So, here's the next installment of the story. Click it in the 'Awesome Links' box.
Luke
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Awesomeness, Thy Name Is "Friend."
I think I'll just launch into this one rather than ease into it. This is an Internet shout-out to some pretty awesome people in my life. And, since nothing on the Internet every truly goes away, they can be known for their awesomeness forever and ever.
This past week was a pretty difficult week for me. There were a lot of ups and downs that I had to deal with. I started tutoring on my days off from New Haven; I worked my normal job; I played intramural volleyball; I wrote a paper on terrorism; I spent so much time just doing things and not enough time relaxing. Well, on Friday it came to a head and broke. My volleyball team lost, but it wasn't the losing that got to me. It was stuff that one of my teammates had said, and I couldn't shake the anger I was feeling.
This is where the awesome people start proving their awesomeness. I have some pretty sweet friends that always ask me how I'm doing no matter what. The best part is that coming from them, I know it's a real question, not just one in passing. That evening, it was my friend Kayla. She saw that I was kind of in a sullen mood (I put it lightly there) and tried to get me to talk about it. So I did, explaining much of what I have told you readers. She left it at that because she could tell it was still a touchy subject. Not too long later, though, she asked me this question: "Luke, are you happy?"
Now, she has been asking me this question off and on for several weeks, and every time I say something along the lines of "Yes, I'm happy. Am I giving the impression that I'm not?" I usually say it pretty sarcastically, too. This time, it kind of caught me off guard. I threw out my usual "of course" answer, but it was a flat out lie (sorry about that, Kayla). I wasn't okay, and she knew it.
Fast forward: I was hanging out with her and my roommate, Brad, and I finally decided that she could know what was bothering me. I made her dig for it (which was rude; again, sorry) because...I don't really know. It was fun for me, in a nasty sort of way. Anyway, she eventually got out what was bothering me. And she didn't judge me for it. She jokingly said that she thought I was being paranoid, but she just accepted it.
Second awesome friend of the week (and all-time, if we're being honest): Brad. I've told him before that I look up to him, but part of me still thinks he doesn't quite get it. I place a lot of emphasis on my friends and I look for qualities in them that I admire and that I want in my life. I think that Brad just has a lot of those kinds of qualities. When I think of an example of someone living the gospel the way they should, I think of Brad. When I think of someone fun to hang around, I think of Brad. When I think of how I need to be nicer to people, I try to act like Brad. I realize this sounds pretty gay, but I admire him a lot. I'm always impressed by his insights and his strength of character. He really is just that awesome.
Third awesome friend of the week: my roommate, Logan. On Saturday, I spent the morning helping another friend move, and I was gone longer than I anticipated. I came back to rush some laundry through, but I didn't have enough time to completely finish it before I had to leave for work. So, a few minutes before I left, I dumped my clothes out of my basket onto my bed and muttered something about how they would all be wrinkled because I didn't have time to fold them and put them away. I grabbed my computer and left for work. When I finally got home, I walked into my room to see that all my laundry had been folded (minus the underwear, but I get that part). I turned to Logan and asked if he had done it. He came up with some crack response about a laundry fairy, but eventually let slip it was he who had folded it. Such a small act of kindness made my weekend. I was truly appreciative.
So, those are just the more awesome moments of my friends this week. All my friends are awesome, and I am truly blessed to have them. A lot of the time, I question why they choose to be my friend when I can be pretty nasty with my sarcasm. But, I figure I'm doing something right because they're sticking by me. And once again, I'm truly grateful for that.
Luke
This past week was a pretty difficult week for me. There were a lot of ups and downs that I had to deal with. I started tutoring on my days off from New Haven; I worked my normal job; I played intramural volleyball; I wrote a paper on terrorism; I spent so much time just doing things and not enough time relaxing. Well, on Friday it came to a head and broke. My volleyball team lost, but it wasn't the losing that got to me. It was stuff that one of my teammates had said, and I couldn't shake the anger I was feeling.
This is where the awesome people start proving their awesomeness. I have some pretty sweet friends that always ask me how I'm doing no matter what. The best part is that coming from them, I know it's a real question, not just one in passing. That evening, it was my friend Kayla. She saw that I was kind of in a sullen mood (I put it lightly there) and tried to get me to talk about it. So I did, explaining much of what I have told you readers. She left it at that because she could tell it was still a touchy subject. Not too long later, though, she asked me this question: "Luke, are you happy?"
Now, she has been asking me this question off and on for several weeks, and every time I say something along the lines of "Yes, I'm happy. Am I giving the impression that I'm not?" I usually say it pretty sarcastically, too. This time, it kind of caught me off guard. I threw out my usual "of course" answer, but it was a flat out lie (sorry about that, Kayla). I wasn't okay, and she knew it.
Fast forward: I was hanging out with her and my roommate, Brad, and I finally decided that she could know what was bothering me. I made her dig for it (which was rude; again, sorry) because...I don't really know. It was fun for me, in a nasty sort of way. Anyway, she eventually got out what was bothering me. And she didn't judge me for it. She jokingly said that she thought I was being paranoid, but she just accepted it.
Second awesome friend of the week (and all-time, if we're being honest): Brad. I've told him before that I look up to him, but part of me still thinks he doesn't quite get it. I place a lot of emphasis on my friends and I look for qualities in them that I admire and that I want in my life. I think that Brad just has a lot of those kinds of qualities. When I think of an example of someone living the gospel the way they should, I think of Brad. When I think of someone fun to hang around, I think of Brad. When I think of how I need to be nicer to people, I try to act like Brad. I realize this sounds pretty gay, but I admire him a lot. I'm always impressed by his insights and his strength of character. He really is just that awesome.
Third awesome friend of the week: my roommate, Logan. On Saturday, I spent the morning helping another friend move, and I was gone longer than I anticipated. I came back to rush some laundry through, but I didn't have enough time to completely finish it before I had to leave for work. So, a few minutes before I left, I dumped my clothes out of my basket onto my bed and muttered something about how they would all be wrinkled because I didn't have time to fold them and put them away. I grabbed my computer and left for work. When I finally got home, I walked into my room to see that all my laundry had been folded (minus the underwear, but I get that part). I turned to Logan and asked if he had done it. He came up with some crack response about a laundry fairy, but eventually let slip it was he who had folded it. Such a small act of kindness made my weekend. I was truly appreciative.
So, those are just the more awesome moments of my friends this week. All my friends are awesome, and I am truly blessed to have them. A lot of the time, I question why they choose to be my friend when I can be pretty nasty with my sarcasm. But, I figure I'm doing something right because they're sticking by me. And once again, I'm truly grateful for that.
Luke
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