from where i'm standing

Hello, it's me again
A whole lot's changed since I left and
I don't know I guess I felt like checking in

1. lately i have been loving schuyler fisk. definitely check her out, she will rock your world.
2. i'm ready to graduate, to move on, i feel like i'm supposed to be done, but school keeps holding me back. its really lame... i want to get going. to travel, to LIVE.
3. double deuces, next week, i'm old. my friends are getting married. that's when you know that you are getting old. watch out young ones, your time will come.
4. i hate money. really, truly i do. i wish i had none, or a lot so i wouldn't have to manage it. i would be a great homeless person. i already dress like a bag lady most of the time.
5. God is making me wait right now, on a lot of things. It makes me feel like a child who needs to use the potty. i think i'm going to end up peeing my pants before i finally know the answers.
6. i don't know what i want. if i confuse you, you should hop into my brain, look around, and see that i am even more confused than you about what i'm doing, where i'm going, what i'm looking for.
7. and lastly, if you claim to be someones friend, act like it....

i'm on my way to who knows where doing who knows what.

-danielle"hold your horses" baldwin.

p.s. i hope everyone out there in xangaland is doing splendidly. i must bid a'do.

com‧pas‧sion 
–noun

1.	a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.

my lack of compassion infuriates me.

i hate that i care more about how i look than i do about a child eating.

i would rather spend my money on a chai creme frap- than give to those in need.

i would spend a day at home reading a book, or watching a movie, instead of helping build houses, or volunteering at a homeless shelter.

i give my tithe and think i'm done.

i justify my lack of volunteering because i haven't any time..

or by "thinking" about mission trips that i never go on.

although i'm not always thinking about others...while i'm doing those things. that is the problem. i should not be just thinking about myself. i want to be broken for people. for their needs. being led to compassion...

Jeremiah 4:19

 19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish!
       I writhe in pain.
       Oh, the agony of my heart!
       My heart pounds within me,
       I cannot keep silent.
       For I have heard the sound of the trumpet;
       I have heard the battle cry.

McDreamy?

welcome the slow down.

feel your heart. is it beating quickly?

most of the time, mine beats way faster than normal. because of the pace of our lives. it is said anxiety has increased due to the added stress we pack on each day. we set impossible goals for each day not realizing there is not enough hours in the day to accomplish all we hope to. we load each day with more weight than we can carry. time seems to pass by so quickly. we almost wish the seconds/minutes/hours/days away so we can reach that next big thing.

why don't we take time to enjoy the journey? instead of racing through the day. stop. take a break. take a walk. gaze into the clouds. take a drive in the country. call an old friend for a chat. we don't leave enough room to rest in our busy lives. we don't leave room for spontanity. so take time to breathe.

your heart will appreciate the slow down.

...life is a funny thing. we don't want to lose it, yet most of the time we wish it away...

Currently Watching Grey's Anatomy - Season Two By Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kate Walsh, Isaiah Washington, Patrick Dempsey see related

Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on
And there will be an end to these troubles
But until that day comes
Still I will praise You, still I will praise You

i love love life church. because it doesn't not tip toe around controvercial issues. it walks straight in to them with stomping feet. do not be afraid to offend. Jesus offended the pharisees, and church people are not always going to agree, even when you are reaching people like Jesus did and does.

okay. well besides God showing me what's what. I've been getting addicted to grey's anatomy. and liking pumpkin fraps. oh fall is my favorite season.

i seriously can't wait. i guess i'll take my regular 5 comments now. okthanks.