| | About a month ago right before Thanksgiving I was at church and the pastor was talking about having an attitude of gratitude as it relates to our relationship with God. Now I found this interesting because in general i don't find the preacher to be rather moving but this sermon was sticking with me. He was talking about not being a fair weather Christian, only thanking God when things are going well in your life.
Now to backtrack a little... at the beginning of the semester I was praying and I asked God for financial wisdom. That same day I got my stipend check for a little over $10k. It was one of those rare moments when you chuckle to yourself and ask if God's playing a joke on you. So fast forward to today. I'm flat broke. I totally mismanaged my stipend. So poorly that I had to borrow against next semester's stipend. To make it worse the stipend for next semester comes 10 days later than I expected which means paying my January bills will be a mystery. But I pray that I learn a valuable lesson about managing my finances. Now I'm stuck in Ithaca, NY for the holidays. Which isn't that bad minus the negative degree temperature. Christmas with my family is never a big deal and I'd just be doing the same thing that I'm doing now. Nothing. But I wouldn't mind the warmer climate and a chance to catch up with some high school and college friends. But things could be worse so I'm trying to remain positive in this tough situation. And on a more positive note I did really well in my first semester of grad school. Best grades since high school. I'm trying hard to have an attitude of gratitude.
Happy Holidays,
J-Full
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| | Posted 12/20/2008 8:00 PM - 18 Views - 4 eProps - 2 comments
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