans for today and all of the work that I would get done. But, plans change,
and mine did. Instead of my usual large and loud mealtimes, I had a quiet
breakfast with friends. I had a quiet lunch with friends. I had a quiet dinner
with friends. I spent my afternoon in the sunshine in the Quad, just laying
there. I didn’t play volleyball, Frisbee or football. I didn't do any hardcore studying. I just sat. I made a few
flash cards. And I had a quiet conversation. A conversation about quiet. And stillness.
And rest. About how important it is to sit back and rest and recuperate. How our
lives are so focused on instantaneous results and efficiency that any time not “doing
anything” is looked down on. How that’s really silly, because everyone needs
rest. Even God rested. He even said “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest” (Mt. 11:28). Rest is good. Quiet is good.
Stillness is good.
I'm realizing that not every day has to be filled with laughter, loudness and busyness. Not every day has
to be the same. Today was different. It was quiet, and it was good. :)Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Spring Forward
Right now, I am happy. And not just any happy. REALLY happy. Why? Today Spring Break ended and I came back to school. I listened to country music all the way here and arrived to people milling about and playing soccer in the sunshine on the quad. I had dinner with my friends that I haven't seen in a week. It was warm and sunny so I got to wear my new shorts, and we sprang forward today, so it was still bright out at 7pm. Then I walk to the library only to find out that they have shorter hours today so I don't have Study Hall. I can spend my evening seeing my friends and spending time with my beautiful suitemates instead of being cooped up in the library basement! And did I mention that the grass is green here? And the sun is shining? These are all simple things, but they make me happy. They mean that Spring is coming. And I am here to watch it come. It is almost here and I get to spend it at the best college campus I could possibly imagine with some of the best people I know! It is Spring, and I am home. And I am happy. :)
Thursday, March 8, 2012
I Miss My Roommate
I miss my roommate, Tana.
We have been on spring break for six days, and I miss her.
Of course its great to be home and relax and eat good food and annoy siblings, but when one gets so accustomed to enjoying the delightful and witty presence of a certain person it is difficult to not not miss her.
I will see her on Sunday! And even though it means going back to speed-reading and late-night writing and extensive note-taking, going through it with Tana makes it better. :)
~Jojo
We have been on spring break for six days, and I miss her.
Of course its great to be home and relax and eat good food and annoy siblings, but when one gets so accustomed to enjoying the delightful and witty presence of a certain person it is difficult to not not miss her.
I will see her on Sunday! And even though it means going back to speed-reading and late-night writing and extensive note-taking, going through it with Tana makes it better. :)
~Jojo
A Bag Full of Books
Today, home on 'spring break' (the average temperature is 50 degrees), I made a trip to the branch library three blocks away. I had placed holds on several books and some movies and went to collect them. I did not have the pleasure of pulling books off the shelf -such is the fate of a city library system: lots of little libraries with books spread out across vast distances. The only way to attain a desired book or movie is to request it via hold, unless you get lucky and it happens to be there at the branch you visit at the time you visit.
I still had immense satisfaction in watching the librarian pull book after book from the holdings shelf and hand them to me to put in my voluminous bag. Leaving the library with a bag full of books is so wholesome -so much knowledge! so many other worlds and times and adventures! The weight of so many beautiful books to take home is so pleasing.
Sadly, all these books were for my brothers' school work. Alas, spring break is not long enough for me to catch up or even start ahead on my own school reading, let alone read for pleasure.
I look forward to that blessed time in the summer. For now, I'll be spending spring break with my homies John Locke and Karl Marx.
~Jojo
I still had immense satisfaction in watching the librarian pull book after book from the holdings shelf and hand them to me to put in my voluminous bag. Leaving the library with a bag full of books is so wholesome -so much knowledge! so many other worlds and times and adventures! The weight of so many beautiful books to take home is so pleasing.
Sadly, all these books were for my brothers' school work. Alas, spring break is not long enough for me to catch up or even start ahead on my own school reading, let alone read for pleasure.
I look forward to that blessed time in the summer. For now, I'll be spending spring break with my homies John Locke and Karl Marx.
~Jojo
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