Here I am again…staying up way too late knowing that in the morning I will be so tired. I keep doing the same thing over and over. I believe some have coined that as “insanity”. Yep, that’s it alright!
It was quite a successful unraveling day! I feel very accomplished in all that I did today! (Cleaning, cooking and creating!) It’s great to think about how much I got done. The only part of that is, that I had to take a day off of work to get everything finished! I wish I had this much time everyday, to work on and complete the many things like I did today, but that just doesn’t happen. Some of you are so good at accomplishing so many different things in one day, but me? I need two weekends per week to get the things done that I need doing! (Oh…two weekends per week…isn’t that a lovely thought?)
In Unravelling we’re talking about reflections. Who we see ourselves as, who others see us as, who we WISH ourselves and others saw us as, and who we like the best! I happen to like who I see, for the most part, but there are definitely things I wish I could change/add. So that’s what it’s all about, and I suppose each of you have the same sort of thought about yourself. I’ve never met anybody who actually LOVED (noticed that’s highlighted AND underlined!) everything about themselves, but I have met a few people who pretty much disliked everything about themselves. Most of those people just needed a little encouragement and some “see that glass half full” talk and they pulled themselves out of their funk!
We talked about mirrors and shiny things that cause us to see “ourselves” and it is fun to see different interpretations of the assignment to “capture your reflection” photographically. Mirrors are just the most obvious thing we might think of, but there are many, many ways to see your reflection. Think about it!
I am mostly thankful today. I would not be glorifying God if I did not love my life…what He has done and continues to do. I even love that I can say “I love my life”!
Since it is after midnight, it is technically June 14th. I am keenly aware of the date because it is the anniversary of the day my mom died. Thirty-five years ago today. It was a Monday. Sunny and warm with a bright blue sky and big white puffy clouds. I will never forget that day. A day that started out as an almost “perfect” summer day, but quickly turned into a sad and sorrowful one. It took me many years to be joyful in spite of not having my parents…especially those “big” days like my wedding day, the birth of my children, then their weddings, etc. But when you truly understand that this world is just a small part of our existence, and that passing through it is just a split second of time comparatively, then it is easy to be joyful knowing that THIS is NOT all that we are given. While I’ve wished over and over again that my mom and dad were still here, I know there is a much bigger picture and that there are many people who have passed through my life that I will see once again. And that’s an exciting thought to me.
In this life I just want to be the person God created me to be. I don’t believe you can simply “live your life” passively from day to day, and achieve what God desires of us! I believe that God wants us to seek out that which He has planned for us and that it is a lifetime of living “on purpose” that finally brings us to that place. I’m excited! I’m looking! I’m seeking! I’m studying the Word!
And for now I’m unraveling. Just to try to sort things out!
Lesson for today:
Mirrors never lie…
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