camping, and learning how to organize

I am really looking forward to the weekend…these days my weekend starts Saturday night, because I’m working that day. So I may be going camping, which is fun! My new friends Ashley and Mike from Tallahassee invited me. It’ll be close to Atlanta, probably Stone Mountain Park. I get to unearth my tent and use my big internal frame pack to carry it. I like being outdoors! I never really look at the weather forecast, I just hope it’ll be nice. And if it rains, we’ll either do something else or play cards in the tent or something.

I want to get organized in alot of ways. It just makes everything easier to handle and less stressful, when you’ve set time aside for certain things and can focus on them. I want to practice being focused (especially at work); I feel like it is something I can grow in. I think becoming an organized person is a discipline that will take time, and I refuse to be upset about it or worry. That’s unproductive. I just want to keep trying, and learn from any mistakes, and press on. And I won’t forget to enjoy my life right now, as it is. It is such a gift to live, and it’d be bad to overlook the goodness of today just because it didn’t play out like I had thought it would, or I didn’t accomplish everything. I am learning that accomplishments are good, but they are not what really sustain me. It is very encouraging when I complete something that was difficult and do it well. But it just feels hollow to live only for accomplishing things. Here are some verses in the Bible I have been reading related to this:

Isaiah 55- God really wants us to come freely and listen to him, and we’ll delight in “the richest of fare” 

Matthew 6:19-21 This makes me wonder, where am I storing my treasure and where is my hope? is it in heaven?

John 6:27-29 Jesus says all we need to do is believe in him. That’s pretty amazing.

John 6:63 Wow, the words of Jesus are spirit and they are life. 

So that’s it for tonight. Thanks for reading!

-David

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