I Actually Had a Good Day Yesterday

The way my life has been going lately it was a welcomed surprise. My morning was same ol', same ol' with Sunday church, set up/tear down, etc. Nothing bad but nothing great. It wasn't till I got a call from one of my close friends Daniel.

He's in Texas raising support with his fiance and he was driving to Dallas and wanted to waste some time. He knew I was going through some stuff and I gave him the update and the latest craptacular events that happened this past week. Daniel was so encouraging telling me that he was glad he wasn't in my position (really, I loved the honesty) then proceeded to tell me of some of the crap he's been through these past couple of years. He also prayed for me and gave me some pearls of wisdom. It wasn't anything too "life-altering" but it helped and it was great to talk, having him listen and genuinely care about my situation. As I was getting off my best friend from LA, Vic, called.

It had been a while since we last talked due to that timeless game of phone chat we constantly play. I gave him the update too and he told me what he has been going through. Though it too was not "life-altering" the down and dirty "here's our lives, it sucks, we're not happy with it, be we're standing together as brothers in Christ" conversation was what I needed. That's what I love about God; we don't have to always be happy, we can vent and be "real" with Him, and I won't be struck down for it. I have the freedom to feel what I feel, think what I think, and know that's normal! That's all I want right now. I just want to be normal and not be ostracized for it.

Deep down inside I know what I'm called to do. I will be a sport psych/performance enhancement consultant, teacher/prof, and doing something in government with character. But, it is enticing to move to Europe, become a writer, and live the boheimian life. Not gonna lie, it's VERY appealing right now. But alas, I know God wants me here and I will wait on Him.

Until then I have this great new book I bought while waiting to watch the new "Pirates" movie. It's called, "The Rise of the Creative Class." Talks about how the creative people who populate creativce centers (i.e. Austin, Seattle, etc.) are the reasons for economic growth and are the key to our country's future not only economically but culturally and influentially. I'll give brief updates as I read. I love it because this is something I would've wrote but more as an essay since I don't have the time to do the research and come up with the stats as Richard Florida (author) has done.

One last thing. Please check out laist.com and it's various other city blogs that you can find links to atop of their pages. They are great reads and worth bookmarking on your computer. I'm biased and think laist is the best but torontoist and austinist can hold their own. Don't get me wrong there are NO subpar blogs in this line but those are my favorites. Enjoy! Lates!