to be a saint

i am very happy right now.

we played dodgeball and it was really fun, refreshing even.

but more importantly, i am excited about being this new person ive been wanting to be for a while. its surprising how much being surrounded by really good people makes me want to be really good. going to church helps as well. being challenged to be better than the world.

today this quote kept running through my head:

"It seemed to him, at that moment, that it would have been quite easy to have been a saint. It would only have needed a little self-restraint and a little courage. He felt like someone who has missed happiness by seconds at an appointed place. He knew now that at the end there was only one thing that counted--to be a saint."

its from graham greene's "the power and the glory." read it. no seriously, read it.