Decompression

I was sitting at my computer playing Bloons Tower Defense 4 just now when I began to become annoyed with Zach's guitar playing in the other room. It's 11:28PM, after all, and I have to be up early in the morning. I'm just killing time before I go to bed. Decompressing, if you will. Letting my mind relax before I sleep. It's what I do. I can't just jump into bed after going 90 mph all day. I need to ease into it.

And that's when it hit me. Zach is doing the same thing. He frequently diddies around on the guitar late at night when he's tired. He may not even realize it, but that's his way of relaxing his mind before he goes to bed. And I looked across from me and saw Taylor also playing BTD4 and listening to music on his headphones.

Living in a house of 5 young adults is taxing. Strewn about the house are clothes, dishes, crumbs, instruments, video game paraphernalia, papers, chairs, and instruments. People are constantly coming and going - both us residents and friends/acquaintances. We're constantly doing ministry-related things: teaching Sunday school, running Axcess, leading a life group, mentoring a younger guy, etc. We need these little times to decompress and step out of life for just a moment. Taylor and I play mindless flash games. Zach's fingers wander about a guitar's neck. We all have something. I understand now. I'll let it slide. He needs it. Just like I need BTD4.

Life is so much better when we understand one another. Good night, blogosphere. Good night, Zach. Good night, BTD4. Hasta mañana.