The post finals slump.

Let me tell you, it is real. It does weird things to your brain to go from one extreme to another.

Just one week ago, I was in the middle of an almost three-week stretch of unimaginable stress and exhaustion. I was tired and worn down. Final exams and the subjects they covered surrounded my every thought, even my dreams were consumed by the topics I would be tested on.

And then suddenly, in the blink of an eye, it was over. I was out of Lubbock and sitting on a couch with nothing to do but watch Netflix. The moment I had wished would come had arrived… and I was bored.

My summer clerkship begins soon, and I find myself wishing my start date would hurry up. I have nothing to do! How is it that I’m miserable when I’m too busy, and miserable when there’s nothing on my to-do list?

So today, I had a realization. It is time to start being grateful for the moment I am in, whether it is hectic or empty. I will miss these moments of laziness the second they are gone, I know that. So, I am deciding to be happy with the time I have off. Happy with the extra time I can spend in the gym or reading or sleeping.

I think life could get a little bit better for each of us if we found a way to be grateful and happy for each phase life throws us. Granted, this isn’t a switch I can flip. It’s much easier said than done. But today at least, I choose to be thankful.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8