Thursday, October 12, 2006
Would a cake without any icing taste as sweet?
I won't lie. Today's been a "blah" day for me. I considered finding something fun to write about. I will be an optimist until I die, so I could have easily found something good to highlight, despite this drab mood I'm in. But I decided against it. If I only write my "happy thoughts," what kind of blog would this be? If I'm speaking from my heart, then I must be honest. So here it is: I feel like poo.Emotionally and spiritually, I feel great. Physically and mentally, I'm drained. My back aches, my neck aches, I don't feel like exerting any mental energy towards anything, and if I could be anywhere right now, I'd be at home in bed. Phone turned off. Sadly, Jade is probably the culprit here. He woke me up at least half a dozen times last night -- licking my nose, repositioning himself (on my face, my shoulder, my chest). The crazy thing is that I didn't mind at all last night. Every time he woke me up, I couldn't help but hug him! He's just so stinkin' cute! But now I realize that I just didn't sleep well.
Despite the yucky way I feel right now, I'm still full of joy. I'm so glad that my world doesn't have to revolve around just the way I feel anymore. Feelings can't always be trusted, you know. They come and go, change on a whim, and are quite often unfounded and unreasonable. I've learned to not let them rule me. (I can't say I've perfected this art, but I'm learning.) So what if I feel like crap right now? The same things that excited me yesterday still hold true today. The cake is still there. I just don't have as much icing. But should I throw the whole cake out because it doesn't taste as sweet? Now, that would just be crazy (especially if it's red velvet)!
And the same goes with this day that the Lord has given me... I won't surrender to my feelings and say, "Forget it. It's just gonna be a bad day" and call it quits, when I know I have the power to control my feelings and let this be a good day, despite it all.
From my heart,
Weslynn at 1:34 PM
1 Comments
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at 10/12/2006 6:18 PM
said... You're getting it Wessie! No matter how we 'feel', the cake is still just as good today as it was yesterday - maybe just some of the extra stuff is missing!
You're breaking thru so much stuff so fast - God is really up to something with you! Yippeeee!!!!!
Now go get some rest! ;o)