12:41 AM

I follow one of my favorite printing companies on Instagram, Artifact Uprising. I recently read a caption on one of their photographs that really resonated with me. It said:

“Don’t lament so much about how your career is going to turn out. You don’t have a career. You have a life. Do the work. Keep the faith. Be true blue. Keep writing…your book has a birthday. You don’t know what it is yet.”

–Cheryl Strayed

And with this, my anxiety was instantly tamed. I live in a world of people telling me how to be successful, but none of it is true, for everyone else's idea of success is centered on pure materialism.

I happen to believe that, “If you’re breathing, you are living; and if you’re living, you are learning; so write and write, and keep on writing. Just make sure your life’s exciting.” (Thank you, Danielle Xanthos for introducing me to Happy Home).

Today was my first official day of the study abroad program in Athens, and boy I cannot wait to finish the finals three days of Orientation! In the meantime, I’ll be soaking up the view from my apartment’s balconies and praising the Lord for this opportunity to live, learn, write, and share!