Oh dear. And I was planning an early night tonight ! I love my housemates and house for this year ! Our house is so random and fun - where else could you randomly meet your housemates on the top floor landing and then procede to have a conversation, which lasts about half an hour, on the subject of what you would do if your eyes suddenly popped out ?!! And that's not the only random conversation we've had in the last few days ! There was also something involving Las Vegas...
Other news: it was my turn to cook again tonight, and I so decided to branch out - I did my first stir fry ! It was surprisingly nice actually, although I did somehow manage to use up rather a lot of pans/chopping boards/cutlery etc. in the process of cooking it - not quite sure how.
Oh, and I managed to recruit two more of my housemates to join the facebook over the weekend ! Now 4/5 of us are on there, although I do feel a little bad for encouraging other people to 'waste' so much time on the internet.
Anyway, really must go to bed, after having shared those random thoughts, which you probably didn't really want to know about anyway... :-) I hope that people have had good days which were mondays...and don't forget the 'science and God' talk tomorrow (see previous post). Would be great to have people come along. Night night ! zzzzzzzzzz
Monday, January 30, 2006
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Grrrr...computers and another event plug
Before I mention why I am currently fed-up with computers, I shall first plug an event (since I am knee deep now in internet sites, I may as well use them for telling people about events ?) :
Anyway...(for people in Bristol)...there is a talk this coming tuesday (31st Jan) at lunchtime (1-2). Professor Halestrap, one of the professors from the biochemistry department (very good lecturer and also my literary project supervisor) is speaking on "Science and God, a contradiction in terms ?" It's going to be held in a seminar room in the chemistry department (there will be people directing on the day) and there'll be a free baguette lunch. So...do come along !!! It's an interesting topic - one which always has much controversy surrounding it (but especially at the moment in light of recent television shows and magazine articles) and one which scientists and non-scientists alike should be thinking about.
This event is part of the run-up to a week of events which the Bristol Christian Union are putting on from 6th-10th Feb, when there will be talks on many different subjects, inviting people to consider the issues surrounding Christianity and to find out more about who Jesus really is. I shall plug these more in due course I think, but do be thinking about whether you could/would like to come along to a talk that week. Ask me if you'd like more details (before I post again and if I don't manage to speak to you in person.)
Well then, plug over, I shall move onto (and finish on) the topic of computers...why is it, that the one day you have no lectures (yesterday) and so decide you will spend a whole day of working really hard, is the one day when your computer decides to play up ? (Mr Sod has a lot of things to account for in this life, lol.) My computer keeps needing to run disk scans before it can boot up, and then yesterday, even when I did manage to get it to boot up, it then proceeded to crash every time I attempted to open "My computer", or "Search for files", or in fact, pretty much anything. It also sent me a whole load of error messages. The problem isn't fixed I don't think - as yet. I did however manage to make my computer respond enough for me to do some work, but it was just annoying as it meant that a good proportion of my "work time" was eaten up with just trying to make my computer respond to me and trying to then run virus scans - Another example, I think, which shows how dependent I have become on computers for everything ! (I feel a post coming on...sometime soon anyway...)
Anyway...(for people in Bristol)...there is a talk this coming tuesday (31st Jan) at lunchtime (1-2). Professor Halestrap, one of the professors from the biochemistry department (very good lecturer and also my literary project supervisor) is speaking on "Science and God, a contradiction in terms ?" It's going to be held in a seminar room in the chemistry department (there will be people directing on the day) and there'll be a free baguette lunch. So...do come along !!! It's an interesting topic - one which always has much controversy surrounding it (but especially at the moment in light of recent television shows and magazine articles) and one which scientists and non-scientists alike should be thinking about.
This event is part of the run-up to a week of events which the Bristol Christian Union are putting on from 6th-10th Feb, when there will be talks on many different subjects, inviting people to consider the issues surrounding Christianity and to find out more about who Jesus really is. I shall plug these more in due course I think, but do be thinking about whether you could/would like to come along to a talk that week. Ask me if you'd like more details (before I post again and if I don't manage to speak to you in person.)
