"In any area of our lives, things can go from great, to not so hot, to downright unspeakable, and do it so gradually that we keep downshifting our expectations to correspond with our current situation. We settle for less and less and tell ourselves "It's not so bad" until finally one day we wake up and we are, in fact, hairless and scabby, just hoping to get petted with a stick for a little while (you'll have to read the rest of the book to get that analogy). You can forget what it used to feel like to feel good about life; feeling rotten - or just a low-grade funk - seems normal and therefore acceptable. I just don't believe that God intended for any of his creations to be petted with sticks. If some area of your life sucks - do something else. Life is too short - and too long - to spend it being miserable. Life may indeed be short, but it is, for a fact, wide. It is high time we started settling for more."
I have no clue why this passage riveted me; I love my job, I love my friends, I love my partner, I love my family. But I was very touched and inspired by this little tidbit - - and wanted to pass it along. I highly recommend all of Jill's Sweet Potato Queen books. They are hilarious and sometimes inspiring (see above!).
I think that's all for tonight.
Except, I have one more thing to share:
If you live in Bloomington, stop into Soma coffeehouse for a "Swamp Thing." It's an americano (espresso + water...I get mine decaf), soy creamer, and green-tinted mint syrup. It's a strange hue of swamp color and tastes AMAZING. Seriously.
Have a great night. Stay warm (my weatherbug app. says it's 9 degrees outside. Yep. 9)
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