I dont ever write from a religious aspect
i prefer my posts to be fun, funny, or maybe thought provoking
im not the person who tells you i am a Christian before you know my name
i think its best to show you what i believe through the way i treat you and the way i make you feel
quoting scripture and parts of the Bible can come across a bit show boaty and obnoxious
but treat someone with kindness and love and loyalty and humility is what I think the Bible is all about
Faith, Hope, and LOVE...Love being the most important GIFT
let me sidebar and emphasize that LOVE is a GIFT
its not small
its not a given
its not to be taken lightly
a GIFT
think about every other gift you have given or received and how you treat it
how do YOU treat love
do you take it for granted
do you put it on a shelf for later
for the RIGHT time
are you saving your love for the right person
everything else, all the other man made and man controlled parts of religion are secondary and mean nothing without LOVE
a few thoughts are running through my head when I think about the paths we take and the roads we walk in life
a story was shared with me recently and i know its cliche to say it gave me goosebumps but it did
this person was young and at a party and was leaving with two friends, actually in the car and a third friend came out and said stay a little longer so they did and shortly after those two individuals in that car were in a tragic accident that took the life of one and left another marred for ever
that is not luck that is an angel looking over you that is someone higher protecting you
but when you stop and pause to know that moments prior you were in that car or what would have happened if....thats a long road of contemplation
there are moments in life where our mortality is so clear and evident and invincible we are no more
my other thought that renders me speechless is the way our lives are all connected
the way some people stay in our lives and others dont
some people you think will always be around and i dont mean them passing away i mean you cant conceive how the relationship will change and yet somehow sometimes some of them do
and then there are other people who remain in your life despite circumstance well maybe not DESPITE
but there are people who season after season remain present
relationship dynamics may change and may grow but its amazing and intriguing WHAT makes a relationship weather the storm
what makes you stay in contact with someone year after year
how is it that you can have LIFE happen but then you pick back up like nothing ever changed
is it because people are in your life to teach you or maybe for you to teach them
are people in your life to give you something (and i dont mean something tangible) but are they there to give a part of themselves that only they can give you and that you need , whether you know it or not
or do people come into your life to receive someone only you can give
or is it a mutually giving relationship
sometimes in the middle of crisis and chaos two people find each other and they bond through the weathering of a storm
and once that storm subsides they come through with a new forged bond
i look at the people in my life and i think about outside of my family who have been my constants
less than two hands
i think about people who are around for a season
it can be a good season it can be a trying season and somehow they work themselves out your life
but i think its amazing to have a long term season after season presence
where someone knows stuff about you
anyhow i jumped around on my topics a bit
but i think we are given who we need and what we need
i think we as humans want to question or fit things into OUR ideals and our plan
but its funny because life works itself out the way it should
so you can try to author your perfect life but its unrealistic and
you will wind up with a lot of scratch outs and eraser marks
i think if you with eyes wide open welcome and embrace the joys mysteries surprises and lessons of life you will find a more peaceful existence
one where you question less
and sometimes accept because it is
ok no big conclusion
good night