Well then, plug over, I shall move onto (and finish on) the topic of computers...why is it, that the one day you have no lectures (yesterday) and so decide you will spend a whole day of working really hard, is the one day when your computer decides to play up ? (Mr Sod has a lot of things to account for in this life, lol.) My computer keeps needing to run disk scans before it can boot up, and then yesterday, even when I did manage to get it to boot up, it then proceeded to crash every time I attempted to open "My computer", or "Search for files", or in fact, pretty much anything. It also sent me a whole load of error messages. The problem isn't fixed I don't think - as yet. I did however manage to make my computer respond enough for me to do some work, but it was just annoying as it meant that a good proportion of my "work time" was eaten up with just trying to make my computer respond to me and trying to then run virus scans - Another example, I think, which shows how dependent I have become on computers for everything ! (I feel a post coming on...sometime soon anyway...)
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
p.s.
p.s. I have just noticed how odd that looks ! It looks from my last post as if I'm going to go to sleep at 5.51 pm ! I wish I could have, but seriously...this blog is very annoying the way the time it says is when you started the post, not finished it - so if (as I often do) you start writing a post, save it as a draft, go away and come back, you find yourself saying silly things like going to bed soon at what looks like 5.51 ! I am going to bed at 10.00pm. Just thought I'd clarify.
p.p.s. I've also just noticed how repetitive my post titles are - they all seem to end in either exclamation marks ! or ... I shall TRY to be more adventurous, but how else does one express emotion over the internet unless using exclamation marks and smileys ? Maybe I do use them too much ? Oh well. :-D
p.p.s. I've also just noticed how repetitive my post titles are - they all seem to end in either exclamation marks ! or ... I shall TRY to be more adventurous, but how else does one express emotion over the internet unless using exclamation marks and smileys ? Maybe I do use them too much ? Oh well. :-D
"Good friends..."
My last few days have been really, really cool. I had Charly, a good friend from home, come to stay with me (monday til today). I love having friends come to stay ! We had so much fun together and I discovered even more places in Bristol that I didn't know before !
Monday we went to LiveSoc in the evening, where (as I said in my last post and comment on last post) I played a short 4-song set. I didn't feel the set went amazingly (I did give it my all, but I was just too nervous really and so my voice was really, really shakey) but I think people enjoyed the songs all the same, which is the main thing. I was really glad to be able to see some LiveSoc people again, and that a couple of friends from church were able to come too - all of whom I introduced Charly to. We did all enjoy the evening. Tuesday we then did "the other side of music", (classical as opposed to acoustic/rock/pop) and went to Evensong down in Bristol Cathedral - which was a first for me, but I did enjoy it. I enjoyed the quiet, reflectiveness, and prayerfulness of the service, especially after having had a busy day of lectures ! We then visited another friend from home, who's at Uni in Bristol, and got to see his 12-person house !! We did various other things throughout Charly's stay, including visits to several eating places and coffee shops, oh and discovered the "Shoe tree" (as we so named it) - if any of you are ever down by Bristol Cathedral you'll see what I mean ! We had a great time, and it felt really odd when she had to leave earlier this afternoon :-(
I had fun for the rest of the afternoon, since Charly left, wading through e-mails and catching up with peoples' blogs (amazing how much builds up even when you're not online for just a few days ! Probably shows how dependent I have become on the internet, but that would be a whole new blog topic). Also means I don't have an excuse anymore for not working - I need to work hard the rest of this week to catch-up, but I wouldn't have had it any other way :-)
I think I now need some sleep slightly desperately (- I'm really tired tonight even though we didn't stay up tooooo late this week!) And tomorrow is another day; I shall deal with it when it arises.
