No floors, but I have a foundation...

I've been reflecting a lot in the past 24 hours. It probably has something to do with the fact that I was sick, after all what else is there to do? After two movies, TV just doesn't seem like a good option anymore. So, back to reflecting.

I have been thinking a lot about the semester coming to a close.
I have been thinking about faith.
Redefining what courage is.
Thinking a lot about what it means to finish well...

I have realized in the last 24 hours that I have underestimated myself.
I have received a lot of encouragement through the Hurricane. I have been pushing through doing school work, WyldLife, being an RA, going to classes, dealing with emotions of home, trying to help my parents as I can, trying to strive to encourage others when I've needed it myself. I have told myself that I'm struggling in faith because I've been so distracted by life. I've told myself that I'm not courageous,  as I feel like I'm scared. I feel as though I am doing poorly, no matter how hard I try, in finishing my schoolwork.

But in the last 24 hours I've realized some very important life lessons...

Being distracted by life does not mean you have lost your faith, just that you need to focus on it instead of the distractions.

Courage is not the absence of fear, it isn't roaring, it's the ability to keep facing what you are going through bravely continuing to grow in who you are.

Schoolwork is not the alpha and omega of life. In fact, schoolwork is the transport to get me to my goal... sometimes you will do better than other times. Some stages in life take precedence to school work, and that is okay. School is not my life, merely a part of it.

That knowledge has freed me to keep trying.

This too shall pass...