In no particular order...
- Realized my love for Creedence Clearwater Revival. They are legit, that's all there is to it.
- Bought my first pair of True Religion jeans.
- Bought my second pair of True Religion jeans. I had no idea what I was missing out on all these years. First of all, they are too long (in a good way) - that never happens. Secondly, the denim is unlike anything I have ever felt - it doesn't feel like if I wear them too many times the denim will get thin and make a hole on my bum. Thirdly, they stay up without a belt - no more hiking up my jeans every time I move. I am hooked. And the best part, I got both pairs for less than the price that one pair usually costs.
- Got called in for last minute nose surgery due to a cancellation. I was supposed to go for surgery on Oct 15, but they cancelled my appointment the morning before. Now I am scheduled for Nov 19.
- I'm not gonna lie, I was bitter about having my surgery cancelled after I rearranged my life to fit in in with two days notice. BUT, I decided to have a better attitude about it and thought perhaps this was an opportunity from the Lord. Turns out it was. The night of Oct 15 when I was supposed to be recovering from surgery, I had a mini breakthrough. I won't go into details, but I will say that the Lord spoke to me in amazing ways and for the next few days I was able to just relax in His presence and find hope in the moment. Then the next night I went and served soup and hot drinks to homeless people in Surrey with an organization called Night Shift. I went by myself, which for anyone who knows me well this is way out of my comfort zone. God gave me confidence though to just be there and talk to those people, even if it was just a hello. It was a truly humbling and awesome experience.
- Through a very wise person who has been helping me over these past few months, I came to realize that I tend to focus on the future way too much. I am so focused on where I "should" be, what I "should" be doing, or how I "should" be living that I lose sight of the here and now. Jesus clearly states, "Do not worry about tomorrow..." But without really being aware of it, that is pretty much what I have been doing. It's encouraging to find these things out about myself - it explains a lot and is also a good reminder to focus on the moment, living in God's presence and will for my life, and finding my hope and peace from that.
- I realized that my creative outlet is writing. I love to write and wish I could do it as a career - maybe someday. For now, I have blogspot.
- I sometimes pretend that my creative outlet is playing music. I dabble with my guitar from time to time and can play a pretty decent 'G' and 'D' chord, but my dreams of bringing my show on the road will probably remain just that...a dream.
- I have also realized that I would like to marry a musician, but not just any musician. A tall, God fearing, a little rough around the edges, with a cool urban style, ridiculously talented but completely humble, funny but in a subtle way, quiet but confident, and extremely good looking musician. I have heard it's good to know what you want. I'm just saying.
- My love for scarves has been affirmed. My neck feels lonely without them.
- One of my dear friends asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding and I could not be more honoured!
- I listened to my first Christmas songs of the season. 60 days to go! They should really make two-month advent calendars.
- I went to the Needtobreathe concert in Seattle this past weekend and it was AMAZING! I had pretty high expectations going in, but they were exceeded by far! Live music is just the best! The concert was at this tiny little bar in downtown Seattle that held maybe 300-400 people, so we got pretty close to the stage and had a great view!
- I decided that I could live in Seattle - it's great, especially on a beautiful, sunny, crisp fall day!
- I love it when people love the music I recommend. I love music - it inspires me. So when people like the music that I share with them it makes me happy.
- I tried to "rebound" by getting two dogs rather than a boyfriend, but my parents and friends talked some sense to me, so I am still dog-less and single.
Well that's all I can think of for now. I do have words of wisdom though. If you don't know what your creative outlet is, pray about it and try and find out what it is. God has given us all creative tendencies, but they just look very different from person to person. Knowing what your creative outlet is, is a great way to feel inspired, connect with God and get to know yourself better in Christ (in my opinion at least). Okay, that's all.
