drifting

I have been fighting that feeling a lot lately. The drifting. It is an empty feeling, one that you know the solution to, but for some reason it's more difficult than you expected and instead of doing something to change course you choose to just
drift along.
Well, let the records show--- I'm tired of drifting.


The more I think, the more I feel that by not engaging in daily serious study of the word, sincere prayer and contemplation- by not visiting or "checking in" with that very being who created all things-- it is not solely an offense to Him, but even personally, an offense to ourselves.
By not taking the time out of your busy life to focus and align your will with His you are essentially saying that you don't need Him. You hold up your tiny head and go forward thinking you can rely on your own strength for the day. All things of the spiritual sense weaken within you, even if just slightly.
But that slightly turns into more
and more
and over time you are eroded; your resolve,
your character, your very soul has begun to waste away.
Significantly.
Suddenly you begin to realize that you have no chance on your own to overcome the natural man, not without His help, never without His help. Of course, you knew this all along. But what you didn't know was how easy this was to forget...

I feel that when I do not stay attuned with the spirit, I have no way of telling which thoughts or impulses or words or attitudes or ideas come from Him or from the influence of the world... It is as if I set out for a trip on my sailboat without taking the time to actually put on the sails.

{Our Heavenly Father did not launch us on our eternal journey without providing the means whereby we could receive from Him God-given guidance to assist in our safe return at the end of mortal life. I speak of prayer. I speak too of the whisperings from that still, small voice within each of us, and I do not overlook the holy scriptures, written by mariners who successfully sailed the seas we too must cross. -President Thomas S. Monson}

Let the records show, I'm tired of drifting.

what I'm listening to // Bastille, T/O/P

Can't get enough of these two bands lately. They are both unique in sound and are definitely headed for greatness. Check out some of their better-known songs, such as Pompeii by Bastille, or Guns for Hands by T/O/P, if you are in the mood for some exploring! <3

what i'm listening to // grouplove

Here is a teaser to their new album-- I have definitely had this gem on repeat for the past week or so (and am not even minutely close to getting sick of it).

As my brother puts it, this is the "theme-song for all college freshman and seniors of the world!"

I also may or may not be just a tad bit obsessed with Hannah Hooper. :)

2012-2013 qb

"If you're gonna die, Hypoxemia is a great way to go."

"Abnormal lung sounds are called whistling, crackles, or rales... it sounds like a humpback whale!"

"'The Nordic area is called the cholera belt. Cystic fibrosis is a disease that developed to protect people from Cholera.'
[student] 'So, instead of moving the latrines, they just evolved??'
"The Nordics may have been the prettiest, but they were not the brightest!'"

"So, your body produces your own indogenous marijuana!"

"Stress ulcers are not caused by stress. Sorry about the name."

"Don't drink alcohol, don't abuse steroids, and DON'T get hepatitis A, B, or C."
-Dr. Judd, Pathophysiology teacher

"Kait...you called him? You Bold Sassy Freak!!"
-Ashmil

"Let's all agree to NOT study, and then the curve will be nice and big."
Annie

Kait: "I am so tired, all the time. I think I have mono."
Karlyn: "No... I think you just have a disorder called: nursing school."

"So.. I've only been asleep an hour and I've had the weirdest dreams. Like about diffusing bombs and.... Hilary Clinton."
-Brit

"Kait, we can't have any more Daves in our family. Marry a Roland!!"
-Ann

Britney: (in reference to a shake) "This is a heart attack. This is twenty pounds..."
Kait: "Stop. Enjoy it. You are starting to sound like me!"
Britney: "Well you become like the five people you are most with, except I am only with you so... what do you expect??"

"Kait. He is treating you like that...that sounds a lot like something a doucebag would do. Ignore the crap out of that boy!"
-Ashmil

"...And if your computer starts to fizz and blow up... I'll make you another pie."
-TOFR

"You are hilarious and I would date you if you were a guy. Or if I were a guy."
-Hilary

"Kait. Marry the well's fargo guy. Just do it. Go over to wells fargo and open a bank account so you can meet him. His name was Phillip!"
-Bry
(anyone know a philip at well's fargo? Apparently it is meant to be....)

"We're little bruised peaches."
-Ashmac
 
"We would be terrible on road trips together. But.. it'd be fun!"
-Davis

"I'm just ready for some blessings that aren't in disguise."
-Ashmac

"I probably couldn't date you, it's probably a really big hippa violation."
-Pat Horner

"Hello, I do summer sales, I'm a douchebag. I can do whatever the hell I want, and then wander away...." -Kristen

"We are compatible orbs."
-Britney

"Don't feel like you need to come, just if you're in the mood for a night out, involving me wearing lingerie."
-Ashmil

"We don't judge in Confession Session."
Nate Brown

"I've got a great body. I have a good liver. I eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day!"
-Amanda Leslie

"....that would be invasive."
-Amanda Leslie

K: "Christian, have a heart!!"
"I'm going to law school, Kaitlin, I had to claw that organ out of my own chest as part of the admissions process."
-Christian

"Kaitlin, you are so good with bunnies. They just love you."
-Tyler

"Where is that boy?! I am gonna punch him!"
-Tyler

"I feel like that jittery feeling is like all of the common sense leaving your body."
-Ashmac


"Kaitlin, drop that boy like it's hot."
-Dan

"Don't be silly. You don't have a quote book. I have a quote book, and it's copyrighted, so your quotebook is illegal."
-Christian

"I wouldn't sue someone who is destined to have cancer anyway,"
-Christian

adage // steven walker

"Life's a crap sandwich and I take the biggest damn bite of it that I can every day."

http://mormonscholarstestify.org/601/steve-walker

Do yourself a favor, (baha...all six of you), and go read this. It is powerful... from one of my favorite professors at BYU. It will resonate with you. That is to say, it did for me.