Boy am I grateful for my mom. She called me today and said, "I think you're getting overdrafted in your bank account. Would you mind looking and seeing how much money you have left in your checking account?" I did. Overdraft? Yes. Whose fault? My stupid thought: "We need to have a fetchin' DVD Player in our apartment so we can watch movies with friends!" Ay. I'm so happy that we have a DVD player, but instead of the $30 dollars I paid for it, I paid $60 on top of that in overdraft charges because I got excited. What a joke! I wouldn't buy a DVD player for $90! But looky here, I just did.
How many times do I neglect doing the little stuff, like checking my bank account and not going off of memory how much I have in there, and get really upset when things blow up? Well, if I had just looked for Pete's sake (or my own in this case, I suppose) I would have only paid $30 for a DVD player. Good grief I feel like an idiot.
So now I ask myself, what other things do I do just like that? Do I expect my body to run on 3 hours of sleep then get angry when I fall asleep in class? Do I expect my ipod to sing to me all the time then get upset when it dies? Stretching things to their limits all the time makes it so that I can't get anything done.
Lesson learned: check ups now save lots of money later!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Rocks First, Then Sand
Spring Semester is the fun semester of the year. Homework can be done outside, games can be played, memories created. How wonderful it is to be living amongst friends during a warm time of the year! However, if schedules are too tight, that doesn't allow for any decent playing time. If you're just doing homework all the time, you're missing out on life! If you're just playing all the time, you're either worried the entire time that your homework isn't getting done, or you are going to flunk out of your classes! And who wants to pay $2,000 to play with your friends?
I, unfortunately, seem to have myself in such a predicament. Here I am, typing away at this blog when dozens of homework assignments are calling to be completed. Friends are aching to be spoken with and comforted. Employers are waiting to be doted upon. And yet, here I sit, still writing. How am I doing this, you ask? Well, it's all about the rocks and the sand.
The rocks and the sand change each day. Sometimes, I sit down and studiously do my homework because that is what needs to get done. Sometimes, my sweet roommate (who is unfortunately going through quite the rough patch right now) needs someone to listen to her. Sometimes, my brain is so fried that if I were to work on homework, it would take twice as long to accomplish it than if I did something recreational for a few minutes and then returned back to homework. But determining what comes first when is the tricky part. There is no possible way that I could sit and do homework while my friends hearts are aching inside, pain written all over their faces. But there is no way that I could talk to them for 10 hours each day and expect the Lord to help me get good grades. As much as I love talking and socializing a being there for people, sometimes the homework needs to get rock status.
So how do you discern that?
Well, you pray. The Lord understands each of our needs and desires, and He will help us be able to accomplish the things that He needs us to accomplish based on our desires. We are instruments in His hands. If Heavenly Father needs me to do homework for a class in order to serve a certain purpose down the line, homework wins. If Heavenly Father needs me to be there for a friend, friend wins. It is all about Him. From me right this moment, He needs the sanity of my brain and the calmness of my heart. The rest of the day will go a whole lot better if I have those two things.
It all hangs in the balance.
I, unfortunately, seem to have myself in such a predicament. Here I am, typing away at this blog when dozens of homework assignments are calling to be completed. Friends are aching to be spoken with and comforted. Employers are waiting to be doted upon. And yet, here I sit, still writing. How am I doing this, you ask? Well, it's all about the rocks and the sand.
The rocks and the sand change each day. Sometimes, I sit down and studiously do my homework because that is what needs to get done. Sometimes, my sweet roommate (who is unfortunately going through quite the rough patch right now) needs someone to listen to her. Sometimes, my brain is so fried that if I were to work on homework, it would take twice as long to accomplish it than if I did something recreational for a few minutes and then returned back to homework. But determining what comes first when is the tricky part. There is no possible way that I could sit and do homework while my friends hearts are aching inside, pain written all over their faces. But there is no way that I could talk to them for 10 hours each day and expect the Lord to help me get good grades. As much as I love talking and socializing a being there for people, sometimes the homework needs to get rock status.
So how do you discern that?
Well, you pray. The Lord understands each of our needs and desires, and He will help us be able to accomplish the things that He needs us to accomplish based on our desires. We are instruments in His hands. If Heavenly Father needs me to do homework for a class in order to serve a certain purpose down the line, homework wins. If Heavenly Father needs me to be there for a friend, friend wins. It is all about Him. From me right this moment, He needs the sanity of my brain and the calmness of my heart. The rest of the day will go a whole lot better if I have those two things.
It all hangs in the balance.
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