"I gotta make clear, I can't say baby where I'll be in year..."

It's been a while since I last wrote. I'm not sure what happened, but evidently I was busy doing something. Honestly, I don't have anything super interesting to write about today. I can feel a change coming for me though. I have completely changed my daily schedule for one. I've removed some things, and added a few new activities. Opportunities are suddenly presenting themselves from many different directions. It's actually very interesting, and sort of exciting. I don't know where I will be in the next few months, but I know it will be a different place in many ways.

I want to share some awesome lyrics. They're so easy for a lot of people to relate to. I've actually never heard the song, I've only read the lyrics. You might recognize some of the lyrics from the title of a previous post.

Down those old ancient streets
Down those old ancient roads
Baby there together we must go
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Till you're satisfied with your life
Till you're satisfied with your life
Till you're satisfied with your life
And it's running right, and it's running right

Till you deal with the poison inside
Sometimes you've got to sit down and cry
When you deal with the poison inside
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Till you feel the tingle up your spine
Till you're satisfied and you're mine
Till you feel a tingle up your spine
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Till you live in the glory of the One
Till you live in the land of the sun
Till you feel like your life has just begun
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Till we dwell in the house of the Lord
Till you don't have to worry no more
Till you open a brand new world
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Till it makes you feel alright
Till you're satisfied with your life
Till you know you live in the Light
Till we get the healing done
Oh till we get the healing done

Till you look at the mountains every day
Till you wash all your troubles away
And you live right here in the day
Till we get the healing done
Oh till we get the healing done

Oh till it's Truth and it's beauty and it's grace
Till you've finally found your true place
Till you know your original face
Till we get the healing done
Oh child, till we get the healing done

Oh when everything's going right
Till you're satisfied with your life
Till you're living in the Light
Till we get the healing done
Oh till we get the healing done

Oh when you feel it, when you feel it in your soul
Baby, and you really know
That you reap just what you sow
When we get the healing done
Oh till we get the healing done
Till you know that it's working every time
Till you work it out in your mind
And you know it straight down the line
Till you get the healing done
Oh make no worry till we get the healing done

Oh we gonna go back, back to our favourite place
Oh look at it again
See it all through different eyes
When we get the healing done
Oh when we get the healing done

Oh we're living for the grace of the Lord
Baby feel so good about it all
Oh give thanks every day
Till we get the healing done
Oh till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done

Oh baby, baby till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done
Baby you got to stay
Till we get the healing done

If it takes to the break of day
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done
Till we get the healing done
You got to stay all night long

Breakthrough or Bondage?

I often get random, interesting thoughts when I can't write them down. Tonight, when I was in the shower, I had one such thought. We are so lucky to have such advanced technology at our fingertips. A lot of us can accomplish everything we need to take care of from our cell phone. At first thought, this realization was quite freeing! After thinking it through, I changed my mind. It isn't freeing at all, but actually quite the opposite.

If you try to call someone on their cell phone and they don't pick up, you're automatically frustrated. "Where is she? What could he possibly be doing, that he couldn't answer? Did she leave her phone in the car again?!" We want instant gratification. We WANT to know where the spare set of keys are. We WANT milk from the grocery store. We WANT to meet an hour later than what was planned. We WANT, WANT, WANT! This technology has allowed us to forgo waiting patiently, be poor planners, and change plans at a moments notice. Before cell phones we had to wait until a person came home to ask about the spare keys. We either thought about the milk before leaving for the grocery store or it didn't get bought. We had to drop what we were doing to go meet the person if we said we would be there.

Besides being frustrated with others for not picking up, we feel we need to be available 24/7, so that we ourselves don't become the frustration. This realization hit me today when I made sure to take my phone when walking my dog for five minutes.

People sometimes get worried when we don't answer. They even get worried when they can't get a hold of you for 15 minutes. "Well where were you? I've been calling and calling". It's just strange to think how many generations got by just fine, without cell phones. Also strange to think there's a generation of young people that has never known a time without them.

So I suppose it's up to the user, just how bound to their phone they want to be. If you're always available, callers might get worried when you don't answer. However, if you can't always be reached instantly...Maybe try leaving your phone where you can't hear it for a few hours. Warning, this could be a dangerous experiment. Please do not try this if:

1.Your friend is getting their wisdom teeth removed and you're their emergency contact
2.You have your phone alarm set for when you need to take your Lipitor, Yasmin, or Ritalin
3.You need to watch for and de-tag/delete questionable photos and wall posts on Facebook

Information Sponge

Most of my life I have never enjoyed reading. I think the main reason was that I hated sitting still. I would read a few pages and either have to get up and do something or I fell asleep. If you read my first few posts you already know this. If you were wondering, I'm STILL trying to work my way through Julie and Julia. Yes, I am that slow of a reader. I do have a good excuse now though. Right now I'm reading like I have never read before. I'm like a sponge, soaking up information. I'm currently reading about 6 books off and on. This probably drives some of you crazy and you're thinking, "How can she be reading all of those at once? Just finish one then move on to the next!" Hoho, no no my friend, if I did that I would lose interest quickly. It's the variety that keeps me reading.

I basically only read informational books. I'm not really a fan of fiction. Right now I'm working on:

Julie and Julia (since November!)
Captivating (again)
Wild at Heart (again)
The Complete Book of Running (I promise I'll give it back!)
The Beginners Guide to Intercessory Prayer
The Bible (does that count?)

Well these are all very interesting and keep me coming back. Hopefully I can finish them soon, so the pile on my nightstand shrinks a little!