So as the summer gets closer and closer to an end I thought I'd take the time while I had it to give y'all an update :)
First off, this summer was possible the most challenging one i've ever had. Not just in the "Ok I have to do SOMETHING other than sit on my butt all day". I actually had the opposite problem. So much so that it kinda killed my spiritual life that I had built up during the school year. It's easy to go to confession every week when there's one everyday on your way to and from classes. Also the fact that my church is about 30 minutes away from where I live so going to the adoration chapel is a lot harder than the 2 minute walk to the Port on campus. But with all of that I try and pray a rosary when I can, and pray for those who ask for it.
Then there's the whole two jobs thing. I've been working at the mall as a sales associate and an intern with Amity Hospice. The internship was both really good for me and extremely sad. My first week there they asked me to call families where the patient had died and ask if they needed anything, especially if they wanted to talk to a grief councilor. The saddest part for me with those phone calls wasn't that these people had lost someone but the fact that a lot of them didn't seem to really care one way or another if that it had happened. It was great to hear that some had really taken advantage of our bereavement program, but to have someone say that they were "kinda glad" that someone close to there family passed away is extremely sad. But through it all I have met many people who I could consider friends. It's a sad business because you realize that these people are close to death, but when you meet them and talk to them... It's like there's nothing wrong, they act as though they were their normal extremely nice selves (just more tired and always cold). It's a beautiful witness.
I wish I could say that my job in the mass was as satisfying. But alas it prepares me for the world. I just hope that sooner or later people will realize that our store is not a day care for there kids nor is it a trash can. (I have found so much food dropped, crushed into the carpet, and left behind I could open my own kiosk!) But that's beside the point, I just want to point out that the phrase love the sinner hate the sin is incredibly applicable in retail.
Finally, there's the fact that my boyfriend of now about 5 months is almost 1,500 miles away and also has a job so no coming down for visits. But the distance is doing us a lot of good. We'd gotten so used to being able to show physical affection (don't worry nothing sketchy just holding hands, hugs, kisses, etc) that now not being able to do any of that really is letting us evaluate why we love each other.
So as a sum up... summers busy, trying to keep a spiritual life is extremely difficult when you're spoiled at your college, and long distance relationships are hard but totally worth it.
Have an awesome life and God Bless,
Clara
First off, this summer was possible the most challenging one i've ever had. Not just in the "Ok I have to do SOMETHING other than sit on my butt all day". I actually had the opposite problem. So much so that it kinda killed my spiritual life that I had built up during the school year. It's easy to go to confession every week when there's one everyday on your way to and from classes. Also the fact that my church is about 30 minutes away from where I live so going to the adoration chapel is a lot harder than the 2 minute walk to the Port on campus. But with all of that I try and pray a rosary when I can, and pray for those who ask for it.
Then there's the whole two jobs thing. I've been working at the mall as a sales associate and an intern with Amity Hospice. The internship was both really good for me and extremely sad. My first week there they asked me to call families where the patient had died and ask if they needed anything, especially if they wanted to talk to a grief councilor. The saddest part for me with those phone calls wasn't that these people had lost someone but the fact that a lot of them didn't seem to really care one way or another if that it had happened. It was great to hear that some had really taken advantage of our bereavement program, but to have someone say that they were "kinda glad" that someone close to there family passed away is extremely sad. But through it all I have met many people who I could consider friends. It's a sad business because you realize that these people are close to death, but when you meet them and talk to them... It's like there's nothing wrong, they act as though they were their normal extremely nice selves (just more tired and always cold). It's a beautiful witness.
I wish I could say that my job in the mass was as satisfying. But alas it prepares me for the world. I just hope that sooner or later people will realize that our store is not a day care for there kids nor is it a trash can. (I have found so much food dropped, crushed into the carpet, and left behind I could open my own kiosk!) But that's beside the point, I just want to point out that the phrase love the sinner hate the sin is incredibly applicable in retail.
Finally, there's the fact that my boyfriend of now about 5 months is almost 1,500 miles away and also has a job so no coming down for visits. But the distance is doing us a lot of good. We'd gotten so used to being able to show physical affection (don't worry nothing sketchy just holding hands, hugs, kisses, etc) that now not being able to do any of that really is letting us evaluate why we love each other.
So as a sum up... summers busy, trying to keep a spiritual life is extremely difficult when you're spoiled at your college, and long distance relationships are hard but totally worth it.
Have an awesome life and God Bless,
Clara
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