Last night I was very late getting to bed.  This morning I was late waking up and didn't quite make it through all of my prayers.  It might seem silly to write about this but I am doing so because I wish to maintain my faith in the importance of prayer and I wish to stick to the principle that routine sleep patterns are vital to peace of mind and good function.

Perhaps as a consequence of not getting enough sleep I forgot my backpack.  So I bought a spiral notebook and some pens at the campus store which is way overpriced.  Then I kept feeling remorseful about spending six dollars and couldn't let it go.  Perhaps that was a consequence of incomplete prayer.  Anyway, forgetting was completely inconsequential as we just had presentations today and I didn't need to take notes.

This afternoon I went and got a haircut.  It was the second in as many weeks.  I asked the stylist about her Thanksgiving plans and was taken aback by her response that she is not looking forward to the holiday.  She went on to describe her attitude as humbug about it.  She griped about her financial situation, and ranted about her husband's lack of employment and bad purchases.  She went on to talk about all the was in which the holiday is just a big annoyance and her dissatisfaction with her lot in life.  This attitude was at once startling and at the same time very familiar.  I was very grateful to that the holiday is truly meaningful for me now.  I told her about our families plans and how I have been teaching my kids the true meaning of Thanksgiving and how to appreciate all the graces in life that we might take for granted.

Again I felt overly remorseful about spending money (for the haircut).

In Human Growth and Development class we had a lecture about the late adulthood stage of life.  One of the issues that was reviewed was the importance of good sleep.

This evening I got to go to a 12 step meeting.  We talked about the idea that we do not recover so long as we place dependence upon people over dependence upon God.  I got to talk to an old friend.

Thanks be to God.