Bits of Dreams: One Shots, Quotes, and Other Random Writings

Blessed

Alright, I'm going to try something new here. I go through these phases where I'm super bummed and hate my life and am unhappy with it. So, instead of focusing on the bad things, I'm going to focus on the good things. After all, what better way to "be glad and rejoice" (Philippians 2:18 ESV) than to count my blessings?

What I'm bummed about:

I see former friends and relatives my age who are moving out of their parents' houses and starting their own lives at college, and realize that I have no life, no friends, and am generally unsatisfied with my life and how it's going so far. Also, I'm not real happy about the fact that all of the classes I'm taking right now are online (I went through all of high school taking only online classes, so I am not particularly fond of them) because as of right now, I just don't have any way to get out to the school several times a week (I don't have my driver's license quite yet, my family only has one vehicle, and both of my parents work full-time. Also, public transportation isn't exactly the safest option for young women who are traveling by themselves. Hate to say it, but it's true.).

What I'm going to focus on instead:

I am able to go to college. I know there are so many people out there who simply don't have the time or the money to be able to go to college, or they never graduated from high school, so they can't get in. But can go. Right now I'm starting at the local community college, which is really okay with me because it's a pretty nice school. There are tons of resources for me to use and tons of activities that I can get involved in. The main campus is about a half hour drive from where I live (less if I hop on the highway :)), but there's another campus that's ten minutes away, which will be great once I'm taking classes on-campus.

Also, starting next semester, I will have to take actual, non-online classes, because apparently, there aren't that many online classes available for people who are working on their associate of arts degree. And as I'm writing I'm realizing that I want to write more on this topic, but the rest of what I want to add is intensely personal. I probably shouldn't be putting it up on social media for the whole world to see, so I'm going to keep the rest to myself, but the point is that I am going to work on focusing on the good rather than the bad.

Goodnight, dear reader. I hope you are able to find all of the ways God has blessed you and can fully appreciate those blessings. I know that I don't do a real great job of it myself, but I hope to get better at it. I don't know you, but I pray that God will do wonderful things in your life, and I want you to know that I love you!