For whatever the reason, throughout the school week, I often find myself uncapable of productively writing and staying on top of assignments. Most of the time, my resources are spread between spending quality time with the important people in my life, dancing, campus events, recreational activities, and the random busy-work of the week such as: bills, emails,  cleaning, and small chores. But come finals week, and suddenly I have this mad burst of motivation to suddenly be a remarkably punctual, studious, prolific scholar. I have been wondering where this energy to accomplish all of my work (along with all of the other small to-do’s) comes from during the end of the year, but I do want to learn how to harness this power. However, this past night a paper assignment evaded my radar completely (and I keep a detailed planner), and I am left trying to address the concept of the human condition and meaning from a theological perspective. I think God is smiling at the irony of my paper while He watches me copiously type, trying to make sense at 3AM doesn’t work very well, but in the exaustion, I have been liberated into an interesting writing style that includes song lyrics (Drops of Jupiter by Train and Made to Live by Switchfoot) in an otherwise scholarly APA style paper. The music inspired the paper, so I thought it might as well be given credit where credit is due. I notice my writing becomes even more abstract and nebulous when done under impaired conditions- such as this exaustion. Maybe  I’ll learn to pace myself better from this experience. I hope so.

Back to writing…