Alright, Alright, Alright…
October is in the rear view mirror. This is me (Matt, duh, who else would be late on their blog?) posting this blog a day late because not only did I forget to do it yesterday, but I am in the midst of a quite bothersome stomach bug. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to flu season. I hope that anyone who finds this blog is in good health along with their family and friends. Nevertheless, October was a good month. Some things that I want to reflect on in this post include healthy life cycles, neighbor to neighbor, and some other highlights.
On the topic of healthy life cycles (if that is even the appropriate phrase), there has been a theme of fatigue looming over my month of October. Fatigue lately has looked a lot different than my usual experience. To dive into this, I have mostly experienced physical fatigue throughout my life. During October I’ve realized there are so many more ways to experience that feeling. I’ve also learned that fatigue can stem from more than just a lack of physical rest. Not only have I felt physically fatigued, but I have been emotionally and spiritually fatigued as well. With this in mind, I have started to practice different life cycles to alleviate that fatigue. It all can’t be solved with sleep!!! Who knew? It has been fun to learn how to better care for myself emotionally, physically and spiritually throughout fellows. Different things I have done so far as I learn more about how to take care of myself are run, journal, pray (seriously guys we should pray), eat better, and lastly and maybe most importantly step away. Stepping away from some things and being open-handed with God has been such a blessing and also so hard to do well. So here’s to learning how to do that better over the rest of fellows and hopefully for the rest of my life.
Neighbor to Neighbor has been a blessing in so many ways for me this fall. That didn’t change in October! Spending time with my second-grade buddy Amare on Mondays has been one of the best parts of my week. We like so many of the same things: WWE, Marvel (or any superheroes), sports, and most of the same snacks. Spending time tutoring him has been sweet and easy. I just wanted to take this space to give a quick meaningful shoutout to Amare!
Other highlights rounding out October are similar to September. The community has been so much fun! I’ve truly enjoyed getting to spend time with each of my fellow friends. Learning how to be in a community after college is hard, and I can’t think of a better group of people to do it with. Even though we were forced into community to an extent, it means a lot to me that the friendships feel organic. So far the fellows program has reeked of the holy spirit, and I feel like that has shown up in the community this year. We also went to the N.C. State Fair. The state fair has a special place in my heart because of the unbelievable amount of food one can consume in a single visit. It’s a good thing that it only comes around for a couple weeks each year.
To close this October recap I will leave you readers with a lyric from a song that I really like…
“ If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.”
See ya next time, Matt