Stop. please.

dear life.

This is a message from one who loves you. Loves to experience the joys of life, each precious moment. Lately, however, I find myself overwhelmed, overextended, and over-committed. I wish I could spend all my energy investing in other people rather than hours of homework that doesn't matter. I wish that I could have time to focus on people, to hear their hurts, their joys, their achievements and their failures. I just need you to stop, or at least slow down. My grade 10 socials teacher had it right when she prayed for time to slow-- for seconds to feel like hours so that we would be able to be productive and get all we needed to done. I guess that's my prayer for this semester, that God would grant me the grace to slow time so that I can be as productive as possible. I know my Savior is good, and he will be faithful to me, but man... this is tough.

Love,

R

Licorice spice and everything nice.

I think I like licorice spice tea so much because it is a root. I like roots because they remind me that what is underneath is more important than what is all on the top visible to the world. Often I forget that it is the process of living is the most important and learning filled journey that there is. I get overwhelmed by what I want to be, that I forget about the necessary process and become anxious to get from point A to point B in the most direct way possible.

But I don't think that is the point of life. I think the point of life is to play in the mud, to get lost in the wanderings of life, while still making it to point B... just not the fastest, easiest way. How much more valuable will a life that has wandered, explored the wrinkles, the muck, the mountain tops and the interesting foliage? Isn't life about the people you encounter?

If you live life with the mindset of getting from point A to point B, you will miss out on conversations that have seemingly no point, no way to get you ahead. You will miss out on what it means to be human, to connect with other humans, to listen.

Therefore, get lost... take the road less traveled. the narrow gate.