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Mai Pen Rai
And other life lessons from Thailand. A blog :) |
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** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** Mai Pen Rai and other life lessons from Thailand. is a blog that I started for the 30-Day Blogging Challenge. I hope it takes off and becomes something a bit bigger though :). Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think! Yera |
| (Yera, May 3) Moving On |
If this life is one act Why do we lay all these traps We put them right in our path When we just wanna be free I will not waste my days Making up all kinds of ways To worry about some things That will not happen to me So I just let go of what I know I don't know And I know I'll only do this by Living in the moment Living my life Easy and breezy With peace in my mind I got peace in my heart Got peace in my soul Wherever I'm going, I'm already home Living in the moment - Jason Mraz I was born with the tendency to dwell on the past and live in constant awareness of the future. It's not that I'm some sort of nervous wreck -- The problem lies more along the lines of a lack of presence. Here's what I mean by that: I never feel a hundred percent present in any situation. There is always something else occupying my mind, or someone else that is sharing the attention I should be giving to you. I'm always living for the next weekend, the next holiday, the next semester -- never content to just be where I'm at. Thoughts of death enter my mind, -- not in a suicidal way by any means -- and I worry about the legacy I would leave behind with my family and friends and acquaintances were I to die of some random and usually illogical circumstance. That's why this song really resonated with me. I will not waste my days/Making up all kinds of ways/To worry about some things/That will not happen to me. Woah. Why was I worrying about all of this stuff? I believe in a God that looks out for my well-being and cares about me more than I can even fathom. How did I get sucked into this negative mindset? I needed to let go of the past I was holding onto and the future I was always thinking about. I needed to live in the moment. . . happy in my present circumstances. . . enjoying the presence of those I'm with. . . all the while remembering that there is Someone out there who's got my back. And as Jason Mraz said, when I'm living in the moment: Wherever I'm going, I'm already home. So. Here's the plan: I'm letting go of the worry and constant distractions that have plagued me for the majority of my life. . . I'm going to enjoy where I'm at, when I'm at, and who I'm with to the best of my ability. . . I'm moving on and leaving as much of this negativity and stress behind me  .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A lot of people chose the topic of "Moving On" to reflect on loved ones lost and to talk about the grief that accompanies, but I wanted to take a different spin on the topic. I have lost dear friends in the past -- however, it is not a feeling I've had to confront recently -- and I consider myself lucky for that. I know that some of you have had to deal with death more recently, specifically Earl, and I'd just like to take a second to let you know that I am praying for you and your families. "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." I hope you can find some solace in that thought, if nothing else.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** |
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