I met this amazing couple about 3 years ago, and we've kept in contact since. The circumstances of our meeting were very odd, but, we have remained close over the years and it seems times of trial, heartache, and struggle have kept us close. Distance has us separated but thanks to text messages, email, and phone calls we've helped one another through so much. This couple is truly amazing and I love them both very dearly. There have been instances in my life that have caught me off guard and yielded to some painful experiences...Terry is one of the friends names and he said to me, "you are one of those people that are at such peace though that nothing can disrupt your life...you just keep going." Gosh, what a compliment, right? Especially since I feel that I am the farthest from that. I feel like any amount of heartache just knocks me down to the ground, even when my efforts are tireless in striving for the opposite. But, I guess somewhere, somehow I remain pretty consistent in my peace.
Things will happen in this life. Unexplained, unthinkable, unplanned events are a part of this life, and I have found that to be good and bad. I've told you before that some of my best experiences, friends, and relationships have been a matter of happenstance...but, on the same token I will tell you that some of my most painful, most heart-wrenching moments have also been a chord struck by the ole' bow of happenstance. You never know what your tomorrow will bring. I believe when we face these unforeseen events, moments, and encounters we have to commit to staying true to ourselves, and our beliefs. Maintaining some level of peace is so vital to me. When I get worked up, upset, hurt, or stressed I find that if I go outside....go for a walk...talk...or even just rest I can sink right back into the boat of peace. Now, I do not have the magic cure for stress or a life free of anxieties, but, I do have a heart that rests in God and I do find much peace in simply pressing forward...no matter what the world around me seems to be doing with their moments given to them. While others are pining away at their worries, stress, gossip, and anxieties I want to be busy living and enjoying all I can.
I have found the people in life that maintain this "peace" persona are the happiest, most at ease, and most successful people I have ever met. And, those that seem to get caught in the drama, the chaos, and the anxieties of life...it is those people that are not the happiest....I find those people to live a very hectic, sorrowful life. I simply do not want that for myself. Peace...maintaining a level of peace, or being able to find it in the midst of chaos...I think that is a key. Finding those people in life that ground us, love us, and support our need for peace is exactly what we all need for a happy existence.
I love waking up to yellow roses beside my bed. For me it is the simple things in life...the little things that make me so happy, and that resurface that peace.
Things will happen in this life. Unexplained, unthinkable, unplanned events are a part of this life, and I have found that to be good and bad. I've told you before that some of my best experiences, friends, and relationships have been a matter of happenstance...but, on the same token I will tell you that some of my most painful, most heart-wrenching moments have also been a chord struck by the ole' bow of happenstance. You never know what your tomorrow will bring. I believe when we face these unforeseen events, moments, and encounters we have to commit to staying true to ourselves, and our beliefs. Maintaining some level of peace is so vital to me. When I get worked up, upset, hurt, or stressed I find that if I go outside....go for a walk...talk...or even just rest I can sink right back into the boat of peace. Now, I do not have the magic cure for stress or a life free of anxieties, but, I do have a heart that rests in God and I do find much peace in simply pressing forward...no matter what the world around me seems to be doing with their moments given to them. While others are pining away at their worries, stress, gossip, and anxieties I want to be busy living and enjoying all I can.
I have found the people in life that maintain this "peace" persona are the happiest, most at ease, and most successful people I have ever met. And, those that seem to get caught in the drama, the chaos, and the anxieties of life...it is those people that are not the happiest....I find those people to live a very hectic, sorrowful life. I simply do not want that for myself. Peace...maintaining a level of peace, or being able to find it in the midst of chaos...I think that is a key. Finding those people in life that ground us, love us, and support our need for peace is exactly what we all need for a happy existence.
I love waking up to yellow roses beside my bed. For me it is the simple things in life...the little things that make me so happy, and that resurface that peace.