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in the midst of passing bravery , in the face of our own injuries, is the constant generosity of grace. It's the beauty in the tales we tell, it's the pressing on and ending well , it's the joy that comes when we give our self away ~Sara Groves
12.25.2012
12.18.2012
...six months later
Since it’s been six months, it is time for a blog post, but since it has been that long, “let me sum up”.
Between June 17th and now:
- I held a part-time job (that wasn’t work study) and a large credit load simultaneously, and was mostly successful. But I don’t want to do that again.
- Experience continues to reinforce what I’ve learned about interpersonal relationships.
- God filled in the gaps made by disappointments and sometimes immediately replaced them with something lovely.
- I read two books for pleasure: Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen, and The Blue Castle, by L. M. Montgomery. The Blue Castle I read during finals but Out of Africa I only partially read and it took the entire semester. More on that later.
- Affirmed for not the first and probably not the last time that social networking sites and their ilk are like black holes in my life and I do not miss them when they are not accessible.
- Time has flown.
It’s a good thing I buckled my seatbelt six months ago.
Over winter break one of my goals is to apply to internship sites to complete my music therapy degree. Internship is only a year away. By this time in 2013 I will have completed my undergraduate courses. Gone will be the days of midterms and finals, wearing jeans during the work week, staring at a computer all day, private lessons on the viola, and having month-long breaks at the end of a lot of work.
I still have two semesters at school, so my other goal is to expand my guitar skills and learn as many pop and rock songs as possible so I can just unpack an instrument and play. Next semester I take the mental health practicum, which is a mini-internship leading music therapy sessions for clients with mental health needs. In preparation I should be able to play anything from the 60’s to 90’s. This will probably be the second most difficult practicum repertoire-wise, after medicine and rehabilitation, which could be any age group and therefore any music from the 20th century into this century.
That’s me, carrying the entire shelf of music books home from my local library.
Between June 17th and now:
- I held a part-time job (that wasn’t work study) and a large credit load simultaneously, and was mostly successful. But I don’t want to do that again.
- Experience continues to reinforce what I’ve learned about interpersonal relationships.
- God filled in the gaps made by disappointments and sometimes immediately replaced them with something lovely.
- I read two books for pleasure: Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen, and The Blue Castle, by L. M. Montgomery. The Blue Castle I read during finals but Out of Africa I only partially read and it took the entire semester. More on that later.
- Affirmed for not the first and probably not the last time that social networking sites and their ilk are like black holes in my life and I do not miss them when they are not accessible.
- Time has flown.
It’s a good thing I buckled my seatbelt six months ago.
Over winter break one of my goals is to apply to internship sites to complete my music therapy degree. Internship is only a year away. By this time in 2013 I will have completed my undergraduate courses. Gone will be the days of midterms and finals, wearing jeans during the work week, staring at a computer all day, private lessons on the viola, and having month-long breaks at the end of a lot of work.
I still have two semesters at school, so my other goal is to expand my guitar skills and learn as many pop and rock songs as possible so I can just unpack an instrument and play. Next semester I take the mental health practicum, which is a mini-internship leading music therapy sessions for clients with mental health needs. In preparation I should be able to play anything from the 60’s to 90’s. This will probably be the second most difficult practicum repertoire-wise, after medicine and rehabilitation, which could be any age group and therefore any music from the 20th century into this century.
That’s me, carrying the entire shelf of music books home from my local library.
6.17.2012
Be Still. Please. And buckle your seatbelt.
I'm in another one of those times when God doesn't feel very...close. Yes I do my usual time with Him, so we are in contact, but there's just something different. Maybe it's comparable to the transition time a soldier has to got through when the firing ceases and you find yourself somewhere peaceful. After all that commotion and pain, which for me really picked up pace about a year ago, what do you do when allowed to rest? And what do you do if you're not entirely sure if you made a Christ-honoring impact?
"Be still, and know that I am God".
