The meaning of the title of my blog is complex, and I'll explain a bit here. It's about my life. My past. My present. And certainly, my future. All too often in the past, I failed to appreciate my experience on Earth. Always hoping for something better, I never looked at right now for all its worth. Consequently, I was never at peace and never truly happy. Through a series of God given events, I was forced to take a long hard look at my life, and I came to realize that this life is a remarkable journey. If I hand it over to the Giver of Life, and learn to trust Him to be my Provider and Protector, and stop trying to create stability and safety for myself, only then will this journey reach it's marvelous potential.
I have also found that life is about balance. Too many of my days have been spent toiling toward my own warped view of success. Until just a few years ago, I never once stopped to ask what I really wanted out of this life. I was living to please other people. I worked to earn love. I have been, and will always be, loved unconditionally by a God who gave His life for me and to me. I live immersed in His love. No longer must I toil. Although I work, I also rest. Although I give, I also receive. Balance. Blessed balance.
Beauty. There are so many things I can say about beauty. About being created beautifully in the image of my Father in Heaven. About Him allowing me to create beauty to mimic His creativity. Recently I learned just how much a woman craves beauty, not vanity as some might assume, but true beauty. The beauty of God's creation. The beauty that results from the life in this creation. I need it like air. Yet, for so many years, I denied my need to create and appreciate creation, because of "practicality." Because of my Father's love, I am free to create, to paint, to sew, to sing and dance, to love, to be beautiful.
I am on this incredible journey, and I choose to love every moment.
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