Meditations

Hello readers. I just want to say first off that I have just realized that what I say has been getting more notice than I believed. I'm grateful that it's having some kind of impact. I guess where I'd left off was just before staffing the basic seminar. It was one of the best I've had as a staffer. The students and staff were on fire. For the record, I absolutely love being a group leader. The guest event was a clear reflection of this seminar.

The next week was pretty uneventful except for said guest event. Charity and I worked as always. The week after went a bit weird. Monday was a rehearsal with a group called City Sound Singers. We go to rescue missions and sing to those in need as a ministry. On Tuesday, we had a performance. It was my first one, and it was great. Thursday was the fundraiser for President Obama's 2012 campaign. I'm not sure what to say about it. He is certainly an eloquent speaker and I'm grateful to know that he still hasn't forgotten people with disabilities in his agenda. Saturday's event was my uncle's fiancee's birthday party. That was when we started to notice a problem. Charity's head was tilted all the time. It continued on through Easter which I spent at my grandparents' house.

The next week I started classes at Braille. Yoga was supposed to be on Monday, but I decided to walk around and see if I could go teach piano there. Then I got stuck there because the press didn't have more books to check. I stayed and shredded papers. The next day I took Charity to the vet. They didn't know what the problem was but they guessed it was an ear infection. They recommended she didn't work. My mom picked us up and we stayed at her house for the rest of the week. Friday we went back to find no improvement. She still couldn't work and they wanted me to go back Tuesday. Sadly, on Saturday and Sunday when I went to church, I left her alone. She did fine though except for once when she got out of her crate.

The next week began with City Sound rehearsal again. Since we had a performance that week, I had to leave Charity alone. That was really hard to do. I believed, however, that she was improving. When I went, they told me she needed to see a neurologist. They had warned me before about the possibility of a brain tumor, but I kept her in my prayers/workshop and had a huge amount of people doing the same. I had to call the school and they made an appointment with me Saturday. Wednesday was church. Thursday, I asked my friend to pick her up so I could go to the performance. It was a fun, energetic performance. That night was one of my hardest though because Charity wasn't with me. Since I didn't have her, I went to Braille Friday so I could sing. I needed it badly. My best friend Tasha came over and spent the weekend. We went to the vet together because I haven't exactly been calm when going. I was glad but mad at the same time. The vet at GDA took one look at her and said exactly what it was she had. The vet out here didn't have a clue. She doesn't need to see a neurologist. It's just something that takes longer to recover. So she can't work until next Tuesday and that's when she has another followup. So this week so far has been a week of meditation. Monday I started school again. *Sigh.* I'm repeating classes because I thought I would protest and get out of them because it wasn't fair that I had to take classes that I'd been exempt from at other schools. Oops. Now I'm taking them again and determined to do really well. Yesterday was a very interesting day. I was thinking how bored I was, so I decided to do some tasks. I had been encouraged to discover my vision. Well, really, to write my vision. This was done by going into a meditative state and free writing. I wrote my five, ten, and twenty year visions and learned that my dreams are a lot bigger than I consciously believed. I figured out that I am definitely a Christian, no questions asked. I also learned that I am going to Principia and don't have to pay anything. I'd paid once and been unable to go and the money transferred. Last night, I began to apply to volunteer in orphanages overseas. I really want the teaching experience and the experience working with kids. Its just so exciting! Today's events haven't been very eventful. I've been relaxing at home preparing for church tis evening. That's all I have to do. Tomorrow I'm going to visit my grandparents. I can't wait. They always do crosswords with me and I always get great food and people to talk to. Charity can come with me and not have to work. Well, that's all for now. I believe I am completely current. Talk to everyone later.
Leena