Thoughts...

Since Friday night's fiasco, I've done some thinking. It was more my fault than hers that I was so short on sleep. I've been staying up too late talking on the phone, using up night minutes. Not a good idea to stay up until midnight when you get up at 6, esp. not on a regular basis. No, it wasn't very considerate of her to turn on the TV at 3 am, but she did have the sound off and I'd never complained before. So in short, I'm going to chalk that one up to too little sleep and move on with my life...
I'm reaffirming my belief that you make your own happiness. If you are satisfied with who you are and what you believe, it shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks. It's only insecure people who feel the need to defend themselves. I don't need to be perfect to be happy, and I don't need to explain myself to those who choose to judge me. All I need to do is feel justified in my actions. It's not selfish, but how can you take care of others if you don't know how to take care of yourself?
It's amazing what a good night's sleep, a church service and a few miles run can do.
I just found out that my friend Coleen's brother-in-law is getting sent back to Iraq. "Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me/Let there be peace on Earth, the peace that was meant to be." It really does begin on an individual level. And no wonder it's so difficult. If I can get in a fight with my roommate over such a trivial thing, then how are whole nations supposed to get along?
Time for dinner. I love how running makes me hungry all the time. :-)

~Bethany