Monday we went to LiveSoc in the evening, where (as I said in my last post and comment on last post) I played a short 4-song set. I didn't feel the set went amazingly (I did give it my all, but I was just too nervous really and so my voice was really, really shakey) but I think people enjoyed the songs all the same, which is the main thing. I was really glad to be able to see some LiveSoc people again, and that a couple of friends from church were able to come too - all of whom I introduced Charly to. We did all enjoy the evening. Tuesday we then did "the other side of music", (classical as opposed to acoustic/rock/pop) and went to Evensong down in Bristol Cathedral - which was a first for me, but I did enjoy it. I enjoyed the quiet, reflectiveness, and prayerfulness of the service, especially after having had a busy day of lectures ! We then visited another friend from home, who's at Uni in Bristol, and got to see his 12-person house !! We did various other things throughout Charly's stay, including visits to several eating places and coffee shops, oh and discovered the "Shoe tree" (as we so named it) - if any of you are ever down by Bristol Cathedral you'll see what I mean ! We had a great time, and it felt really odd when she had to leave earlier this afternoon :-(
I had fun for the rest of the afternoon, since Charly left, wading through e-mails and catching up with peoples' blogs (amazing how much builds up even when you're not online for just a few days ! Probably shows how dependent I have become on the internet, but that would be a whole new blog topic). Also means I don't have an excuse anymore for not working - I need to work hard the rest of this week to catch-up, but I wouldn't have had it any other way :-)
I think I now need some sleep slightly desperately (- I'm really tired tonight even though we didn't stay up tooooo late this week!) And tomorrow is another day; I shall deal with it when it arises.
Saturday, January 21, 2006
"You call me beautiful"
Well, it's been a while ! And again, as last time, (I think it's to do with the fact that uni has started up again - although I can't believe that it's only been a week !) my thoughts have been moving too fast, and so I have failed to blog about many things that I intended to. So, I will comment further on point 1 from my last post, plus a couple of other things, and then (before I start rambling too much) I shall leave you with a song by Ginny Owens, the words of which have really struck me recently, for you to ponder on.
(Btw, I'm starting to like this "bullet-point thing" - it helps me order my thoughts, plus probably makes it easier for you all to read than my standard, long rambles !)
So: 1) remember when I said last time that when I was feeling down, I was faced by the choice to "lie" and say I was fine, or to "be honest" and say I'm not ? Well, I actually don't think the telling everyone I'm feeling rubbish is being honest either and isn't helpful: So often I just get things out of perspective so badly. In fact, I do have so much in my life to be grateful for, and my rollercoastering emotions aren't really an accurate indication of how things are going.
Other things:
2) I have now started an HTML tutorial, which is proving really interesting ! At the moment it's just giving me basic grasp of the concepts used, but hopefully eventually I'll learn something to help me as I fiddle with blog and MySpace pages. - Don't expect too much though, yet !
3) If anyone is interested, tomorrow night in the Bristol Student's Union LiveSoc (The Live Music Society) is going to be having their fortnightly "open Mic Night" (in which I'm playing a short set). It's always a really good time, fairly chilled with some good music ! It's in AR2 from 8 onwards (til bout 10.30/11ish). Sorry for the plug - but then it would be good to see people there, and I'm never very good at telling people about things. Plus I spose it's allowed for me to plug shamelessly on my own site ?
4) The song I promised you:
Do take some time to read through the lyrics. No pun intended, but the lyrics are beautiful, and even better - true !
"I've been waiting
For a hero who's brave and strong-
Someone to love me,
Someone to tell me I belong,
So I pretend I'm satisfied,
And I stand watching from the sidelines,
Till You pull me into the light
And say, "It's Your turn now,
Welcome to your life!"
