The beauty of it all!!

It was such a beautiful night, there was a light breeze and the air smelled of rain. As i sat on top of a bale hay I looked out and admired the beauty of the earth in front of me. Big thick clouds painted with shades of pink and orange, that lightly kissed the tip tops of the mountains. Endless fields of green pasture and a stream that wound its way through, giving life to everything around it. With a smile, I watched the geese gather up their goslings as they headed toward the stream. I marveled at the sight before me. I was so grateful for that very moment. We often rush through life and allow ourselves to get so caught up in the world around us that we never take a moment to enjoy beauty that surrounds us. This was one of my most favorite things to do.

As I sat there, I thought about everything that has happened in my life. Recently, lots of changes have taken place. Some of which I am still having a hard time adjusting to. Thinking about how difficult the semester was and how glad I was that it was over. Memories of this past year immediately flooded my thoughts. Though most were good, some I wished to forget. I found myself wishing once again, that it was easier to forget. But then I  thought of a post that my sister wrote called Is it better to forget?.. In her post she talks about how we often  try to forget not only the painful things but the happy things as well, she states that, " even good things can be tainted with loss or associated with things that didn't turn out well". But Then she asks a question, that I asked myself , and that is, "Wouldn't it be better to take each moment for what it is?" And the response I gave myself  is, yes it is better. I believe its better to remember them and to learn from them. Its those moments that are what cause us to grow and what shapes us to be who we are today. For isn't that the beauty of it.... We have to look at our memories for what they are and appreciate both the good and the bad. But also have to move forward through them and  look forward to new memories that await us. I  realized tonight, in that moment when I was looking at the beauty that surrounded me, that I shouldn't wish to forget my memories instead wish to remember and cherish them. 

"Ideally, we would do what it takes to look for the good in every situation—even if that good is just a lesson learned—and forget the rest. Easier said than done, I think. Sometimes it feels like we might never forget pain, hurt, heartbreak. Our challenges become part of who we are and in that way, I guess, actually help to shape our future. And when you really think about it, that's one of God’s greatest gifts to us".- Mindy White.