Today was a terrific day, and I've read a variety of things. I woke up at 8am, which was not as many hours of sleep as I may have wanted, but I was pretty happy to be awake early. After breakfast and a bit of World Cup watching, Seth and I went for a run, which was awesome.
Most of the remainder of the afternoon was spent reading. Among other things, I started working on C.S. Lewis Remembered, and it is quite lovely so far. This book focuses on the recollections of people who knew him in a professional setting, especially his students. Even though I know he was a caring man and took time to write to people, I guess that I still had the stereotypical image of the cranky, English genius, but it seems that was far from the truth. He was generous both with his money and with his time, helping students and colleagues alike with encouragement and his great knowledge.
He would always take your little ideas seriously and help make the into something, with the result that young people often felt they had been in amazing form after sitting next to him of an evening.This sentence struck me, and I realized that I want to be known for being like this. Especially as I come alongside (sorry, hate that phrase, but it fits) young people and encourage them in their faith and now that I'm moving into teaching more, I want to help people to blossom and make them feel smart instead of just trying to show how smart I am. This will take some heart adjustments, but I trust God with the tinkering.
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