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Life's good. :)

I'm not going to lie, I have a superstitious fear of writing "life's good"... ever, but especially in contexts like this. I think of my blog kind of as my online journal, and when I write "life's good" in my journal, things somehow manage to take a turn for the worse. But I'm willing to take the risk and just say it this time. ;)

Life's good!

I'm enjoying life. School is settling into a regular rhythm and I'm enjoying the things I'm learning; I have a wonderful abundance--more than my share--of absolutely amazing friends that I love; my family is wonderful as ever; I have my music for the community choir I'm involved in (which is *awesome!* The music, the choir, and the fact that I have the music... all of it. ;). Also, Seminary is amazing. I mean it this time... I always used to say that Seminary was good, but honestly, I didn't love/appreciate it very much until this year. Sure, I liked it alright, but I love it this year. :D
Not to mention the fact that fall weather is coming! Leaves are beginning to die on the trees outside; it's mostly cooled down now to where it's not beastly hot outside in the middle of the day. The sky is even starting to darken its few shades of blue, to the fall color.



I love life! It's awesome! 
I'm not trying to say that my life is perfect though--far from it. But as a friend of mine eloquently put it, "[my life is] not near being a utopia or perfect...but it's real." (Mandy, that's a quote from you. Just so I'm not plagiarizing.) I have to say, I agree with that assessment of my own life. It's not perfect, but it's real. That means I have stress, frustration, imbalance, even some minor sleep deprivation (what else is new?), etc.... but there's something gloriously awesome about loving life in spite of the fact that there's misery in it. When you can defy the miserable parts of your life, rather than focusing on them like a pessimist, it brings great power. It even makes me happier when I think about the fact that I'm happy in spite of the fact that there are things that could make me sad if I dwelt on them. (That made absolutely no sense. :P) But anyways... suffice to say I'm a happy camper. :) 

I love it when life seems to take almost a breath (though that sounds ominous) between attacks and lets you have a few days of peace and just general feeling awesome. Granted, I know it can't last for long; but it lasts for a little while, and those little whiles are what get us through the times that aren't so easy. 

Just some random thoughts. :) That's all for now!  

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