Lethargy with a shot of espresso and Vit. D

Hump day! Gotta love it.

Must share: the little dude/ client I have on Wednesdays is a slow processor; he has some brain damage due to a shunt that causes him to be delayed by a few seconds. He's a wobbly walker, and a little shy, but sharp as a tack. Point to story is that we did some activities today geared toward celebrating his birthday. He doesn't usually offer a lot of comments that aren't elicited by a clinician. But, he opened up his present and card and looked at myself and the other clinician and said "Thank you, and thank you." He made fantastic eye contact and directed his attention flawlessly. This may seem so minute- but it's HUGE. And, it absolutely melted my heart. SO, I challenge you to be so pleased by the seemingly small efforts of gratitude made by people. The way things are today, there are a lot of not-so-genuine displays of thankfulness. Be pleased by the movements of the heart that we seem otherwise immune to :)

A random note: I have recently dropped facebook. I am an addict, and I am not excited by that. I didn't realize until recently how much emotional/ mental overload it causes. I found out way too much overwhelming information in about five minutes. It's a ridic cycle. You find out someone else is married, pregnant, pregnant and not married, at a high-paying job, in jail, blah, blah, blah. I don't think a person is meant to witness a flood of info like that in a span of 24 hours. We don't take time to experience emotions anymore. When we log off, we're done with it. Not too natural, if you ask me. I may or may not succumb and add it back soon. Hopes are to go without for as long as possible. Replace it with having coffee with someone that I need experience by being in their presence.

This weekend should be nice. Hopefully, I'll be able to have dinner with an intern friend Friday night in Nashville. He and I were two of twelve college students that lived in Honduras for a month and a half. Only a couple of them are in close proximity, and luckily he's one of them. He has such an interesting take on things. It's nice to talk to someone who really wants to share the experiences and stories from that time. I feel like most people aren't as entertained by it as I am. Understandably so. I also get to help with a surprise party for my grandfather that is turning 80 :) That's an obvious blessing. I think he'll love this. 8o years of life is certainly something to be happy about in many ways.

Spending time with Chadwick tomorrow at the Needtobreathe concert! Werd. I don't know if I'm looking forward to them as much as I'm looking to spend time with Chad. Love him. Should be an eventful evening.

Enjoy the sunshine!