Not allowing myself to fully process or be present lately - trying to slow down and focus. Today the sermon at Mercy was about Lamentations, and how the book - though desolate - is honest, purposeful, and connected. Not that I'm in a state of desolation and mourning, but it seemed relevant since I do desire to live my life being more honest, purposeful, and connected every day.
Other random thoughts...
-With the conflict/war/fighting in Syria and Gaza, and shooting stories happening daily across the US, I am having a hard time fully comprehending how human beings continue to be so destructive - to the earth, ourselves, and mostly each other.
-8 and 9 year old boys should never have to attend their father's funeral.
-I've been around a lot of babies this month. It's made me even more aware that motherhood is not a life stage I am ready for in the near future. I am also even more in awe of mothers, such a different love, commitment, and selfless lifestyle required than I am currently capable of.
-I have lived in Minneapolis for 8 years (crazy). While I never intended to stay put for this long, and always imagined moving away, I am absolutely in love with this city and enjoy it more every day. Not stuck here, but choosing to live here until I feel differently.
Adventures for 2014
- Trying new forms of moving and exercising
- Trampolining at Zero Gravity with my interns!
- Peddle Pubbing - another drinking related exercise. But it is work!
- Cooking for one (beyond pasta and eggs)
This one is lacking, and I'm getting ready to travel, so I expect it to get even worse (if that's possible). Still eating lots of good CSA veggies.
- Practicing self-care
- Lots of cabin/camping weekends
- Lots of lounging time on Sunday afternoons.
- Mixing different friend groups/life circles
- My BestPrep, Ecolab, and STLF worlds collided at an MBV gathering
- Part of a cabin weekend, peddle pub, and going away party that was a mixture of other people's circles, including family!
- Using paid time off
- Negative. Taking Friday off this week though.
- Enjoying performance arts
- My family had a pretty epic performance of minute to win it activities at family camping this year.
- Comedy Contest and Headliner at Joke Joint
- Achieving airline status
- No new flights, a few booked in September though
- Activating human drives
- Nothing new here.
- Keeping plants alive
- Status quo, may need to re-pot the work plant soon!
- Listening to music instead of watching TV
- No time for either.
- Thinking critically for fun
- GMAT books still not opened
- Thinking a lot about racism, privilege, and humanity with Ferguson, Syria, and Gaza. Not fun, but it's been a constant stream of complex thoughts.
- Living values through time allocation
- Increased time spent with social events related to work. Decrease in my ability to be present spontaneously with friends.
- Everything planned out in a schedule, still lots of work.
Love the update Tanya! I miss Minneapolis all the time- and living now in a place where the only U of M is Michigan, I'm enjoying repping the Gophers as hard as I can. :) If you come back near Detroit or the Ann Arbor area in your travels let me know!
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