love.

this is the first day of school. oh yes. i feel like i could change this campus inside out, upside down with one or two allies... and i bet we will, too! ('cept i don't bet.) we're going to pray to the God and stir ourselves to love and action.

>>i hate it when i've been talking on my phone and it gets all hot and makes my cheek hot.
>>i hate black monday's. especlially when they aren't monday's.
>>but i'm going to montreal, so i don't even care!

...this is what I've been learning about love:

"Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds or bends with the remover to remove." (Shakespeare) Love also is not love that sits on it's lazy arse, drawing hearts and writing pretty emails and saying "bless you", but never getting up and inconveniencing itself to help someone.

Love must COMPELL us to ACTION. I think love, real love, compels us to action beyond what is "fair". Our love is so strong that it will pursue to the very end, through all injustice and pain, bad friendship and betrayal, to and end that has been written in our hearts.

I think I have missed the point of love being SACRIFICIAL. Check this out: "For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. AND HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THOSE WHO LIVE SHOULD NO LONGER LIVE FOR THEMSELVES BUT FOR HIM WHO DIED FOR THEM AND WAS RAISED AGAIN."

"And love must be sincere..."

it's time for us to shine...

Last Days and First Days

So, I had my last day at that gym on Thursday. I slept in and was five minutes late. AHHH!! But it wasn't really so "aahh!", actually. Five months ago, it definatley would have been an "aaahhh!!" moment, it would have stressed me out terribly, and could possibly have spoiled the whole day. But this Thursday in particular, it didn't phase me. And no, not because I'm so used to it happening that I've learned how to deal with it, but because I have learned how to take control. I have learned how to recognize a bad situation, and rise above. It's a very good thing to be five minutes late, and possess the self control and peace to honour my mum by not speeding (very much). It was a good day overall. I almost cried when my favourite member left, for the last time, and I realized that I'll never have those long chats with her again while she works out. We talked about everything, mostly about her family. Who they are, what they do, how they resond and come together. We talked about my future, about current affairs, work, dreams, a little of philosophy. I really had come to love her without realizing it. Here's to Kathy. I sincerly wish her all the best, and wish her and her family salvation.

So it's all coffee and fashion from here! School starts Tuesday. THAT is going to be an "aaahhhh!!" moment.

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