Surprised?

I'm going to jump around a bit from topic to topic, so stay with me.

Work is good. It's stimulating. I'm not in the service industry anymore and it is breathtaking... in a good way. I get to construct things, to fulfill my desire to create. At the end of the day I can look back and say "That's what I did today", and I'm simultaneously gaining experience in my career. That's great!

I've been combating my poor sleep habits as of late too. The way I've started to attack it is by working all day and then heading to the gym after work. It helps me relieve any stress I might have while putting me in better physical condition at the same time. And at night, I'm usually so tired, as soon as I hit the pillow I fall asleep and stay asleep.

I've been talking to a lot of girls lately about the mind of men. A lot of them understand our basic formula pretty well, but some don't. I think it's a shame because we really are simple at our very foundation. I mean, we are born with five basic desires. We want food, sleep, fulfilling work, to be needed, and sex. Anything else beyond that in our personality is based upon the culture and education we receive throughout life. So though some men might be more complex than just the five basic desires, if a woman understands that he will still make his decisions based upon one, if not more of them, she will understand a great deal. However, lots of girls don't know any of it. Most surprising to women is the fact that just about all straight men who they consider to be friends and spend a decent amount of time with might secretly want more than just friendship. Granted, I would consider decent men to practice self control, and many do, but a naive understanding can lead to dangerous interactions either by unknowingly leading an uncontrolled man on, or by falling victim to his scheming. All I've got to say is there are a lot of good books out there that talk about this subject and how to better understand it, and if a girl doesn't already, she might should check one of them out. I personally think "Wild at Heart" is a great one for church chicks to read. Though I don't agree with everything John Eldridge says, I still think he's got a lot of good written insight into the minds of men. Look into it.

But now I'm going to sleep. I've got a lot to think about tonight, more than I am privileged enough to write down at the moment. But I'm sorting through all of it and hopefully I'll have some answers soon.

Peace and love.