Training at work included times of powerpoints, learning how to operate the computer system we use and plenty of setup in all the dorms that will be used by conferences on campus this summer. We sorted pillows (some in the picture below!), tested key cards, hung signs, and much more. The group I was working with was incredibly efficient and got the work done a bit too quickly, so we had many times of sitting around doing nothing. At first I enjoyed the breaks, but then sitting around began to bother me. I did, however, really enjoy meeting new people at work and having plenty of fun with all those pillows.
Being on campus is definitely a different feeling when school is not in session. There are some summer groups on campus that are here for a short time before they leave for their trips overseas, and there are a lot of science students doing research, but that is pretty much it. It is strange to have a pick of all of the practice rooms to choose from, but I do get more practicing done now that there aren't great people in the hallways to distract me. Oboe playing has been going well overall for the summer, and I have enjoyed playing too.
Along with training at work, I have been training in many other ways too. Breaks from school are normally the times when I am lazy beyond belief and end up not actually getting anything done. Last summer I didn't have to worry about that because I was working at HoneyRock Camp all summer, so I was very busy. Being home or even at the home I'm staying at for most of the summer makes it so easy to allow a day to slip by without doing much besides watching TV and eating crappy food. Even now that I have a job and volunteering to fill my day, it would be easiest to come home and just chill on the couch, and that is what my brain tells me to do. But now I am having to train my brain to think differently about how I spend my time. This is most definitely a step by step process. I am embarrassed to admit this, but I was reminded of this while watching the Glee season finale. That show still has me hooked, especially this last season. At the end of the show Finn and Rachel sang the song "Roots Before Branches," and I was reminded that change does not happen right away, and I need to stay rooted in order to grow. I'm so thankful that God gives me such a powerful root. I had been working on the 5K running plan, and I was mildly discouraged because I couldn't feel myself progressing. After the reminder from cheesy Glee characters of all people, I decided to spend my run thinking about this, and it was the most enjoyable run I've ever been on. It was a joy that I was quite thankful for.
God's faithfulness is so evident in this time of training my mind and my body!
Being on campus is definitely a different feeling when school is not in session. There are some summer groups on campus that are here for a short time before they leave for their trips overseas, and there are a lot of science students doing research, but that is pretty much it. It is strange to have a pick of all of the practice rooms to choose from, but I do get more practicing done now that there aren't great people in the hallways to distract me. Oboe playing has been going well overall for the summer, and I have enjoyed playing too.
Along with training at work, I have been training in many other ways too. Breaks from school are normally the times when I am lazy beyond belief and end up not actually getting anything done. Last summer I didn't have to worry about that because I was working at HoneyRock Camp all summer, so I was very busy. Being home or even at the home I'm staying at for most of the summer makes it so easy to allow a day to slip by without doing much besides watching TV and eating crappy food. Even now that I have a job and volunteering to fill my day, it would be easiest to come home and just chill on the couch, and that is what my brain tells me to do. But now I am having to train my brain to think differently about how I spend my time. This is most definitely a step by step process. I am embarrassed to admit this, but I was reminded of this while watching the Glee season finale. That show still has me hooked, especially this last season. At the end of the show Finn and Rachel sang the song "Roots Before Branches," and I was reminded that change does not happen right away, and I need to stay rooted in order to grow. I'm so thankful that God gives me such a powerful root. I had been working on the 5K running plan, and I was mildly discouraged because I couldn't feel myself progressing. After the reminder from cheesy Glee characters of all people, I decided to spend my run thinking about this, and it was the most enjoyable run I've ever been on. It was a joy that I was quite thankful for.
God's faithfulness is so evident in this time of training my mind and my body!
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