Every year it goes the same way. Winter.... my spiritual life is often similar to plant life at that time of year: underground, cold/half frozen, sleepy, yet still alive. But as spring comes, I can feel it stirring in me. My soul says, don't leave me here, and I yearn for growth, and as the days get longer, warmer, my heart thaws, and I can feel life rising in me.
Typically springtime is amazing. Enter July. When I get to July I usually feel like I'm just trying to make it through the days that drag, and then the weeks fly by faster than light, and that really really bothers me because that's not how summer is supposed to be! {and all of a sudden I'm wondering, should this post really be about expectations and how discontent comes when they don't get met... maybe that's what my problem really is.}
Summer is such a beautiful time. And so often I miss it.
I'm in the habit of getting to the end of my day, and writing down a few things I'm thankful for about that day. I'm thankful for that habit. But I'm feeling like it's not enough to get to the end and scratch down a couple things like 'fun in the pool', or 'great run'. It's 'better than nothing' - but I want to be looking for the beauty in each moment, not thinking back on them later. I want to live in wonder and awe.
And so my challenge for myself this week of July {will you join me? :) } is to search for the beauty, and then document it. In either a photograph, or a written sketch. My goal for this week is at least two photos or written sketches per day. {and hopefully many more beautiful moments that are just captured by a word or two}
I want to love life. I want to live it fully, totally amazed by the awesomeness of what God has given us.
blessings on your day!
emma
linking up with Chantel over at A Harvest of Blessing
this post by Ellen, and this one by Marian, were among the many things swirling around inside my head that resulted in this post.
i've been meaning to capture the beauty in my days to be more thankful too. it's about time i actually do! and i can't wait to lay hands on shauna neiquist's book. good stuff.
ReplyDeleteit's something that's so hard to remember when you're actually in the middle of your day! I often remember when I'm being quiet in the morning, or putting the little girls to bed at night, but it's those moments in between that just slip me by! good luck with your search for beauty Gen! :)
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