Well, after not being on here for two years (almost three), I think that it is time that I start taking my writing seriously again. I want to share some things that I am learning and hopefully spread some light, some hope, a little love, and maybe a bit of joy.
I have always wanted to write, to speak, to share, to give. But honestly, even when I have dabbled, I never felt like I was good enough. Like I did not know enough to write or speak. But, I never will. I can share what I know right now and put that out into the world to others. The hope is to learn along the way from those older and wiser than me, and share what I know to those coming up after me.
Going back on here and reading prior posts, it kind of makes me want to delete it all. But those are my words from once upon a time. It shows me where I have grown and it makes me proud that I am not the same today as the person I once was. Looking back makes me excited for where I one day will be.
So, here I am. 25 living in Tennessee with my best friend. Working at a Christian academy part as an assistant and part as an aftercare teacher. Picking up DJ gigs when I go back to visit Florida. Trying to figure out where the heck I am going with my life. Trying to learn along the way and piece together whatever comes next in my life.
Some things I have learned this year:
1) Things are sometimes exactly what they seem. And sometimes things are not at all what they seem. As confusing as that is, it actually makes a lot of sense. I tend to overanalyze and overthink every single thing in my life. The problem with that is when I do all of that analyzing and thinking, I try to control situations and people within that. So sometimes it is best to take moments for exactly what they are. Nothing more, nothing less. That can be true for relationships, it can be true for situations and circumstances. So instead of trying to control things, it is sometimes best to take a breathe and experience things for exactly what they are.
2) Life is never going to go as planned. At the beginning of this year, I thought I had an idea of where my year was going to go. Never did I think that I was going to end up in Tennessee living with my best friend working in an environment where I can openly live out my faith. It is totally okay to plan and figure out what you want next. But you cannot hold onto that plan so much that you miss the plans that God has for you. Trust me, it is always better to just go with God's plan the first time.
3) Love is a beautifully hard thing. This year I learned what love truly looked like. It is messy and it is sacrificial. It is hard and it is the easiest thing ever. But, sometimes love is fleeting. Sometimes life calls you in a different direction than love and you have to let go of it. Because holding onto love when life is moving you away from love can bring death to love. And sometimes, sometimes love stays. Either way, experience love to its fullest while you have it, because it is one of the only pure things in life.
4) Find quiet moments of peaceful isolation. I know that this may seem simple, but in a world of go go go and never stop going, you need to find moments with just you. One of my favorite moments was a morning hike I took before work. It was cold out and I ended up at a small river in the woods. I sat on a rock in the wind next to the water and just breathed. And in that moment, I learned more about life and love and peace and joy than I could have imagined. Your soul, your spirit, your body, and your mind needs it. It will be worth it. Trust me. Find the small moments just for you.
This is just a small amount of things that I have learned this year. And maybe none of this means anything to anyone else but maybe this will be a reminder to someone that life goes by so fast, but you do not have to just glide along with it. You have a say in your life. You have a purpose in your life. You were not created to just survive day in and day out, but to thrive within this small piece of life you have been given. Only you can make that choice.
You are beautiful and you have incredible light within you. Never forget the power you hold. You have the choice what you do with it.
No comments:
Post a Comment