New Beginnings

Well, I survived the first day. It was pretty neat, being back and around everyone and starting anew again. As much as I might complain about hating/fearing change, I really do like the feeling of being able to start over again, even if it's just for a new semester. New classes, new people, new professors, and another chance to tackle it all and see how well I succeed.

I came across something today that I found really profound and inspiring, and I think I'm going to make it my own personal mantra for this new year.

The 7-Ups for a New Year:

1. Wake up. Decide to have a good day.
"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice & be glad in it" Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up - The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.

"The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart"
I Sam 16:7

3 . Shut Up - Say nice things & learn to listen. God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
"Listen to advice, accept instruction and in the end, you will be wise" Proverbs 19:20

4 . Stand Up - For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10

5 . Look Up - To the Lord.
"I can do everything through Him who gives me strength" Phillipians 4:13

6 . Reach Up - For something higher. Always try to better yourself. Have FAITH.
"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews11:1

7 . Lift Up - Your Prayers.
"Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING" Phillipians 4:6

Anyway, I thought I'd pass that on to anyone else who wants to use it. :)


In other news, the 3 classes I had today seem to be do-able, and I'm confident I can pull an A in all of them if I put forth the required effort. All the professors actually seem nice too, sometimes there's always those ones where you can tell right away, they're gonna be hard to please, and really just load on the work, even if it's not necessary or relevant work. But these professors seem very down-to-earth, genuine, and compassionate -- and also, you can tell they really have a passion for what they teach. Sometimes that's hard to find, and as a student, it makes it a lot easier for me. Tomorrow I just have one class and one lab. But the yucky thing is I work from 8-11 am in the morning. I was the only one on our staff who didn't have a morning class on Thursday mornings, so I got stuck with the opening shift. I had an opening shift on Mondays last semester, which REALLY sucked, because not only was it 8 am, it was also a Monday, and that made it even harder to get out of bed. But hopefully this won't be too bad, especially because now we're in a brand new, 74 million dollar building! I love it. It's modern, it's contemporary, it's 4 times the size of our old Student Union, it's truly State of the Art, and I know I'm gonna enjoy working there a lot more because of that.


So anyway, I must get to bed because I have an early morning ahead of me... Goodnight.