John Lubbock is the author of the quote to my title and he is so right. Think about it for a second. If you look into a clear sky and all you see is a clear sky then maybe you're not looking for something more. Look closer into the sky and you just might see a rainbow. Life is not black and white. It's not as simple as yes or no. Life is an abstract canvas and you're in charge of the colors. If my life were a picture I would want yellow to be the base and I'd fill it with as many bright colors as possible, I'd have a little black in the corners because everyone has bad days but I'd keep it minimal. I say all this to say I've been looking out of the wrong eye this last week. We as humans have a tendency to hold on to the negative and forget the positive. Kind of like the psychology studies about fortune tellers. As humans we will ignore the misses because we want so badly to believe that they're right and they have some way of telling us things they couldn't possibly know.
Well I'm here to say life is too short and my trip is to short for me to be sulking around about circumstances I can't change. I miss my friends and family but they aren't here with me and while I'm sitting here sad I'm missing the point of my adventure. The point is to make experiences and discover new things and it wasn't until Ms. Tate wrote that on my facebook wall that I actually thought about it. I've done a lot more than I've let on these past few weeks and it was because I was too busy sulking to share and so I must catch you up on my time here.
I participated in the Fringe parade. I was a volunteer but really I just had a front row view of the action. It was the craziest mix of things you could imagine. Roller Derby girls, people on stilts, children groups, people advertising performances. It was nothing like I've seen before and thousands of people lined up to see it. This was the same night that I tried to go out to my first bar excursion. I got all dressed up in a new dress and I was ready to hit the town but I must say it ended up being a bust. I am not a bar kinda gal. Even though I am considered legal here I didn't even want to drink that night. I think I was just disappointed that not much dancing was going on and by the end of the night i curled up to a pizza that was quite tasty I must say.
Besides that I've been doing a lot of shopping and for that I'm going job hunting tomorrow. I wanta work in a clothing store. I think it's were I'm most comfortable and although fast food joints aren't that bad on the pay scale. I will def blowuptuate (yes I quoted Jamie Foxx) if I worked at one!
So the best part of it all was this Christian Campus Ministry group I ran across during the organization fair. They were really nice and had food so you know I had to stop. Anyway they had a function Friday and everyone was so nice. We did a scavenger hunt and heard the word of God. I've never really been the charismatic type when it comes to religion. I'd say I'm pretty by the book but when the pastor prayed over me I honestly felt something encompassing me. Take it how you will but it felt so real and I'm taking it as God touching and telling me things will look up and they have been. I ended up going to church with them today and although it was waay longer than I'm used to, the music and fellowship was nice. I def see myself being an active member.
In all I'm having a good time. I've made a friend. She's really nice. I'm totally not sure what's next but you know what they say:
“The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations.”
Eli Khamarov
As always
*~Southern Gal*~
** So for lent one of the things I did was give up meat and I will say after you get over the first hump it's not that bad...neway this quote made me laugh,
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian."
Dennis Wholey
See what I mean. At first glance it looks like fog and trees but look a little closer and you see the rainbow in the middle. That's life! :D
(Taken in Guatemala by moi)
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