argh.

so please ignore the post below. because, well it all sucks. and i’m starting from scratch, again. haha. oh the design process, such a frustrating and stressful one but so very rewarding in the end.

It’s ironic that I love design, yet the process for me is horrendous. I don’t deal with stress very well, I never have. I have various ways of trying to deal with it some good (like exercising)… some not so good (like eating my grandmothers delicious cookies, her’s are the best… for the record.) One thing I have started to learn is that I need to just stop what I’m doing and walk away and at some point I will have an epiphany about what needs to be done and how it should happen.

I also find it funny that these epiphanies come at the weirdest times, usually when I should be focusing on something else important or in a random place where I can write down what I’ve just thought of. For example: at the grocery store, driving, in the shower, when I’m on the phone talking to someone about something totally different etc. BUT I also find it AWESOME that some of my BEST epiphanies have been when I was at some sort of “church” function. For example, well when I’m at church, or when I was at Rob Bell’s “Drop Like Stars”, or when I was at the Desiring God Conference.

I think it has a lot to say for how creative our God is. I was in the presence of God at these events and I wasn’t even focusing on my project/design dilemma and yet *bam* perfect idea I needed. I often feel bad when this happens in church because then I can’t stop thinking about it when I know I should be listening to what John Piper (or whoever else) is saying.

We talked about the universe this week in Sunday School (I’m at 7th & 8th grade small group leader) and how magnificent it is, and how creative and amazing God is for creating it. It’s reminded me that He is the ultimate creator and the most creative being and when I find myself in times like this where I want to rip all my hair out or crawl in the corner and CRY, that I can turn to Him for comfort and guidance. Because who better to ask advice for than the greatest creator ever?

How do you deal with stress?

When was the last time you TRULY looked around and realized how amazing/beautiful our universe is?