Walking on Water

Life changes in ways you don't expect.....I feel like thats the theme of this year (or past months rather).

Which way is up, which way is down...hmm...not so sure anymore.

I have to say that the only directions I can focus on is the cross. And I know if I just follow that I'll be ok.

I have a feeling its going to be a huge learning curve for me in this next year (and by year I mean next August).

I hope to have achieved new things by then. Make new friends, introduce some people to God, and grown stronger so that I can walk on water.

It's a delicate balance, walking on water. The splish splash as droplets skip and jump from the flick of my foot as it tentatively taps the water.

Sometimes I'm fond of too much description.

I don't want to swim anymore. I want to walk. Glide on ice without sinking into the abyss.

Perspectives

Watching the things I do does not mean I agree with it.
Living the way I do does not mean I like it.
Agree to disagree means there is never one straight answer.
Is there?

You see violence, I see a story needing to be told.
Does that make me bad?

Does it mean my heart doesn't break when I see things like that?
Not at all.

So why do I feel the need to justify myself?

I see things through a different set of lenses.
Does that mean either of us is wrong?

It's all about perspective, and mine keeps changing...on and on and on.

Professor Real World

People always say that life is never what you expect it to be. Yet for some reason we go through life expecting it to meet our expectations. Then when it doesn't we wonder what happened, why our life sucks, and why it can't be how we envisioned it to be.

Except that we've known all along this would happen.

With that said, I'm once again learning this same lesson. Plans don't work out, people surprise you, and often you surprise yourself. Funny that currently all three seem to compile into a huge stack of homework labeled "Things You Learn After College 101" by Professor Real World.

You're probably assuming that all of these lessons are difficult, trying, and depressing. In part you're probably right. Homework is never fun.

But I think I've been pleasantly surprised by the lessons that ARE interesting, creative, and challenging. It makes you question what you know, who you know, and proves that you might be wrong...in a good way.

I'm kind of hoping I'm wrong about a lot more things because that means my learning curve will continue to grow. And that's kind of exciting.

Expecting my life to be unexpected.