The optimist in me loves the idea but at first, thought it was for other people. After all, I already find joy in the little things. I already appreciate life, and D and I have already penned our relationship as an adventure. I already walk barefoot and stand on tables and pluck dandelions to blow them to the wind.
Yet I must admit that it has been awhile since I've felt the ground under my bare feet. And I wonder what people think of me when I stand on tables, sing to myself in Winco, or stop in the middle of the sidewalk to stare at a scene...and perhaps lately, asking those questions have stopped me from living life full [and silly]. This realization came as I found myself perusing through the contributions on the facebook page. And even though I haven't done much out of the ordinary in my own life this month, I'm starting to notice. I'm noticing the joys, the little things that could (should?) be celebrated, the things that are good for my soul and make life full. I'm noticing more than I did a week ago, and I want to share it (this may also be the plight of those of us on blogs and social media: always wanting to tell people). So five days late, I think I'm officially in.
The over-achieving-too-optimistic one has had some marvelous moments and is occasionally listing more than one amazing thing per day. I hope that is okay.
1. Playing in Ultimate league
2. Overheard a sophomore RA James say to a student, "Our small group is having an ice cream party...you should come." James has only been to small group once but already considers himself part of the community!
3a. Taking time to really talk and listen to M. and E. while babysitting
3b. (or is this 4?) Called D at 1 am (on Oct 4) in all honesty, frustration, and emotion...and after the serious stuff worked itself out, we let the conversation flow normally. Not about things we had to catch each other up on, not about when we would see each other next, not about "oh I forgot to tell you"s (so many of thse). Just about really normal things, like how I did in Frisbee this week, the photo projects we're contemplating, or the Giants.
4. Hosted 18 students in our not-so-big-living room to watch Hunger Games, complete with a projector.
4a/5 (I need to stop having amazing days at 1 in the morning. It makes keeping track of them difficult). Decided to break my personal rule of not having students sleepover because one of our girls has been crashing with a guy friend when she's had to pull late nights and just can't do the commute. So my roommate and I made signals at each other across the room till we were on the same page, and then I said, "Hey, why don't you just crash here?" She brought her guitar too, so I feel asleep to the sounds of beautiful acoustic worship.
Today's amazing day: Taking a break in the middle of my work-from-home day to make a cup of hot Milo (first of the chilly season, hooray!!) and eat the last of the tau sah peah (mung bean cookies) I brought from home. So worth it!
I can't promise to blog everyday, but I look forward to the rest of the month. It's a roller coaster of a month, with going out of town frequently and prepping for the conference at the end of the month. It feels like it's going to be busier than ever with not a lot of room to breathe. Once in awhile, I'll do something amazing (write that blog? print those pictures?) for the challenge, but other times, I think I'll just have to notice it, because amazing things are already happening.
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