Think on these things...

Ok, I know I haven't posted in a while, but now here's something I wanted to write...

Today wasn't too bad I guess, but this evening I cracked a little under stressure (stress that gradually builds up until the person 'cracks' - either minorly or majorly. Usually expressed in an emotional breakdown - crying or anger).
I was thinking about how I was sick of school - just the fact that on Mondays, I do my Travel and Tourism assignment, Tuesdays-Wednesdays I do my biology assignment, wednesday afternoon I babysit, Thursdays-Fridays I do my Intro to Social Sciences and my History homework, Thursday afternoon is my homeschool group meeting. On weekends, I am normally busy, and even if I ain't, I don't get any school done because I procrastinate. Then it's Monday again, and the cycle starts all over again...
That a couple other slightly depressing things I was thinking about had me slightly distressed...not anything major, I just wasn't bouncing off the walls...
Then my dad informed me that since I hadn't cleaned my bike properly before putting it away for the winter, my chain was rusted almost solid and I'd need to get a new one (I'm pleading ignorance - never before have I been expected to clean my bike before putting it away unless is was extremely muddy or something...and I know wet causes rust but it wasn't wet...Dad said something about the salt off the roads)
After going out and seeing the extent of the damage, I cracked a little. All of my minor depression and frustration I directed at the bike. I wanted nothing more than to just kick it, beat it up, throw it out so that I did NOT have to deal with it anymore. I was mad at myself for not knowing better which resulted in the deterioration of my bike which I got practically new last year. I decided to just forget about the bike today, and focus on finishing my biology, because I just couldn't handle right now.

Then Philippians 4:8 came to mind: "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." I had been thinking about depressing things, and it got me depressed...that's the life lesson learned.