Panoramic Bowling Pins

Hey guys! What's happening?!

I'll tell you what's happening here because it is extremely important and extremely exciting and I don't think anything can kill my vibe for the next few hours:

IT
IS
WONDERFUL OUTSIDE. It was sunny a few hours ago, but I think clouds have rolled in now. That doesn't stop the fabulous temperatures however, and I did get to enjoy the sunshine this morning. Which is great.

Today is one of my shorter days for classes (I only have two...WOOH), so I have a little bit of down time in the afternoon. I hope I get the chance to eno, maybe read a book, but I'll probably be writing a paper, or doing some physics (woop woop). But thankfully, the end is in sight.

I think there are about three and a half weeks left of actually class time, and then of course final exam week...which I may or may not live off of coffee throughout...but that is simply insane. My first year at college...boom, gone. Crazy.

It's had its ups and downs, but my goal from here on out this semester is to make as many days as I can up-days. It can be hard, sometimes, when you're stressed out or exhausted or down about something or other, to make the day and up, a highlight. But I'm going to try to stay positive, to take the low's and keep plowing forward. Because what else can you do?

What else can you do when you've hit the bottom? You can only climb, and that's what I intend on doing. I'm going to climb, whether I think I have the strength, or not. Because if I tell myself I'm not strong enough, I never will be. But if I tell myself I am, then there is hope. And that's what keeps us going.

I've been praying a lot lately for contentment, even in times of stress, but not just for me. For the people around me, because I feel like we are all running into sort of the same problem. It can be overwhelming, when you try to keep climbing as rocks get tossed down on either side of you. But I know that God is there, holding us up, keeping us from falling all the way down.

Sure, I'll slip. And yes, I may get hit a couple times, but I'm going to climb no matter what.

So I hope you can keep climbing too, you panoramic bowling pins. I believe in you.