It's my last day of being 25. It feels a little weird. I don't know why, but I'm not eager to turn 26. 25 sounds nice and round and fun and able to take on the world.
26 sounds like I should have things a bit more together than I do. Not sure I can fix that in the next 13.6 hours.
And suddenly I have much less time left of being 25, because five hours have passed since I started this blog. What have I done today? I awoke before 6 am, unfortunately, but, fortunately, I had excellent coffee from the french press. Whole Foods has bulk bins of coffee which they roast on the premises and then label with the date of roasting, so I know that this coffee was roasted on Monday.
I read from Galatians today. I know that my read the bible in a year idea should really start with Genesis, but I feel as though I've read Genesis over and over and never pushed on, so I thought since I felt pulled to Galatians I may as well start there and then see where it leads me. And this is the part that stuck with me today:
Galatians 25-26: Since this is the kind of life we have chosen, the life of the Spirit, let us make sure that we do not just hold it as an idea in our heads or a sentiment in our hearts, but work out its implications in every detail of our lives.
I think that's the hardest part about being committed to living a godly life: being sure that you reflect your belief in everything that you do, not just bits and pieces that you pick and choose.
So that was the start of my early morning, great coffee and finally sitting down with my Message. It went downhill from there. I spent way too much time updating my shuffle, only to forget it at the house. Bus was late and packed and filled with cell talkers, making me really wish I had the shuffle. Work has been one struggle after another, with no way for me to get on top of what I already am behind on (hmm, maybe not blog, but this is my sanity break since my lunch was fast). I had to take extra time out of my day to go to a pointless training. My weekend plans are still not firm and that makes me feel out of control. Oh, and it's a complete bad hair day. And eyebrow day. I firmly believe the worst part of moving is having to find a new waxing specialist.
I'm just trying to make it through the last couple hours of my day. Leftovers await me from the meal I made on Monday, along with homemade tortillas from last night. I plan on a bath with a facemask and a session with the nail polish. And I'm making dark chocolate chip cookies and bran muffins (not to go together). So I guess what I'm doing is making sure I'm ready to take on 26.
8 hours, 8 minutes.
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The encouraging part of that verse is "work it out." To me that means that it is an active thing, an on going thing. You don't have to be perfect, just work on it. You are going to be a fantastic 26 year old. The dark chocolate sounds like it would be good with the bran. The dark chocolate is good for your heart.
Happy birthday! I kind of feel the same way about those numbers. I'm 24 right now, and I'm scared enough to be 25, but when I turn 26 I'm going to be like 'where's the time going?' and 'I'm not mature enough to be this old'. Maybe one of our more grown up relatives can reassure you that it's not like that, and that you are in just the right place in life. I personally think that you are a fantastic 26. It seems like you've had a lot of experiences (travel, moving, jobs, education) that most people your age and older haven't had.
well, i hope that you have a day fit for ushering you into "26".
Boy, sometimes getting older can be a little unnerving...to realize you really do have to look at this life as a temporal situation. I think it's really emotionally healthy to ask the questions. I started writing a long journal entry with every birthday. Looking and being grateful for what God had blessed me with in my past and then asking God for inspiration for the future year.
26 is a great year. Sort of sounds more 'adult-like' but still full of years of opportunity to change your world. A great year to learn more about how God wants to use your personality and DNA to imprint your world.
I agree with Amy and Lydia, you're just right where you should be as a 26 year old. You have experienced so much for your age.
I hope your birthday turned out better than your bus ride!
Happy Belated Birthday!
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