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys to unlock my soul
Oh You call me beautiful
There's a smile on my face,
And a brand new light in my eyes,
It's a new day,
And I've never felt so alive-
I feel as if I could conquer anything,
Oh thats what Your love has done for me,
And now all I want to be,
Is everything You want me to be-
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys To unlock my soul,
But I didn't know-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know You call me beautiful
(Bridge)
The story is better than I could dream after all,
Now this is reality
To know You and to hear You call me beautiful
Call me beautiful-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know-
Now that I know
You call me beautiful"
-"You Call Me Beautiful"
song by Ginny Owens
(Btw, I'm starting to like this "bullet-point thing" - it helps me order my thoughts, plus probably makes it easier for you all to read than my standard, long rambles !)
So: 1) remember when I said last time that when I was feeling down, I was faced by the choice to "lie" and say I was fine, or to "be honest" and say I'm not ? Well, I actually don't think the telling everyone I'm feeling rubbish is being honest either and isn't helpful: So often I just get things out of perspective so badly. In fact, I do have so much in my life to be grateful for, and my rollercoastering emotions aren't really an accurate indication of how things are going.
Other things:
2) I have now started an HTML tutorial, which is proving really interesting ! At the moment it's just giving me basic grasp of the concepts used, but hopefully eventually I'll learn something to help me as I fiddle with blog and MySpace pages. - Don't expect too much though, yet !
3) If anyone is interested, tomorrow night in the Bristol Student's Union LiveSoc (The Live Music Society) is going to be having their fortnightly "open Mic Night" (in which I'm playing a short set). It's always a really good time, fairly chilled with some good music ! It's in AR2 from 8 onwards (til bout 10.30/11ish). Sorry for the plug - but then it would be good to see people there, and I'm never very good at telling people about things. Plus I spose it's allowed for me to plug shamelessly on my own site ?
4) The song I promised you:
Do take some time to read through the lyrics. No pun intended, but the lyrics are beautiful, and even better - true !
"I've been waiting
For a hero who's brave and strong-
Someone to love me,
Someone to tell me I belong,
So I pretend I'm satisfied,
And I stand watching from the sidelines,
Till You pull me into the light
And say, "It's Your turn now,
Welcome to your life!"
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys to unlock my soul
Oh You call me beautiful
There's a smile on my face,
And a brand new light in my eyes,
It's a new day,
And I've never felt so alive-
I feel as if I could conquer anything,
Oh thats what Your love has done for me,
And now all I want to be,
Is everything You want me to be-
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys To unlock my soul,
But I didn't know-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know You call me beautiful
(Bridge)
The story is better than I could dream after all,
Now this is reality
To know You and to hear You call me beautiful
Call me beautiful-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know-
Now that I know
You call me beautiful"
-"You Call Me Beautiful"
song by Ginny Owens
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Stuff
Well, again, this is the problem with not posting often enough - I find I think up stuff I want to say in a post, then I don't write it - saying I will later - then think up even more stuff to say, and so end up saying none of it ! So it goes in the world of Ro's blog. This shall therefore be a short post (for me that is, lol!) which is not very exciting and containing none of the things which I originally intended to blog about, in true Ro Rambling style:
1) Life at uni is hard. It's a shock being thrown back in at the deep end again - you'd think after 7 terms of this I'd be used to the going in and out by now ! But no, it feels completely different each time. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed atm, work and other stuff. In consequence, I feel really bad, cause on the one hand, when people ask me how I am, if I say - "I'm fine thanks", I'm not really telling the truth and so end up feeling rubbish. But , if I say "I'm not great", then I have to precede to say why, which is long and complicated, and also makes me feel rubbish because it makes me feel like I'm dumping on people, as I always feel I do at Uni. Also, sometimes there's nothing I'd like more than to tell people how I'm really feeling, that is, if I actually knew how to express it in words - it can get very frustrating to say the least. So I therefore tend to go for a middling option, trying to making light of things, of "I'm not wonderful, but it'll be ok. Moving swiftly on, how are you ?" But yes, things will be fine really. I just really need to stop pretending that problems just go away if you ignore them !! I can't believe how stressed I am already - and I was supposed to not be getting stressed this term !
