Rest, continued..

Today was so good.
I got up and went to work this morning to get some stuff out of the way. Now I know you're thinking, "What can be good about working on a Saturday?" Well, not much but it was quiet and free of interruptions. After that I spent an hour talking to a friend of mine who just started teaching in Jordan (yes, the country). We talked about a lot of spiritual doubts and struggles we share. It's always nice to know someone's going through the same things as you.
The weather was beautiful--a perfect fall day to bring an end to a week of continuous rain.
Then I came home and chilled with Kari as we watched our beloved Astros get one step closer to the World Series.
Then I went to the Gotham Comedy Club with this girl from my Bible study named Elizabeth. Afterwards we went to her apartment and sat and talked for a few hours. That's something I've missed here--girl bonding, community building. It was good to remember what that's like.
Then I walked home (in the still-perfect fall weather) just feeling this sense of peace and belonging..a very rare occasion indeed.
So that was my good day. And it wasn't really the weather, baseball or good comedy but rather the company I had that made it so good.
Last week my counselor (yes, I have been going to counseling and no I'm not psychotic) and I talked about my compulsive tendencies and what things seem to distract me from my obssesive "tasking around" (as Kari likes to call it). I told him that when I'm with people, time and to-do lists and everything else seem to fade into the background. I'm just enjoying the moment, the conversation, the feeling of connecting with another person.
I think that's the secret to rest--finding that thing. That thing that makes the "urgent" things seem not so important anymore. That makes you free to be you and gives you that feeling of "this is how the world should be."