Just writing a quick post in between concert choir and musical theatre classes...our choir concert is Friday and Dr. Peterson is really pushing us hard. We're going to do well - but rehearsal has me absolutely exhausted!! Performing is so rewarding but it can be sooooo tiring. :(

I am totally getting food after this class...food will help me so much. :p If I don't get food after this class, I'm going to fall over!

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It's strange - it seems my ankle is recovering faster than my respiratory tract, and I haven't even started physical therapy yet :p

These OTC pills seem to be helping alleviate the symptoms, though. The pharmacist at Target, right by DSC, is awesome :D

I'm having a hard time thinking of things to write about for my creative writing class. I'm tired of writing about events in my life - besides, I've written about all the good ones already. I'm reading in the textbook about what makes a good story and stuff, but I just can't think of anything that will fit in all those parameters!

I'll ask some questions in class tomorrow...I'm sure I'll find some enlightenment there.

The National Association of Teachers of Singing competition (this year, held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City) is approaching *fast.* I have so much practice to do and I haven't been able to do it because of the sickness. But with these pills the pharmacist recommended...I think I'll be okay. I've chosen some very difficult repertoire but it should be good - provided that I am physically able to practice beforehand and actually sing at the competition itself.

And I need to practice now, while I can, but my roommate is on the phone :(

It'll all be fine, sleep will make it all good.

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I get so frustrated when things don't happen right away. I want everything now, now, now.

But things happen in time. Things happen in God's time, in Tao's time. It's like a savings account. I put in a little bit of money, it gains interest and becomes a big amount of money.

A butterfly in China beating its wings can cause a hurricane in the Americas. What can that butterfly do? Just beat its wings as best as it knows how.

I need to be patient. Little seeds will grow. Little seeds grow into majestic trees that cannot be torn down. Every majestic, tough tree started as a little seed.

This is my seed. This is my seed for the upcoming year. Fake it till I make it. Breathe. Remember higher power. Smile at people. Say hello. Make friendship deposits. It will pay off. It will pay off. Just put it in now. Put in the little now and the big return will come later.

Don't just look for the Big Reward. Don't just focus on that. Focus on the process. Life is a process. I can't expect to be accepted by any and everyone when I haven't even been back one Sunday. It will work out. It's just gradual. Breathe. Continue. Endure to the End. It will turn out. It will turn out. It will turn out well.

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