...on life

... today is the first day of the rest of my life.
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6am : this morning i wake up, and put on my smile of make up, i say a little pray for me, eat breakfast and watch football (the giants killed), then i reread the training materials, this could be really good or REALLY bad.
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7:30am: i hope in the shower, take a pretty long shower and just think about how good my life is. i am 21 living in a new country, meeting new people, trying new things, loving myself. it is really interesting that for the first time in my life i am "away from God." not literally of course, but i am away from the choice of going to whatever church i want, bible studies all over campus, turning on BET and seeing that hilarious preacher/non-preacher man. in essence, this is going to be the best time of my life.
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8am: i head to seattles best coffee (yes, that is the local coffee spot) so i can check my email, congratulate my cousin on her proposal, talk to my admissions officer for graduate school (i know, i do too much) and think about life. as i walked over to the coffee shop again, i just had to smile. i am a 21 year old college graduate with a full time job WITH BENEFITS in a new country, that is simply amazing, meeting new people and falling in love with life as if i am a baby not knowing how much negativity exists in the world.
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i am glad i have this time and this experience. today, i begin work ... which is my first day of training.
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Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change. Allow me the opportunity to take advantage of every new and exciting situation that I can possibly have in this new country. Let me lean not on my thoughts but look to you for understanding. I appreciate this opportunity. I appreciate this life. I appreciate all of the love I am receiving. Thank you for loving me. Amen.
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chat later,
g.