Today was rainy and just one of those days that seems gray and "gloomy". I've been inside at a computer working all day... I decided I really need to learn to enjoy my job a bit better, because I'm so grateful to have it! But sometimes, I just get so tired and unhappy at work.
So, today I started listening to books on my ipod, to keep my mind alive as a work on things that require very little of my attention span. I just have to say, I am SO grateful for a chance to have an education! Its so powerful, it keeps me from falling into the feeling of idleness and my spirits stay alive. Also, today, I caught myself being unhappy again and complaining in my head. So, I found a solution, on a note pad next to me I wrote down 20 gratitudes. My whole day has improved since then! I prayed for Christ to fill me with happiness. And my day improved. It shows me that our state really can be changed in a snap!
As a respectable woman once said, "The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache." Today, as Kylee and I were weeding, Monte drove by on the tractor. In the tractor bed were a few crates of the honey he had just harvested. Bees were angrily buzzing around his well-protected body suit. We watched him pass by, laughing a little at his funny looking outfit. Suddenly, the bees changed their target and charged after us! We tried to remain calm, but quickly panicked as the bees began attaching themselves to our clothes and hair. We ran (screaming) to the hose. I sprayed Kylee down, then she sprayed me. The whole time I was screaming and laughing and choking and almost crying as the bees stung again and again. This whole ordeal only lasted for about a minute or two, but felt much longer. When all the bees were gone, Kylee and I looked up at eachother, both of us stung, and sopping wet. For a split second, I didn't know whether to laugh, or cry. We both just busted up laughing! Did that seriously just happen to us, we wondered? And though it was not fun, the experience was really funny! We wished somebody had filmed it! I learned from this experience that life is an adventure! And I am really living it! P.S. I took my iPod out to the garden with me this morning. I was going to wear it in my pants' pocket, but felt that I shouldn't, but to leave it in my jacket. Now I know why! If I had had it in my pocket, it would have been ruined in my spraying down with the hose! what a funny little SayGoBeDo moment! :D
Thanks for sharing, Victorie! Way to have a fabulous attitude about a not-so-great experience! You inspire me!
A few nights ago I was practicing a Chopin Etude that I'd only started less than a week before. I carefully rehearsed each note and watched my memory to be sure it was solid. Satisfied with my work, I was about to leave when a little feeling told me to stay. The impression then said something to the effect of "Now play the entire thing through at tempo." (meaning at full speed) I was shocked. Anyone who knows anything about piano would have told me that was crazy - if you've ever heard any of the Etudes, especially the "Ocean," which I was playing, you know that they are FAST and very technically difficult. The echo of all my piano teachers came back to me, reminding me that slow practice is the way to perfection, especially in the first week of playing!
However, the voice persisted. So, I tried. I went through it at tempo in my mind, then placed my fingers on the keys and began to play. I have rarely been more shocked. Never, not even in performances, have I played so freely. I actually had to stop after a few lines because I was so amazed. I went through it in my mind several times more, and eventually did play the whole thing through at tempo. I think I learned more about the piano during that little half hour than I had ever learned in my life before. Thank heavens for that little voice that urges us to do things that are outwardly crazy, but really are the key to success in every area of life.
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ReplyDeleteToday was rainy and just one of those days that seems gray and "gloomy". I've been inside at a computer working all day... I decided I really need to learn to enjoy my job a bit better, because I'm so grateful to have it! But sometimes, I just get so tired and unhappy at work.
ReplyDeleteSo, today I started listening to books on my ipod, to keep my mind alive as a work on things that require very little of my attention span. I just have to say, I am SO grateful for a chance to have an education! Its so powerful, it keeps me from falling into the feeling of idleness and my spirits stay alive. Also, today, I caught myself being unhappy again and complaining in my head. So, I found a solution, on a note pad next to me I wrote down 20 gratitudes. My whole day has improved since then! I prayed for Christ to fill me with happiness. And my day improved. It shows me that our state really can be changed in a snap!
As a respectable woman once said, "The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache." Today, as Kylee and I were weeding, Monte drove by on the tractor. In the tractor bed were a few crates of the honey he had just harvested. Bees were angrily buzzing around his well-protected body suit. We watched him pass by, laughing a little at his funny looking outfit. Suddenly, the bees changed their target and charged after us! We tried to remain calm, but quickly panicked as the bees began attaching themselves to our clothes and hair. We ran (screaming) to the hose. I sprayed Kylee down, then she sprayed me. The whole time I was screaming and laughing and choking and almost crying as the bees stung again and again. This whole ordeal only lasted for about a minute or two, but felt much longer. When all the bees were gone, Kylee and I looked up at eachother, both of us stung, and sopping wet. For a split second, I didn't know whether to laugh, or cry. We both just busted up laughing! Did that seriously just happen to us, we wondered? And though it was not fun, the experience was really funny! We wished somebody had filmed it! I learned from this experience that life is an adventure! And I am really living it!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I took my iPod out to the garden with me this morning. I was going to wear it in my pants' pocket, but felt that I shouldn't, but to leave it in my jacket. Now I know why! If I had had it in my pocket, it would have been ruined in my spraying down with the hose! what a funny little SayGoBeDo moment! :D
Thanks for sharing, Victorie! Way to have a fabulous attitude about a not-so-great experience! You inspire me!
ReplyDeleteA few nights ago I was practicing a Chopin Etude that I'd only started less than a week before. I carefully rehearsed each note and watched my memory to be sure it was solid. Satisfied with my work, I was about to leave when a little feeling told me to stay. The impression then said something to the effect of "Now play the entire thing through at tempo." (meaning at full speed) I was shocked. Anyone who knows anything about piano would have told me that was crazy - if you've ever heard any of the Etudes, especially the "Ocean," which I was playing, you know that they are FAST and very technically difficult. The echo of all my piano teachers came back to me, reminding me that slow practice is the way to perfection, especially in the first week of playing!
However, the voice persisted. So, I tried. I went through it at tempo in my mind, then placed my fingers on the keys and began to play. I have rarely been more shocked. Never, not even in performances, have I played so freely. I actually had to stop after a few lines because I was so amazed. I went through it in my mind several times more, and eventually did play the whole thing through at tempo. I think I learned more about the piano during that little half hour than I had ever learned in my life before. Thank heavens for that little voice that urges us to do things that are outwardly crazy, but really are the key to success in every area of life.