Post-election Thoughts

Well, it's all over. The election that is.

I don't think it is yet real in my mind that Obama is to be our next President. The pressing issue that comes to mind as I think about this is how many more innocent lives of the unborn will be slaughtered under his policies. Some of my initial thoughts were to question what I could do about this. I may not be able to change government policy, but I can change the individual lives of those I am in daily contact with. I can educate myself on the emotional and physical struggles of unsure mothers, and be able to sympathetically reach them. I can volunteer at the PRC clinic and work with young women to show them a better route. I can make my friends, church, and students more aware of the impending crisis and specific needs I come across. All this I can do. God does not call me to change the world, He calls me to be obedient in my every day life. If that means changing the world, then I will be very happy. :)

On a lighter note, one of my last hall meetings (I'm an RA and schedule hall activities) was a pilates night. We played classical music accompanied with waterfall and bird noises (rather unique) and were instructed in some basic stretches and moves of pilate. I did not realize how weak my core muscles were, nor how difficult pilates can really be. (Wikipedia defines it as follows: Pilates called his method Contrology, because he believed his method uses the mind to control the muscles. The program focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, Pilates exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles.) I really enjoyed it, and since, my roomie, Sharon and I have been doing what we can remember of them in our room. I've always had a lot of muscle pain in college, and this is clearing it right up. It feels so great to find a simple solution to an irritating problem. Next on my agenda is to get a pilates tape and mat to help me be disciplined with these exercises. My PT once said that 90% of arms/legs/joints pain and problems are a result of or part of the lack of muscle strength in one's core muscles (abs, back, etc.)

Now, to read My Invented Country, A Chilean novel which I am not enjoying. :(