Life has so much to offer. I'm learning more and more every day, not only about life in general, but about myself. I love that! Even though I've known myself for 20 years and some odd months now, I am capable of learning more about myself every day. Interesting thought, right?
Well, I'm not exactly sure what I really want to blog about today....I just know that I felt like blogging (probably 'cuz I am procrastinating packing and such as long as I possibly can. Bleh.). But really..blogging is fun! :)
So I'm blogging about life as my title suggests.... Where am I at in life right now? Currently I am living at home with my family while working not one, not two, not even three, but four jobs. The cool thing? I may have four jobs, but I don't work a day in my life. I LOVE what I do. And the people I come in contact with have become oh so dear to me. Seriously. Three of my four "jobs" are home health jobs. I go into people's homes and care for their daily needs--things that may seem simple to us, but these people aren't capable of doing. It really has made me grateful for where I am at. I have met some very amazing people who have been through a lot. Frankly, more than a person should deal with in one lifetime. Sometimes I get really sad for them, but then I remember: hey! They are not going to be this way forever. One day, they are going to be perfect again. This life is short in relation to eternity :)
While we're on a similar topic, I wanted to share a great video with y'all. The song is entitled "Beautiful Heartbreak." It's by a wonderful LDS artist, Hilary Weeks. Basically the message of the song is even though we go through some heartbreaking things in our lives, they can become something beautiful if we allow them to. We can become stronger through the trials we face. So the video is below, and I'm also gonna post the lyrics so you can read it if you'd like.
BEAUTIFUL HEARTBREAK:
I had it all mapped out in front of me,
Knew just where I wanted to go;
But life decided to change my plans,
And I found a mountain in the middle of my road.
I knew there was no way over it,
So I searched for a way around;
Brokenhearted I started climbin',
And at the top I found...
Every fear, every doubt,
All the pain I went through;
Was the price that I paid to see this view;
And now that I'm here I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights;
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
I never dreamed my heart would make it,
I thought about turning around;
But heaven has shown me miracles,
I never would have seen from the ground.
Now I take the rain with the sunshine,
Cause there's one thing that I know;
He picks up the pieces,
Along each broken road.
Every fear, every doubt,
All the pain I went through;
Was the price that I paid to see this view;
And now that I'm here I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights.
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
I would never trade...
The grace that I feel,
And the faith that I find;
Through the bitter-sweet tears,
And the sleepless nights.
I used to pray he'd take it all away,
But instead it became a beautiful heartbreak.
Isn't that such an inspiring song? I sure think so!
I don't know who knew this, but my family and I had the fabulous opportunity to go to Hilary's home for dinner and a private concert in her basement last Friday. Can I just say, she's not only an amazing singer-songwriter, but she is an amazing person, too! She was so welcoming and so kind to everyone in attendance; I felt like I'd known her for ages! That night was actually the first time I've heard her song "Beautiful Heartbreak", or at least first time seeing the music video. She sang it live while the video played on screen behind her. Oh man. It was a touching moment. I'm so very grateful for the wonderful talents of people, and their willingness to share and touch the lives of others. Uplifting music really is so great! It always helps lift my mood and brings the spirit in a way I don't think anything else can. If you've never heard of Hilary Weeks before, I highly suggest you look up more of her stuff--it's all amazing!
So, I don't exactly know how I got from talking about life to talking about uplifting music.....random tangent I guess.. But the point is: life is good. Life is even great! It's all in the attitude in which we carry ourselves. And when life gets tough, and we feel we have mountains to climb, we have been given other human beings to lean on for support as well as a loving Father in Heaven who cares.
I hope each of you will never take for granted the little things in life, even as simple as getting out of bed in the morning on your own, or playing your guitar. Life is as beautiful as you make it out to be....so let's create a masterpiece.
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