a beautiful reminder

Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.

As Thanksgiving (and then finals) are approaching and life is getting crazier than usual, my mom sent this lovely prayer from Pedro Arrupe to me. Can there be anything more relevant? Right at the exact moment I needed to hear something like this too! 

Anyone remember how I said to remind me of my passion for classes come finals(and wow, that feels like forever ago)? I have four ten-page papers to write. I am in serious need of reminders like this one!

I hope you're all doing things you love and preparing to nom your little hearts out! What are you most excited for during Thanksgiving (if you celebrate it)? And, more importantly, at what point is it socially acceptable to start listening to Christmas music?

Julie's on the paper, so guess who got featured answering that very question? Yay, roommates!