Come Lonestar- We Dance! :)

Good afternoon to ya'll!!! I just thought that I would take a little break from all this studying and write a little about today and how awesome it is :)

Just a really cool, inspirational picture I found :)

I've done... well... pretty much nothing but studying today (and being awoken by a pleasant voice :) ) But it's been a good one- I've gotten a lot of accounting stuff done, and I got past one final. Yay!!!! Macroeconomics is officially done!!! And I didn't think I did too bad on the final despite the confusion of it being today rather than Wednesday (good think I woke up in time!!! ;) ). Does my brain hurt a little bit? Uh huh... totally. I feel brain-squished. But it's all good!!! All this studying is going to pay off!!!!!

Besides the fact that business cycles, inverse relations, contribution ratios, and production units are swirling through my head right now, I've still had a sliver of brain power left to think about normal stuff, namely how happy I am. I was a little tiffed today when I had to rush over to my Macro test an HOUR after it had started in an attempt to complete it in time, but after I left, I realized that I had done the best I could with the information I had been given, and worrying doesn't help you after all you can do.

That started getting me thinking about God and His plan. You know, there are times where you just don't feel like you measure up in any way. You feel like you are falling short in every task, and you want to just give it up and throw in the towel. But God is so great- he really wants you to succeed, and he knows the intent of your heart better than you do yourself. Because he is such a loving father, he reminds us that we need to try our best to work through our trials and our hardships as well as succeed in taking advantage of all of the really good things in life as well (not be lazy in those times). After we've done that to the best of our abilities, he's proud of us and makes up for the difference that, despite how hard we try, is always going to be there.

We are hard on ourselves for sure- I think that's why they say that it's likely we'll be helping in the judgement process in the end. But it's important to note that we are striving for perfection in this life; we aren't expected to reach it here- it's not possible. It's about the progression and the principle. God is NOT going to be there with a ball and chain and a tally mark of all your sins- that's not His nature. He loves us all and is up there looking down with the intent to inspire us to do great things. He knows that because of the veil between us and Him that not all things are going to be clear enough to us to be perfect in every way. In fact, if we were perfect, it would completely demote the importance of this life. It would become meaningless, because to be perfect is to know all things.

Think of how many lessons we learn from mistakes and failures!!! Now, I'm not saying to actively seek to screw up, but it's inevitable; we are all going to mess up. But even when it happens, it's what we gain from it that defines the experience and its role in our lives. Don't forget it!

Loving these days! Learning lots and finding a lot of happiness lately ;)