2) I have made a new addition to the sidebar of this blog, as you will see - it's not until I added it, that I realised actually how many quotes I have which I like ! So, I may rotate them quite frequently. The quote doesn't look entirely how I want it to, but until I make time to go through a proper HTML tutorial, it will stay that way unfortunately. If there are any suggestions of quotes, comment and they will be considered !
3) I have also added my MySpace page as a link. This is a fairly recent addition to my online profile pages (now number 3 I think in total) and so it is not wildly exciting. I made it mainly so I can chat to friends online on it, so if anyone does also have a MySpace page, then tell me and I'll add you.
Well, exciting as that has been, I think I must go and sleep - I could blog on many other things, but I do want to be able to follow my 9 lecture tomorrow morning ! So, farewell for now.
1) Life at uni is hard. It's a shock being thrown back in at the deep end again - you'd think after 7 terms of this I'd be used to the going in and out by now ! But no, it feels completely different each time. I am feeling a bit overwhelmed atm, work and other stuff. In consequence, I feel really bad, cause on the one hand, when people ask me how I am, if I say - "I'm fine thanks", I'm not really telling the truth and so end up feeling rubbish. But , if I say "I'm not great", then I have to precede to say why, which is long and complicated, and also makes me feel rubbish because it makes me feel like I'm dumping on people, as I always feel I do at Uni. Also, sometimes there's nothing I'd like more than to tell people how I'm really feeling, that is, if I actually knew how to express it in words - it can get very frustrating to say the least. So I therefore tend to go for a middling option, trying to making light of things, of "I'm not wonderful, but it'll be ok. Moving swiftly on, how are you ?" But yes, things will be fine really. I just really need to stop pretending that problems just go away if you ignore them !! I can't believe how stressed I am already - and I was supposed to not be getting stressed this term !
2) I have made a new addition to the sidebar of this blog, as you will see - it's not until I added it, that I realised actually how many quotes I have which I like ! So, I may rotate them quite frequently. The quote doesn't look entirely how I want it to, but until I make time to go through a proper HTML tutorial, it will stay that way unfortunately. If there are any suggestions of quotes, comment and they will be considered !
3) I have also added my MySpace page as a link. This is a fairly recent addition to my online profile pages (now number 3 I think in total) and so it is not wildly exciting. I made it mainly so I can chat to friends online on it, so if anyone does also have a MySpace page, then tell me and I'll add you.
Well, exciting as that has been, I think I must go and sleep - I could blog on many other things, but I do want to be able to follow my 9 lecture tomorrow morning ! So, farewell for now.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Well, I'm back in Bristol...
and feeling very mixed about it. I haven't for a long while felt so many conflicting emotions within the space of 14 hours. I have felt: fear, anger, bitterness, sadness, and just felt generally overwhelmed. Yet, also I have not laughed as hard as I did a couple of hours ago for a good while, and also a good deal of joy at seeing some good friends again after not having seen them for a few weeks, (even if I couldn't speak properly !). So, an odd mixture really.
Well, a slightly different topic (the problem with not blogging for a while): the evening service tonight. For those who don't have a clue what I'm going on about, I refer to the first of the "3rd sunday" special "high-impact" services at Woodies. It seems to be kinda like a replacement for the termly guest services, to which we can invite friends. The series for the rest of this year is on "Believe it or not". I would describe tonight as, well, interesting. One comment I heard of "an adult version of the mix" seems quite a good way of summing it up. It's really hard for me to comment as to how I personally thought it went overall, as I wasn't tonight perhaps in the best place for that (no, not seating wise, I mean emotionally wise). But generally, I think it's a good idea, but I think, as with anything new, it will take people a while to get used to and catch hold of the vision for, and we also all need to reflect on and chat about how we felt things went, to between us build up a picture of how it went and to see if there are things which need work for next time.
