So today I've had a very relaxed day. I was able to work 14 hours over the past two days in a temporary position, helping Deseret Book get ready to open here in Twin Falls. It was nice to have something to do and be busy.
I've also gotten back into running which has been wonderful. I used to run constantly but in the 7th grade my arches fell due to bad shoes and I've struggled with ankle pain, loose knee joints, and shin splints ever since, I'm not sure why maybe it just triggered something. But this inability to run has opened up the door to swimming which has been wonderful. In coming back home for the summer though I decided that it was time to get back into running regardless of the pain. Luckily it seems as though dance has strengthened the muscles around my joints and running was, for the first time in years, fun and not painful. Now I've been able to go running for the past three days. The first day I went running in the morning which was calming, fresh, and enlivening. The next day I ran in the evening and found it to be more relaxing, and a nice way to wind down from the day. Today I ran in the afternoon and found that it was still nice but not a very good time for me, so the morning and evening it is!
Yesterday was the best run I've had thus far. The rhythm of my stride and breath was liberating and the strain on my sore muscles was pleasant in a way. I ran down to the Temple and was able to just walk around the temple grounds. I sat by the fountain for a while and meditated, emptying my mind and drinking in the spirit of the grounds. Afterward, I softly sang "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" and ran back home as it was getting dark.
Oh and a bit tangential but I'm still looking for work, so I would be most grateful for any prayers since finding a job has proven to be more difficult than I anticipated.
I also watched Sabrina today! I hope everyone's seen it but if not it's a movie, with Julia Ormond, and Harrison Ford, about a girl, the chauffeur's daughter, who goes to Paris and finds herself. She then comes home and has to discover what it means to love, and teach Linus, the oldest brother in the millionaire family, what it means to live. Well, of course, being the romantic I am, I absolutely love this movie! It's infused with the most beautiful music, and themes. It gives light to the idea that sometimes we have to find ourselves by being taken from all that's familiar; the idea that love is unexpected, maybe not even what we want, but what we all so desperately need. And of course a reminder of what it means to truly live.
I really hope I get to see Paris someday and sit at a café table, writing my thoughts, while listening to someone play La Vie En Rose. I hope to walk along the bridges and through the parks in the rain, and visit the little shops and simply listen to people talk. Maybe I'll get to live in an attic, where I can see the Eiffel Tower from my little window, and live the Bohemian lifestyle I've always dreamed of. Peut-être un jour.
À Bientôt!
-Natalie Cherie
-Natalie Cherie
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