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Simplify: Update

I had another post in mind for today, but I couldn't seem to get it written like I'd like it and because the subject is very dear to my heart, I decided it would be better to save it for another time (when it can be presented as it should). So, today's post is going to be an update from a previous post  I wrote at the beginning of the years. At the beginning of 2014, I made plans to try and simplify my life a little more. I was transferring to a small Christian college and I wanted to be able to focus on God this semester without having a bunch of distractions. So far, it's been a little difficult. My small Christian school is located in a small town, therefore making life rather dull at times. So dull, in fact, that one evening, I had shut down my laptop and got ready for bed before realizing that it was 7:59 at night. No exaggeration. Now, I'm not saying this is a good excuse to abandon my plans to simplify my life and focus on God. I'm just saying that i

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Happy New Year, guys! While I was blog-hopping this morning, I found something interesting that I’d like to try, here. From what I gather, it’s pretty much called the “One Word Challenge.” The challenge basically asks you to pick a word that describes what you want to focus on this year. When I read it, the word that immediately came to mind for me was: Sometimes I feel like there’s too much going on in my life. School, church, work, club responsibilities, social demands, my struggling writing life, etc. All those things don’t even include all the inner conflicts that come with the transition from “teenager” to “young adult.” It’s like everything just gets all piled up and, unfortunately, I tend to get tangled up in it all. So tangled up that I feel like can’t move, metaphorically speaking. Of course, I’ve noticed over the years that for every issue in my life, there generally tends to develop an appropriate physical manifestation –and that physical manifestation is usually wh