February-thanksgiving?

Hey guys!

As many of you know, this week is CRAZY for everyone who is involved with the musical! All cast members, orchestra, crew, stage managers, and directors are stuck at the high school from the end of the school day until 9 o'clock! Needless to say, everyone gets exhausted/stressed/sick/annoyed really easily. Don't get me wrong, musical is a BLAST (and everyone should join next year!!), but when you've got a ton of homework and you're running on a minimal amount of sleep, it can seem frustrating at times.

For me, today was one of those days when everything just seemed to go wrong. I was stressed and I was exhausted. I felt overwhelmed with my school work, and I was very worried about the fact that I had a minimal amount of time to study for an upcoming test. "Musical is too time consuming...people are getting on my nerves...I don't have enough time to just relax/sleep..." My current mood being what it was, I felt completely justified in my way of thinking.

And then I had a major reality check. As I listened to other peoples problems, whether they were family problems, financial problems, or medical problems, my own problems starting seeming more and more insignificant. I mean, what was a short night of sleep to a friend whose family was falling apart? How could I worry about a math test when another person was worried about an illness?

I suppose that I just got so caught up in my own problems that I forgot about everyone else's. I was so consumed by the bad things happening that I missed all the wonderful things around me.

We are months away from November, but I hope all of you are still thankful for everything you have.

Lots of love,

-Habiba

P.S. Come see the musical! :)