I Feel Most Myself When...

~ I am snuggled into the backseat of a mini van with headphones in

~ There are photos of friends and family nearby

~ I am at Malenovice during a Josiah Venture conference

~ Donald Miller, C.S. Lewis, John Steinbeck, and Ann Brashares books are on my shelf

~ Walking the loop around campus with my roommate

~ Watching Elizabethtown, Dan in Real Life, old sit-com reruns, or Lost

~ I'm a part of a large crowd and can observe other people

~ I am drinking a Tazo Passion Shaken Iced Tea at Starbucks

~ Listening to The Weepies, John Mayer, The Fray, Regina Spektor, or Missy Higgins

~ Swimming laps or ice skating

~ Writing poems late at night

~ I am wearing my Rocket Dogs, a hoodie, and jeans

~ Walking on cobblestone roads and eating a caramel Magnum ice cream bar

~ Splitting a piece of Adam's Peanut Butter Ripple Cheesecake with my brother

~ Helping my mom make cereal snacks or Swedish hardbread

~ Worshiping God at a church with stained glass windows and old steeples

~ People around me are speaking different languages or at least have accents

~ Shopping on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago

~ Sitting in the audience of a play (especially when my sister is in it)

~ Studying something new that challenges the way I think