Off to see the wizard…

… the wonderful wizard of Oz!…

…well, not quite! Off to Scotland tomorrow to see a couple of universities. Tomorrow afternoon is Stirling University, then Thursday afternoon is Heriot Watt (Edinburgh). The parents are coming too, but I plan to spend a bit of time relaxing in Edinburgh… maybe climb Scots Monument if the weathers good, go to the park, stuff like that! So, have a great few days, and I’ll check in with you when I get back…

… Off to see the wizard…

e.s.t…

I was listening to Viaticum, an e.s.t. album again today, and I felt that I must share my love for this one particular song…

“The Unstable Table and the Infamous Fable”

Such a wonderful song… you should all go and listen to it! Wonderful jazz… makes everything ok!

Change…

So thought it was about time I posted properly. Was at work today for a few hours, not too busy but not too quiet either, which was nice. School has been the thing dominating my life at the minute, tis rather strange trying to get settled back into it when I feel like its time for someplace new.

Don’t know if that makes any sense to anyone… but it’s how I feel at the minute. It feels like i’ve been here for an eternity (well, I kinda have, i’ve been here all my life… it feels like i’ve been here longer than I actually have). I just want to get out there now. I want to travel, I want to see the world, I want to meet a guy, I want to experience new sights and sounds and smells and tastes… I want to do all the things I’ve dreamed of for so long.

Being back in school is a very strange feeling… I’m heavily involved in the Christian Union- and I love it- but I thought i’d feel more at home in it, more settled, than I do. Don’t get me wrong, I DO love being in CU, I love getting to encourage and equip and inspire my friends, but i still feel like it’s time for a change now, time for me to do something new.

And it’s a very strange place to be… caught between where I am, and where I want to be…

Thought…

“Hold on to heaven… & don’t let Satan in.”

A friend sent me this in a message today… its stuck with me for some reason, can’t work out what it is about it…

Discuss!

Making Your Mark

I was away on a “pupil leadership training weekend” organised by SU the weekend past there (as in I came home yesterday!). It was fantastic! There were about 55-60 people there from 14 different schools around N.Ireland, and we just came together to talk and share ideas about our CU’s and connect with each other.
On Sunday morning during our last session, a guy called Mark said something during an ‘open mic’ time that I will never forget. He was talking about his specific situation in school…

“We have 5 people on our SU committee – thats nearly half the 12 disciples, and if they touched the whole world and we are only trying to reach one school – I think we can handle it!”

In Academy, we have 10 people on committee and 2-4 teachers involved at different stages… thats more than the 12 disciples… and we are only trying to reach one school… BRING IT ON!