brennan marie: silly bird, dirty puddle

i saw a bird plunge his head into a puddle today. it looked refreshing, until i realized that the puddle was a mucky dirty city of a thing. the bird looked happy though... and some say happiness is all that matters, which is something i used to think. "i don't care what i do, i just want to be happy in the end. success is only success if you are happy." that was my mindset for the past few years. i had a talk with a classmate this semester about who i am & what i live for. i was so excited & confident in what i was sharing that i was disappointed in the response i received at the end. he asked me, "well, are you happy?" confused i responded "well yes of course".... and he said, "well that's all that matters then..." rather perplexed i said goodnight & we parted ways. ...had any of what i said registered? frustrated, i tried to understand why i wasn't content with agreeing to being happy... it was because i don't just want to be happy, i want to be fulfilled! i want my life to glorify Gods kingdom, i want to do His work & spread his love. it was a wonderful realization.

it is now summer, and i am thankful. my life stopped twice last week. First when i lost my sketchbook and Second when i lost my harddrive... thankfully they were both found. 4 final projects & 1 exam - check! and now we look ahead. not too far ahead... but ahead.

here are some photos from this past week...

<- i made the raw carrot & cabbage salad last week, so delicious.