It's OK...

Never settle for something...when the belief that something greater is ever so present. It's been along time a coming...but for once in this life...it's ok...it's ok...that things in life haven't turned out the way that maybe one had hoped. It's ok...that life has brought about some tragedy...and it's ok..that life spun one in circles. It's ok...that not every destination along this path was mapped out...or even where one wanted to travel. It's ok...that one didn't win ever battle...and it's truly ok...that even when the battle was lost...everything around crumbled. It's ok...that when one tried to pick up the pieces and fit them into the puzzle...that they didn't fit. It's ok...that life happened and created a story...a story which could have been totally written in some other way that was brilliant.

If one had settled and didn't hold on to the idea that something could be greater...the path would have been way easier...and never embraced with the right intentions. It would have survived...but would it have thrived?? Would it have embraced the lessons from tragedy?? Would it have spun circles of grace?? Would the destinations traveled been trudged with hope?? Would the battles won have been victories of humility?? When the battle was lost and everything fell, would one have given the broken and shattered pieces over to the ONE who could fit them into the puzzle?? And when life created a story...would one be able to say...to Him be the Glory...??


So it's ok...because the beauty of this life isn't about settling...but knowing that the best is yet to come...and holding onto the belief that something greater is ever so present.

brilliance of happiness

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
--Gandhi

The brilliance of happiness...isn't a feeling...it's an attitude...a choice that we make on a daily basis. Allowing what we think, to be embraced by what we say, and being reflected in what we do...//It is in those moments that that peace is found. There is a content spirit found in the soul of one who is genuinely happy. When what we think, what we say, and how we act...reflect one another...harmony is the tune to which we dance...which creates a bubbly happy feeling inside...// To know that one is satisfied and happy within themselves and what they represent as a person creates the brillance of happiness--

genuine heart

It's eclipsed by the slight transition of the heart wanting more...it's what is built when we want our way. When it's clearly time for life to take a new turn, and in our hearts we want to fight to keep it the same. It's when we become content with clearly setting everything to our own tune...and then slightly being forced to play a different melody. It's the harmony in this life that throws us slightly...and causes the abstract tune to caution our hearts. It's brilliant how each of us can build a wall, that is caused by a little word with a big meaning. Sometimes the heart is cautioned and perplexed by our own pride. Are we not supposed to be genuine creatures...you know the type where people can freely be themselves and not wonder about what another person might think. What if we were all genuine...there would be no walls to break through...there would be no lessons to learn through breaking our own pride. It's simply about taking a moment, stepping back and remembering what brought you to this moment, and knowing in your heart that the promise will be written. The walls need to weaken, they need crack...and allow the pure sound to hearken the melody. As the walls crack the crumbling sound will then create a harmony that will allow the genuine soul to shine. As the soul shines, and the wall breaks...pride then becomes the abstract tune of a genuine heart.

oh how He loves us

...and we are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
if His grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
and heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss,
and my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…
that He loves us...

David Crowder Band

the journey

The journey is long and perilous and at often times makes absolutely no sense at all. It's perplexing really how life can take twists and turns and how the facets of the curves never seem to connect. The melancholic persona is kicking in...and one finds themselves trapped, entangled, and undefined. The journey was never promised to be easy...though there was the promise that the loving friend would see one through. Even that promise seems so cliche... and so daunting.

The journey is never ending and at often times makes complete sense. It's in those moments that hope can be embraced...and makes the intangible and perilous journey bearable. One can't comprehend what's going on, or where this is going, or even how the journey was even established. At times the journey could even seem meaningless...//

The journey must have reason, it must ring clarity, and it must shine hope. If one has learned anything on this journey....it's been that through the storm...the rainbow will appear...there will be a brighter day...where dreams and this magical journey of hope collide. It takes a little dabble of faith to embrace this moment...and trust that though the journey be chaotic and perplexing...it will bring forth a peace like never felt before.

So here's to where the journey leads now...in this moment...where all seems to be falling apart...and all one can do...is simply stand...and release the journey into the writer's hands...//

spring

Finally I can sense that the Spring is among us. I am so excited about this...and how the cheery blossoms will be blooming and all the other flowers will be sparking their blooms as well. Oh how this time year lightens my spirit and allows the music within my soul to sing. It's a time for embracing each new day, with a smile on my face. It's about looking for the flower that pokes out of the sidewalk crack to brighten my day. Oh it's spring...when flips flops can be adorned by oh so happy toes...with a fresh coat of fun! It's grand...Spring...it can only make one happy...when the days are longer and the spirits of each soul are lightened by the beauty that only Spring can unveil.

time is precious

In recent weeks I have learned how time can affect the dimension and outcome of so many things. Time is precious...and we don't waste it on just floating air. It's about taking time and making sure that each and everyday something new is being captured. Time allows us to learn, grow, mature, follow our hearts, and capture the essence of what life can bring. The most endearing thing about time...is that even in a split second it can change a life forever. It can change perception, and it can change a person's faith. A few years ago....time was a portion of focus, but then life happened, things failed, moments loss passed by, to leave one wondering how time slipped away. Time and what one does with that time creates life. Time can make a brilliant story if a person is willing to give the writer the time to write.

It's a new year...with a new focus...and it's time to embrace the life that time has created. To let time capture the soul and shine moment's of peace. To follow the heart of a dream...and let the writer use time as its muse which creates an unraveling beauty called life.

The story may not have the dimension or outcome that one had hoped for...but time allows that to even be perfection. The writer has a grander plan and can use time to capture so much more light, than the human eye can see. Taking time through the storm, to embrace the light of each new day...and knowing that the awe inspiring, life altering, moment's in life are grand...and really are about grasping the seconds that may not seem to be brilliant.