| Ok. So I haven't kept up with my posts as often as I had intended several months ago....BUT, better late than never, right? As I woke up this morning pretty much just as cracked out as I was when I fell asleep, I realized how much of my life is spent with my eyes closed, lying in that bed. A lot. I know it's healthiest to sleep 7-8 hours, but I want to see if I can condition myself to function normally at about 4-6 hours a night. Not only that, I figure that since classes have started up, I need to readjust my sleeping schedule so I sleep earlier and wake up earlier. Back to my typical pattern. Even as I'm typing this right now, I feel so tired. Reedicalous. Earlier today, we had a tug-of-war competition amongst several churches here in SD, and as awesome as it felt to smash the opponents, something dawned on me. As I held my death grip on that rope, I took a glance behind me and panned to the front of me. That competition wasn't about my own strength. It wasn't about how hard I tried. Rather, it emphasized the significance of the team working as a unit through communication, rhythm, encouragement, and trusting hearts. Even if a team were stronger physically, if they're unable to pull together at the same time, they will lose to a team that can. By communicating where to place our hands and feet, by shouting rhythmic chants to set the beat for when to pull TOGETHER, by lifting each other up with encouraging words, and knowing that you can trust and rely on one another, one wins. So, I was gonna somehow tie it into life in some applicable way, but I'm tired. And I don't feel like finishing it right now. But I'm sure you get the idea of where I was headed...right? Haha. |