I think it's good to do things differently sometimes. The lighting and powerpoint presentations I thought were good, and I especially liked the way Philip Jinadu read the passage tonight !! I liked the way there were various things you could do at the end as 'alternative worship' e.g. writing prayers on a big sheet of black paper etc. The music being quite so loud may put some people off, but I thought the band sounded really good tonight. One thing I did find unhelpful, was the way in which they overlayed the words to the songs onto live images of the band - personally I found it a bit distracting (not because I don't like seeing the band, but just because me being kindof musical, sometimes, I have enough problems trying to keep my mind focused on God rather than what riff the bassist is playing next as it is !) but I know that some other people I spoke to really liked it. Philip Jinadu spoke really well, and although I was a bit tired, I was really awake for his talk - bits of it really resonated with me. I know that's all a bit vague, but it is late, and I'm tired. Maybe I'll blog on the topic again once I've had a bit more time to reflect (and sleep !)
One last thing before I do go and get some sleep, on my original topic for this post: During the service tonight I was again reminded of the passage I mentionned before, in Acts. I'm going to write it out this time:
"From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would SEEK Him and perhaps REACH OUT for Him and FIND Him, though HE IS NOT FAR FROM EACH ONE OF US. For in Him we live and move and have our being." Acts17:26-28
Even in the midst of all those people tonight, I found myself feeling very alone - partly a consequence of the quick transition from home, where I'm constantly surrounded by people, to Bristol, where well, even when I am with people, I still feel more independent, but partly I think also a good trick of the enemy (cause we are all in a spiritual battle, whether we know/admit it or not). Cause I AM NOT ALONE. I have to keep reminding myself of that fact (and in fact, that's why I looked up this passage again during the service tonight). Even when I'm feeling far from home and family, not only do I, amazingly, have some really good friends around me, who do care about me, but I also have an amazing God who loves me (amazingly) and watches over me, and says He'll NEVER leave me alone (cf Psalm 139). How amazing is that !!! If knowing that doesn't comfort me, then what will ?!!!!!
Well, a slightly different topic (the problem with not blogging for a while): the evening service tonight. For those who don't have a clue what I'm going on about, I refer to the first of the "3rd sunday" special "high-impact" services at Woodies. It seems to be kinda like a replacement for the termly guest services, to which we can invite friends. The series for the rest of this year is on "Believe it or not". I would describe tonight as, well, interesting. One comment I heard of "an adult version of the mix" seems quite a good way of summing it up. It's really hard for me to comment as to how I personally thought it went overall, as I wasn't tonight perhaps in the best place for that (no, not seating wise, I mean emotionally wise). But generally, I think it's a good idea, but I think, as with anything new, it will take people a while to get used to and catch hold of the vision for, and we also all need to reflect on and chat about how we felt things went, to between us build up a picture of how it went and to see if there are things which need work for next time.
I think it's good to do things differently sometimes. The lighting and powerpoint presentations I thought were good, and I especially liked the way Philip Jinadu read the passage tonight !! I liked the way there were various things you could do at the end as 'alternative worship' e.g. writing prayers on a big sheet of black paper etc. The music being quite so loud may put some people off, but I thought the band sounded really good tonight. One thing I did find unhelpful, was the way in which they overlayed the words to the songs onto live images of the band - personally I found it a bit distracting (not because I don't like seeing the band, but just because me being kindof musical, sometimes, I have enough problems trying to keep my mind focused on God rather than what riff the bassist is playing next as it is !) but I know that some other people I spoke to really liked it. Philip Jinadu spoke really well, and although I was a bit tired, I was really awake for his talk - bits of it really resonated with me. I know that's all a bit vague, but it is late, and I'm tired. Maybe I'll blog on the topic again once I've had a bit more time to reflect (and sleep !)
