Skip to main content

The LittleThings

The past week, I've come to realize something that I think we all notice but maybe brush off again and again due to busy schedules and life in general. How often do we pay attention to the little moments in life? And I don't just mean the ones we all call significant like your kids first steps or words or the first date etc. I mean in our every day lives , the little moments and the little blessings. I feel like when we look around we have so much to be thankful for, so many little blessings that we may not usually count as "blessings". How often do we actually take the time to look at the stars on a clear night? Or go enjoy the park or nature reserve near by? How about just playing with your pets? Or spending time with a friend, girlfriend/boyfriend or loved one? So many little moments that either go by without us realizing or moments that we neglect to actually put in the effort to enjoy. How many parents actually make date night a priority with their spouse? Yes life's busy and your family comes first but you cant let that erode the relationship you are continually trying to build with your husband or wife. These things that seem like such little deals right now are what make the biggest most beautiful memories down the road. Hey guys out there how long has it been since you surprised your girl with a cute post on insta or your social media account? Not gonna lie when I say girls like to be shown off haha. Ladies how long since you have planned a day to put aside all the drama we constantly have and really focus on that relationship your building? And aside from relationships how long has it been since the guys and girls out there have planned a day just for your guys or in the girls case, how about your "squad." I feel like relationships are something in our lives that thanks to being busy we often neglect without even realizing it. What I wonder though, if you don't have relationships than what kind of life are you living? Having no one to share the happy moments, and life's little blessing with, doesn't sound like a very full life to me. The point is that no matter your schedule don't forget to enjoy the little things right around you and make sure the loved ones in your life know that you care because we aren't promised tomorrow, we only have right now. The time we are given right now is called the present because this time, its a gift and how we use it is up to us. If we don't make it known to our loved ones that we love them then we may never get the chance ,they cant read minds nor should they have to. So take your present and make it into the gift that it was meant to be. I encourage you to take some time, look at the stars and maybe even invite someone special to take in the blessing with you. <3

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Be Good to Yourself!

Everyone deals with stress in life no matter how young or old you may be. I know this is a topic I've touched on several times, this is due to the fact it is an ever changing, ever growing concept. Stress is constantly coming in seemingly endless forms. The specific aspect of stress that I want to focus on today is the fact that when were stressed, we typically take that stress out on ourselves. This is pertaining to how we treat our bodies, both physically and mentally when were stressed. I have experienced this a lot lately. Junior year has been crazy as I'm sure most of you know either from past experience or current. There's stress on getting grades that colleges will accept, ACT/SAT, getting volunteer hours, internships, upholding a job, playing sports or being active in school clubs, and so much more on top of trying to stay sane... In my most recent experience, I have come to the conclusion that when I'm stressed there are times that I'm not good to my body. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Love Yo Selfie

Often times when you think about "love", where does your mind go? For some of us it might be the love shared between a couple or a family, friends etc. Rarely however do we think about ourselves. The world can feel like its spinning a million miles an hour, I know mine is. We spend so much time making sure everyone else is okay that we often times neglect ourselves. We love everyone and try to make sure they know that, but what about making sure we know we love ourselves? That were happy with who we are? You may be thinking I've gone crazy right now trying to tell you to love yourself lol. I'm serious though, we are our biggest critics and I feel like we spend so much time critiquing ourselves that we forget to be happy with who we are. We tend to excuse mistakes of ones we care  about, as we should but then we dwell on our own mistakes and let them tear us apart. We need to show ourselves the compassion we show others and we need to be comfortable with who we are as ...
1 comment
Read more

Learning to Praise in the Midst of Pain

Many of you have probably heard the saying "Learn to dance in the rain". Personally that quote is one of my favorites because of its versatility, it can apply to anything from the smallest complication to the biggest catastrophe. On thing that we don't usually remember though, is to praise God when things go wrong. We always thank him and praise him when he blesses our lives and lets things go right in our eyes., but how about when things go wrong? I think often times when things go wrong we draw away from the Lord when really he's asking us to draw more near. God has a reason for everything and his perfect plan for our lives will prevail with our cooperation. So that being said, things may be going "bad" in our minds but if that a part of God's plan for us then things really can't be that bad.  When we learn to praise God even in the times we want to crumble, it shows our devotion and it causes us to lean more prominently on the Lord and less on wor...
Post a Comment
Read more