Fancy that.: October 2007

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

My life, as I know it, has landed me in Brandon, Manitoba.
I short while ago I remembered an incident from my childhood.
Kids club. Grade 6.
Our teacher asked us where we thought we'd end up. (Trying to make the point that we really didn't know where we'd end up). Most of the kids said they'd either move to Alberta, or stay in Saskatchewan. I was the only one who, oddly enough, said I was going to move to Manitoba. My friend then said, what about if she ended up in jail. I said I'd come keep her company. I've lost touch with that friend, but I don't think she's ended up in jail yet. So I don't have to keep her company.

In the month that that I've been here, I've learned things that I somehow missed before. Most importantly about loving God and loving people. Being out on my own, being myself, choosing for myself, what is going to have importance and what isn't, has taught me so much about myself and what my priorities are; what was lacking before, and what is still lacking. I know it's a very odd thing.

I love what I'm doing here. I love the people I've met. And I love the things I'm learning.
But my next learning experience is about my limitations. Physical and otherwise. Struggling through exams makes me wonder what I was really meant for. I worked hard to get here. I worked my butt off for 2 years to earn enough to make it this far. There's no way I can let myself fail. And learning not to do so, is the next experience. Pre-mid-term tests were a wake-up. And life gets even busier.

My typing doesn't make as much sense as it used to, although I was never really certain if I ever came to any conclusions. But I missed my blog. For at least one moment. And that's why this came out.

Seanna spake at 5:02 PM