For the past couple of weeks I have been more focused on doing rather than being. I have realized that I have more control issues than I thought which is tied into my perfectionist tendencies. As my lovely friend Jennifer once said, "I only stress about things that I can control; obviously, I have control issues." Tied into this is realizing how much I need to turn over to the Lord. Though I have trusted Him, there are still so many layers. I do not think that He would want me to deprecate our relationship but rather give glory to all the things He has accomplished when I relinquish my desires. Still, again, I have so much further to go.
Though I am at a good place in life, I do find myself missing other chapters--London, Cal Poly. The presence of new friends does not mean you forget the old ones or wish they were with you. Place is such an interesting concept to me. People can gather, but you can only be in one place at a time. Today I went to this year's warehouse for Operation Christmas Child. They rented a much larger facility for a cheaper price. It was a completely new environment yet stirringly familiar.
If you want to buy some African bead necklaces, I have a new batch I'm selling for a different organization. Christmas approaches! We are having a fair trade gift fair (initiated by yours truly) for our November AmeriCorps meeting, and I plan to send out an email about fair trade gifts around that time.
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What is a fair trade gift fair? Rather, what is 'Fair Trade?' Are you referring to items made/produced by free peoples (as, in opposition of slavery), much like the fair trade sugar?
I probably could have asked Google, but am much more interested in frolicking and traipsing amidst your comments section. Well, more so frolicking than traipsing. But it is late. And I am tired. So I will include both.
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