that was me this morning, seriously.

it's been a slightly stressful week. no doubt, there have been great things that have happened, but also some not so great things. i finally cracked under all the pressure, but only for a minute. and it happened to be this morning.

this morning, around 9:05 AM, all i wanted was a smoothie. i was out of fresh fruit, and i'm going home for the weekend so i don't want to buy a bunch of groceries before that. ANYWAYS. amidst making my smoothie, my little magic bullet pal decides to get lodged in the lock position -- seriously. some how the motor jammed up and locked my blessed smoothie on the base of the bullet. after twisting with all my might, hitting it with the end of a knife, banging it on the sink, it didn't come loose. i threw it in the garbage because there was no use for it anymore and i seriously cried. yea, i cried over a smoothie. it was more like a "i've been so stressed this entire week, holding back feelings all over the place that one little thing will probably push me over the edge" cry sort of thing. i fell off the edge for a minute, then got back on my feet. let's be real, sometimes you just got to get out a little cry instead of holding it inside for too long. i feel 100 times better now though, so that's great.

that whole story wasn't really the point of this blog....so i guess i'll get to it. i follow this fellow named jesse davies on instagram. he posts the coolest quotes ever. this is the one he posted today, thought i'd share:

"A man leans against a tree seeking to regain his breath as he has been haplessly running through the forest seeking a right turn aiding his escape. He s lost. I look upon my own life and often come to the same conclusion. Davies, you're lost. There are plenty of times that I find my way and escape the forest, though rarely am I every alone in this triumph. One variable remains, that I have someone to join me. Maybe it is someone who knows the way, or has a better prospective, maybe even the simple love of a companion is enough to energize the hope inside me that leads to the forests edge. For man of us we remain in the position of the man I first described, we grasp in the dark as though in a vain hope that the way will be shown to us simply because we are displaying effort. Maybe that isn't the point. Maybe we are supposed to rely on one another, shoulder to shoulder, often times guiding and many times following. I believe there are certain fundamental realities that are present in every human heart. In this case, the need and desire for freindship. What about the one who seemingly has no friend? I have been there. In times like those it is as if I were standing under the night sky struggling to recall the light of the sun when suddenly the full moon raises and fills me with both hope and wonder that light remains, though I see it dimly. The same can be true for you today. It may be that you have walked long and far without a friend to call your own, maybe worse, you haven't been that needed friend. Whichever the case you can make a choice to change this very moment, to learn from your past and look onward with a determination to live alongside others who seek to share the road. I ask that you take a moment, if but seconds, and stir in your mind the steps you can take to trusting a friend and becoming a friend"

(that was way longer than expected, so if you read it all...you rock.)

thought that was an awesome quote. worth the read. i need to work on being a better friend.

much love.