Steering Committee and Speeding Tickets

It makes me feel like the babies are the true artists and God has a really good sense of humor.

-Angela Martin, The Office

Yesterday I was told that I am a "little kid in a big kid's body," by a three-year-old girl named Anna. Anna and I were twirling around the living room, knocking things down and saying "WHEEE!" when all of a sudden she stops me and tells me this. I laughed and told her it was because it's fun to be a little kid. She told me she wanted to be a big kid. It got me thinking a bit...

Why is it that we always want to grow up? We always want to experience everything before it actually happens? We always want to jump the chain. I think it's just a natural tendency, but why is it natural? Why can't we just be happy the way we are? Why must we always be striving to be different. Being happy means learning to live with where your life is now.

I tend to flop back and forth between favorite songs, but I have to say that my very favorite song has always been Vienna by Billy Joel. It's all about learning to live with where you are and who you are at the present. Mmm.

Slow down you crazy child
You're so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you're so smart tell me why
Are you still so afraid?
Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?
You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize...
Vienna waits for you

Slow down you're doing fine
You can't be everything you want to be
Before your time
Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight (tonight)
Too bad but it's the life you lead
You're so ahead of yourself
That you forgot what you need
Though you can see when you're wrong
You know you can't always see when you're right(you're right)

You got your passion you got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child
Take the phone off the hook and disappear for a while
It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two
When will you realize...
Vienna waits for you.

And you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

Why don't you realize...
Vienna waits for you
When will you realize...
Vienna waits for you

Today was our steering committee meeting. I feel really good about everything we accomplished, and I really feel like God was soooooo so present there. So I am fully satisfied and happy. I love how amazing my God is. Seriously, He never ceases to amaze me.

(I am so pumped for Gorge for a George tomorrow!)