Amazed and Appreciative

Lately I've come to find myself just being amazed and appreciative by everything.

Which is no coincidence, because God is opening up my eyes to see the true beauty there is in life. The more I'm allowing myself to open up and let any bad thoughts or habits go, the more I notice. The more I stand in awe to take a picture or just breathe it in. The more I smile. The more I want to shout it out to the world about whatever caught my eye. I think life has a lot to do with perspective. In my communications class my teacher said "perception is reality" and I couldn't agree more. If you perceive the world is out to get you and nothing good comes out of anything you do, that will be your reality because that is the way you choose to view the world. My perception on life has changed in turn, my perception of reality has changed. Allowing myself to simply be amazed and to be appreciative of everything has truly made an impact on my life recently. This adventure of my year of "doing" is starting off great, God is giving me the tools I need to truly make the most of it. So I will continue to be thankful to the Creator of all the beautiful things and people that amaze me.

Here is a challenge, if your having a day that seems to be more black than white, take a deep breath, open your eyes and just allow yourself to see. You can be driving and notice a sunset or just the beauty in the clouds, you can be walking and notice a flower growing up through the concrete or see two old people holding hands. Life doesn't have to be filled with extravagant trips and gifts, it is the simplicity in life that makes it beautiful. Appreciate what you do have surrounding you and who you have surrounding you...I can only hope that it will help you as much as it has helped me:)