Momentous day in Glasgow today. I saw my breath for the first time this season. Since I have been little, this has always been a big day - at least in my head - since I love the slightly chilly weather, hot cup of coffee and walking around all day pretending I am smoking. Needless to say, first day of the year seeing my breath is an exciting day that gets me ready for Christmas and all things winter.
Classes have begun to demand something of me, so I enjoy the feeling that I am learning in the classroom while over here. You know you haven't been working too hard when a 1500 word paper makes it seem like a big week. But as always, my learning is continuing outside the classroom. Glasgow has a reputation for being somewhat of a rough city. People have told me, although I have found no statistics in my quick search online, that Glasgow is nicknamed the "stabbing capital of the UK" and that people frequently get jumped or mugged here for sometimes no more reason than boredom. So I have been on my toes all the time when I walk around even when it is completely unnecessary because I am in a group or lots of other people are around. I am not paranoid, just alert, and I often play out scenarios in my mind where I am a much better fighter than in real life. Live free or die hard is the motto of my imagination.
Through this I have realized that this is a good way to live life: always on your toes and anticipating potential scenarios so that you can be ready to act when the possibility becomes reality. I want to be prepared for anything life may throw at me and know how to respond. Knowing that will never be the case, I trust that I am in good hands and will be supplied with the means to be able to respond in the best way at a moment's notice. So don't worry, Mom. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Ps. 27:1.
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