Currently House, M.D. - Season One By Hugh Laurie see related

It's been raining for a couple days in a row now. Our apartment overlooks this low-lying grassy area that lead to some aqueducts close to the nearby road. So, when it rains a long time, the ground becomes oversaturated, and we end up with a river flowing throught our "backyard." Sometimes ducks swim down it. It's entertaining. Today I feel like the ground behind our place...I've been absorbing a lot recently...

The death of my Papa on Good Friday
Both Peter and I giving notice at work without actually having our next plans fixed
The financial and emotional strain that my clients face daily
Considering my capacity as a counselor and what my limitations are
Waiting to hear about an interview Peter had last week
The challenge from a book I most recently read about what it means to live simply and how that relates to my faith
Learning to relate to God in new ways, especially listening to Him
Preparing for a message my mom and I will deliver to my parents' church on Mother's Day

When I absorb a lot, I feel as if I am a sponge that is oversaturated and needs to be squeezed...but I guess I don't really want to be squeezed either. Well, however the analogy works, there's a lot flowing through my brain and heart -- a kind of weight and wait at the same time. There's so many hopes...I suppose this is what it means to live fully awake and alive.