Re-inspired

So...I put my sheets and blanket in the wash today and then forgot about them....so it's now 1:40 am and I would like to go to bed, but have to wait for the dryer to sound that they are ready.  So...smart these days.

I was reading a friend's post today...Tara...you can find her on my 'fellow bloggers' list....and, I just felt like I could really really relate...like really.  So...I am going to copy her post...and fill it with the things I have been thinking about...hope you don't mind.

I have... too many things on my mind all the time, and not enough things in my hands. (i.e. I'm not doing practically any of them).

I fear... always being like this also..good one Tara.

I always... tell myself I'm going to do something and then let myself down...I am such a flake to myself sometimes...sorry self.

I feel... like I should be doing more with my life...

I hear... the fan blowing in Michelle's room...and the plastic bag that is caught in its path...no really...I hear... too many thoughts in my head...

I smell... the Fall. and I love it. and also what Tara said..."change in the air".  We can do it.

I wish... I hadn't taken so long to get here. I wish I could have some of those days back.

I hate... when people hate each other.  I hate when people hate each other and accuse each other in the name of tolerance.  It's just so wrong.

I wonder... how long I have to wait to find you...

I regret... not going to all my classes and getting the most out of college.  

I love... being around people I love.  

I am... committing myself to look forward to the future with more hope and invigoration.

I think... I need to stop thinking... and start doing.

I know... God loves us.

I want... to spend time with my family.

I always... procastinate....and stay up too late.

I am not... a judgmental person.

I am like... sweet honey melting in a cup of warm tea.

I believe... we can change the world for the better...yes, even you...even me.

I don't always... tell myself the truth.

I am happy that... I have parents that are there for me and help and support me even when I feel like the biggest loser.

I win... the coolest catherine you've ever known award. and also kickball, when shane and katie are on my team...we rock.

I lose... everything. especially my keys right when I have to go somewhere immediately.  

I never... cry in front of people...it's an unusual occurrence.

I need... to get back in shape...and get my life organized.

I listen... to soul music when I am alone in my kitchen cooking and cleaning.  Al Green hits the spot every time.

I am scared of... the future...and being alone forever.  but I'm working on that.

I read... every night before I go to bed.  "Following Christ" by Stephen Robinson is the book I'm reading right now...amazing.

umm...right so....that's it.  I started feeling really motivated right around conference weekend, and then I lost it for a couple weeks, but I'm starting to feel re-inspired.  I'm not really too keen on the idea of this being the "decade of decisions".  In some ways I don't feel a day over 18, but in others I feel like I'm 40....or 80...or something like that...not young and energized, but not old and experienced and satisfied with my life either.  I am grateful though, that the gospel teaches us to put our faith in the One who has promised us everything.  I am finding a lot more hope in Him these days.  Not because He is just now revealing it, but because I'm trying to open my darkened eyes and see what I have been too stubborn to see before.  And I think all of us twentysomethings have a lot more to look forward to than we think.  We are only as good to ourselves and to society as we imagine ourselves to be...and I think God can help us see that a little more clearly.  

that's all.

I really hope my sheets are dry.

ta ta,

Catherine