We have this joke around the house that I am the "disabled roommate" because I don't have a job and I don't have a car.
Well, today I was taking the bus into downtown and there was a woman on the bus named Shelly...she was disabled. I supposed the "bus Shelly" and I have some things in common.
Last night I was laying down to go to sleep and I was reminded of a particularly ridiculous instance while in Bali, Indonesia last year. During the trip, I shared a thin mat on the floor with my friend Jamie. One morning she told me that she had woken up in the middle of the night and saw that we were sleeping in the exact same posture: belly-up, one leg straight, one leg bent, one arm over the abdomen the other over the head. This, of course, is the only logical position to sleep in when sharing a bed because it gives you the feeling that you're spread out without actually taking up much space. She said she almost woke me up in the middle of the night to tell me. It struck me as quite absurd that she would consider such a thing.
I was reminded of this instance because I found myself laying in that exact position. Why I was in such a posture when I was in a queen size bed that I have all to myself is...unexplainable.
Today I went exploring in town. I've bought this book that has 50 walking adventures in Seattle, perfect for me! So I did one today. I walked through the Olympic Sculpture Park, through the Edward Myrtle Park, I stopped at Pier 70 and sat and had a deliciously good cup of coffee from Uptown Espresso. Then I finished the day by meeting up with some friends at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). They have exhibits there that changed my life, it was phenomenal! I had a perfectly enjoyable day: parks, art, coffee...what more could you ask for? Then the day finished up with a phone call from my Dad, which is something I've missed.
"Yet if you devote your heart to him, and stretch out your hands to him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then you will life up your face without shame; you will stand firm and without fear. You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by. Life will be brighter than noonday, and darkness will become like morning. You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety. You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid, and many will court your favor." Job 11:13-19
