Loosening.

So I am in the midst of reading a hideous novella called Heart of Darkness for the English class I am taking (and am enthralled with, btdubs); however, this novella...well, to put it bluntly, it's incredibly dull and it basically sucks. Not that Joseph Conrad isn't a brilliant writer; his use of language is absolutely incredible. But the plot...the narration...the endless stream of words on every page...is driving me insane. Having to read 50 straight pages of it doesn't help much either, for that matter. P.S. the novella centers on the corruptibility of humanity...personally, to add to the desperation of the situation, I'm just not really feeling that depressing theme.

That being said, I find myself escaping the misery that is Heart of Darkness and entering into a world of rest; aka blogging. Ah. Deep breath. Hence the title of this blog...loosening. Technically, I suppose it would be loosening UP, but of course I could never forsake the way I've been titling each post. Heaven forbid I stray from my own archetype.

This is one of those moments I wish I was hysterically funny, and could write a super witty blog that my massive fan club would relish and enjoy. But as that is clearly not going to be the case, I still want to keep this blog lighthearted. And I shall, to the best of my ability.

I am enthralled by some of the simplest things in life. I feel like we (note including myself here), in the business of our everyday lives, become so overwhelmed by the task at hand that we cease to notice the beautiful, intricate details. Like a physics teacher going off on a (hilarious) bitter harangue about American gas mileage. Or the blessing of being able to give a struggling family a special gift. Or a beautiful smile from a friend that we so often take for granted.

In our stress, we fail to notice this brilliance that God has blessed us with undeservedly. We do not enjoy the immeasurable beauty we see every day. It could be as simple as a pianist's melody we've heard or a stellar quote we've read. I know I get so caught up in the ugliness of life - illness, schedules, studying - that I overlook all the blessings God has given me just because He wanted to.


He loves us, and out of that love comes the desire for us to thrive - to be lifted up on the heights (Habakkuk 3:19) and given more than we could ever hope for.

So inhale. Relish. Delight. Enjoy. Rest. Make the most of this life, and cherish each intricate detail that the Grand Weaver has to beautifully knit together.

Back to Heart of Darkness I return...with a new prospective of hope for all the details that it holds.