Writing. Writing has become my daily activity. Just about everything I have done, and everything I plan to do needs to be written up, revised, plotted, labeled, polished, and polished some more. I am terrible at writing in the morning, but somehow when I hide from the world at my desk at home in the evening, writing can actually happen.
Running. Running has become my go-to stress reliever. I feel good when I run, and not so good when I decide to skip my run to get some more writing in. I like running in the morning, when the world seems bustling with life.
Waiting. Waiting is what I have been doing in the back of my head all spring. Waiting to hear about funding. Waiting on results of medical tests. Waiting on someone else's decisions. Waiting on all these things that have a huge impact on my life, and yet are completely out of my hands. In some ways, waiting is harder then writing. And writing when waiting... maybe I should go for a run first.
Hoping. Hoping for good news, or at least lack of bad news. Hoping the decisions I am making now will be good short- and long-term. Hoping to move closer to graduation. Hoping that all this progress I am making this spring can only mean good things. Hoping for good results later in the year. Now, that's a lot of hoping!
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4 comments:
Good post... although a little scary... I hope all is well
sounds like a lot is going on. hopr it all turns out
wishing you'll get what you're hoping for while you're waiting! And yes, go for that run. I agree...it's the best of stress relievers.
HG - thanks!
Cath - thanks, some of the things have (thankfully) been resolving, but some are still to be determined. It is crazy how much of a drain waiting can be!
SM - thanks, it is a lot. I am hoping for the best also!
WS - thank you! I do not know how I would keep my shit together if it wasn't for running.
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