One last thing before I do go and get some sleep, on my original topic for this post: During the service tonight I was again reminded of the passage I mentionned before, in Acts. I'm going to write it out this time:
"From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would SEEK Him and perhaps REACH OUT for Him and FIND Him, though HE IS NOT FAR FROM EACH ONE OF US. For in Him we live and move and have our being." Acts17:26-28
Even in the midst of all those people tonight, I found myself feeling very alone - partly a consequence of the quick transition from home, where I'm constantly surrounded by people, to Bristol, where well, even when I am with people, I still feel more independent, but partly I think also a good trick of the enemy (cause we are all in a spiritual battle, whether we know/admit it or not). Cause I AM NOT ALONE. I have to keep reminding myself of that fact (and in fact, that's why I looked up this passage again during the service tonight). Even when I'm feeling far from home and family, not only do I, amazingly, have some really good friends around me, who do care about me, but I also have an amazing God who loves me (amazingly) and watches over me, and says He'll NEVER leave me alone (cf Psalm 139). How amazing is that !!! If knowing that doesn't comfort me, then what will ?!!!!!
Monday, January 02, 2006
First post of 2006 !
Well, I know it's been a while, but let me wish everyone a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR !!! Welcome to 2006 ! I hope that everyone had a good Christmas and enjoyed celebrating the new year.
At the start of a new year, I always try and take the time to reflect on how the past year has been, and where things are going for the next year - I don't ever manage to make enough time as I should or I'd like, just because everything is so busy, and it does feel weird trying to think over a year in terms of date (since being at Uni i tend to think of everything in terms of academic year!) But it is a useful thing to do.
2005 has been, or I spose was, quite a year ! I won't go into specifics here, but suffice to say that I feel like a lot has happened and just know that 2005 was a big year for me in many respects. And 2006...well...I have to say I'm scared stiff about what's coming - about this next term (for many reasons) and then what I should be doing after this year finishes (as I should have been applying for things already). But I just need to remember that whatever is coming, I don't have to face it alone. (Over this holiday, ever since I was directed there by a friend, I have found certain verses in the Bible really helpful to me - Acts17:24-28, especially 27-28. If you have a Bible you may want to check them out.)
At the start of each new year I am reminded of a sunrise. I have always loved sunrises - as well as being very beautiful, to me they always symbolise a fresh start, a new day (or in this case year). I want to live this year yes being mindful of the past, but at the same time pressing on into what God has in store for this year !
Anyway, I should be getting on with things - amazing how you can spend weeks in the holidays feeling very busy but then at the end of the day you don't quite know what you were busy with or where the time has gone ! (Is that a common experience or is it just me ?) I will blog again when I have something worth blogging about. Til then, enjoy 2006 !
At the start of a new year, I always try and take the time to reflect on how the past year has been, and where things are going for the next year - I don't ever manage to make enough time as I should or I'd like, just because everything is so busy, and it does feel weird trying to think over a year in terms of date (since being at Uni i tend to think of everything in terms of academic year!) But it is a useful thing to do.
2005 has been, or I spose was, quite a year ! I won't go into specifics here, but suffice to say that I feel like a lot has happened and just know that 2005 was a big year for me in many respects. And 2006...well...I have to say I'm scared stiff about what's coming - about this next term (for many reasons) and then what I should be doing after this year finishes (as I should have been applying for things already). But I just need to remember that whatever is coming, I don't have to face it alone. (Over this holiday, ever since I was directed there by a friend, I have found certain verses in the Bible really helpful to me - Acts17:24-28, especially 27-28. If you have a Bible you may want to check them out.)
At the start of each new year I am reminded of a sunrise. I have always loved sunrises - as well as being very beautiful, to me they always symbolise a fresh start, a new day (or in this case year). I want to live this year yes being mindful of the past, but at the same time pressing on into what God has in store for this year !
Anyway, I should be getting on with things - amazing how you can spend weeks in the holidays feeling very busy but then at the end of the day you don't quite know what you were busy with or where the time has gone ! (Is that a common experience or is it just me ?) I will blog again when I have something worth blogging about. Til then, enjoy 2006 !
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