I Dig Normal

Today was not the best day ever.  Today was not the hardest day ever. Today was a day.  Perhaps that seems like an anticlimactic beginning to a blog entry and perhaps it is.  Reality is that its quite nice to simply have "a day".  I'm over the roller coaster emotions of change and transistion.  Settling into life and enjoying it is probably the nicest way to go about my daily affairs.  Not that having a super amazing day isn't nice once in a while but the consistency of knowing whats on my schedule, what I need to get done and whats expected of me is nice in a lot of ways.

The office work is simple enough if not consistent.  The things that need to get done are piling up-- and that is because I'm a work-a-holic and I like giving myself more to do than I can handle.  God forbid I learn how to relax.  I'm breathing.  Which is so much better than hyperventilating.  I'm only slightly annoyed at the ants that always seem to make my computer screen home and the frustratios of battling the ever present thunderstorms that chase me and my fragile mac all the way home at the end of a work day.  I'm digging some Buddha in my life but I still occasionally miss Jesus.  There's a christian church in the village down the street-- I'm thinking sunday I might stop by and see what it has to offer.  I'm finding the balance in the chaos.  Balance in all things.

I miss my friends at home.  As many of my friend begin their college year I am reminded of how much I gained at Bryn Athyn and how much I miss leading worship.  I love being here and love what I'm doing but my heart sings when I'm able to give people a new understanding of what God is in my life.  For example, I realize Jesus would be one of those cool dudes with bongos at an open mic night that people flock too and buddha would be the best snuggle buddy of all time.  That little quip would be how I'd start a talk if I were giving one.  I miss those.  I'm ok without them.

I'm hot and gross and tired and in dire need of some stewed fried pork leg with basil leaves for dinner.  There is nothing like a meal like that in a country like this at the end of a long hot day to make you realize what you have and let go of what you haven't.  Today was good and normal.  I dig normal.