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Just a little mirage

Each morning this week I’ve done something I don’t do very often; I woke up with more than just enough time to get ready for work. I got up about 7:00, got in my normal shave and shower. Then poured myself some coffee, threw on some music and settled down to do my daily devotional. It felt really nice to actually have a leisurely morning before work. Instead of just dragging myself into the shower then down the road to work, I actually felt like I had accomplished something useful before starting my work day. As opposed to getting work out of the way and then living after.
I’d love to say this is going to be my new habit, but even with my best intentions my snooze button often gets the best of me. I did enjoy the extra time in the morning though, so that helps. Just making my own coffee instead of getting from somewhere was good. I don’t mind paying $1 for coffee from McDonalds, to be honest, I dig their coffee. It’s just the concept of it I guess, it’s lazy to wake at the last minute and hit the drive thru.

I’ve been in a bit of a slump the last couple months. I’ve let myself get this way, I’ve almost welcomed it. Some things went all wrong and I was more than willing to stew in the aftermath. It’s getting old now. I’ve had my pity party, but now I’m not sure how to get out of it. I still enjoy spending my weekends at home, watching movies and sipping scotch. It’s not a lack of friends or opportunities to have fun. I really need to stop just sitting around my house. I need to change what I’m listening to all day at work. I need to pick up some projects that have been put aside and I need to actually take all of the opportunities I have to be social.
It’s really not as easy as it might seem, self pity comes too easy.

My church celebrated it’s fifth year anniversary last Sunday, this is a video we put together to mark the occasion:

Thank You from Praxis Church on Vimeo.

We welcomed everyone to come and simply say thank you to Praxis. We run over a thousand people on most Sundays, those you see in the video above are all that showed.