Psalm 46:10 keeps echoing in my mind. I imagine God watching me run around down here with "so much to do" and "so little time". He must get a lot of laughs out of the spectacle. He probably also gets tired of trying to talk to me when I have my head stuck in a book, or a tv show, or a game. Being still is only half of what He asks. The second part requires thought, careful consideration, effort.
But alas, I must now return to studying the wonders of the human body and exceptional children. So far A&P is winning in the interest category. My music therapy classes and experience have already covered much of the other class's material, which is actually quite a blessing. One of my summer jobs involves playing in a pit orchestra. Just a warning to anyone out there who may be considering it: learning how to play keyboard (read: synthesizer) for a musical theatre production when you've been classically trained all your life is like learning to drive stick while you race other drivers. It's not just your life at stake; people are relying on you! So between Legally Blonde and A&P, not much else gets done. Thankfully I can walk to the theatre, which is at my school, so I am not wasting away.
Two funny things related to that before I go: the first time I walked there it started raining as soon as I stepped out the door. It was so exciting. No really! Yay for High Sierra backpacks (which can hold all my A&P books, a full Camelbak water bottle, Macbook, and lunch, btw) and the bright yellow rain skirt built into the bottom of mine! And huzzah for rainbows, too. One appeared right before I got back to my apartment. Definitely a God thing. And what was the other funny thing...oh.
Ha. After a couple treks I figured out how to avoid all but one crosswalk, but when I got there it took forever. I noticed that the walkman going the other way lit up, which was weird. Finally I checked out the post with the buttons and found out I pushed the wrong one. But the good thing about intersections is that normally people don't stick around too long, which means little embarrassment for me! Until I posted it. Well then.
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Good things I found:
The BBC version of Sherlock Holmes. By far the best I've seen, and jolly good music too. PBS.org lets you watch season 2 for free until 6/19.
Spotify: free music streaming! (There's a pattern here...).
Radiolab. My top favorite science podcast, tied for first place overall with Allistair Begg's Truth For Life, which is also great.
"Be still, and know that I am God".
Psalm 46:10 keeps echoing in my mind. I imagine God watching me run around down here with "so much to do" and "so little time". He must get a lot of laughs out of the spectacle. He probably also gets tired of trying to talk to me when I have my head stuck in a book, or a tv show, or a game. Being still is only half of what He asks. The second part requires thought, careful consideration, effort.
But alas, I must now return to studying the wonders of the human body and exceptional children. So far A&P is winning in the interest category. My music therapy classes and experience have already covered much of the other class's material, which is actually quite a blessing. One of my summer jobs involves playing in a pit orchestra. Just a warning to anyone out there who may be considering it: learning how to play keyboard (read: synthesizer) for a musical theatre production when you've been classically trained all your life is like learning to drive stick while you race other drivers. It's not just your life at stake; people are relying on you! So between Legally Blonde and A&P, not much else gets done. Thankfully I can walk to the theatre, which is at my school, so I am not wasting away.
Two funny things related to that before I go: the first time I walked there it started raining as soon as I stepped out the door. It was so exciting. No really! Yay for High Sierra backpacks (which can hold all my A&P books, a full Camelbak water bottle, Macbook, and lunch, btw) and the bright yellow rain skirt built into the bottom of mine! And huzzah for rainbows, too. One appeared right before I got back to my apartment. Definitely a God thing. And what was the other funny thing...oh.
Ha. After a couple treks I figured out how to avoid all but one crosswalk, but when I got there it took forever. I noticed that the walkman going the other way lit up, which was weird. Finally I checked out the post with the buttons and found out I pushed the wrong one. But the good thing about intersections is that normally people don't stick around too long, which means little embarrassment for me! Until I posted it. Well then.
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Good things I found:
The BBC version of Sherlock Holmes. By far the best I've seen, and jolly good music too. PBS.org lets you watch season 2 for free until 6/19.
Spotify: free music streaming! (There's a pattern here...).
Radiolab. My top favorite science podcast, tied for first place overall with Allistair Begg's Truth For Life, which is also great.
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