Upon much reflection of my station in life, I've decided (as Charlotte tells Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice) "I am quite content with my situation." The post undergraduate life has its pluses and minuses but I think there are some decided advantages to this life.
Even though I am taking 5 hours of graduate studies, 5 hours is not 12 or 16. I don't come home every day feeling like there is a big weight named HOMEWORK above my head. The homework is a moderate ammount and doable. (This opinion may become slightly altered once I start doing clinicals.) I have time to take for myself! 30 minutes to read a book or practicing the organ an hour longer makes a big difference in your mental health. I'm at work enough to feel like I know what is going on. I'm not so exhausted that I loathe things like laundry and cooking and dishes. I feel so much more balanced. Life is still busy, but not frenzied.
On the cover of my journal for this year it says this:
Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
May this year really be a year of peace.
1 comment:
I'm still looking for peace in the midsy of my madness, but I'm glad you've found yours. :) You're right: it really is a state of mind. I miss you!
Love Tara
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