Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Defining Moments

   Today I was thinking about how fast a life can change. Yesterday, in Chardon; Ohio, a boy walked into a school with a gun and opened fire. He killed three people and wounded two others, one of them is still in serious condition today. This single event changed the course of history. Everyday the smallest things, that happen to the widest varieties of people, shape our world in ways we can't even fully comprehend.
   So what makes each of these tiny moments so important, how can not saying hi to someone passing by change a life. No one knows fully how to comprehend life. Its impossible to truly understand every aspect of life, however some focus on certain parts. The part I'm looking at right now are the defining moments of a persons life. These are the moments that people never forget, the moments that shape a life or everyone's lives affected. 
   A defining moment can vary from person to person. Some defining moments in peoples lives are world events such as a war or a tragedy. Other moments are smaller like a decision on a career, a break up, or even something as simple as taking a chance and saying hello to the girl you have a crush on. All of those smaller moments can shape a life just as much, if not more, than the large scale definitions. That career choice can lead you on to become filthy rich or dirt poor, that break up can lead you to the person of your dreams or can make you realize how much you needed them in the first place, and that simple hello can turn into a life long relationship. Its a question I struggle with as to why life is so easily influenced, and honestly I'm not trying to offer an answer, just to speculate about the importance of every decision we make and how it can effect everything and everyone around us. 
  So in closing, live everyday to your fullest, dont have regrets because although these defining moments are scary, they are  meant to happen. These moments are what shape us, what give us our personalities, and what make us who we are. Every life has its moments good and bad, but its how we react to the moments that determines the overall outcome. So don't fear, just live, and everything will work itself out in the end. 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

What is love?

  So today is Valentines Day 2012, a day loved or hated by millions around the world. Its a day dedicated to showing your affection to that special someone that you "love. So what is love anyways?


    In 1 Corinthians 13:4-10 it says    "4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears"


So what do we  know, love is patient, kind, protective , trustworthy? So wait, why on Valentines Day do people insist on showing off their affection. That affection should be evident every day of your life without every boasting it. 


To me love  is the kids on my upward basketball team talking about how happy they were to have a party today with their friends. Love is telling your best friend that there's something in their teeth. Love is waking up in the morning and grabing your phone to send a "Good morning beautiful txt", that is love. None of it is ever envious, ever easily angered, or ever proud. Love to me is living everyday to the fullest and going to bed knowing that everyone you love knows it every night, not just on February 14th.


So to the lovers Happy Valentines Day. To the singles Happy Singles Awareness Day. And to the broken heart'd it gets better, don't lose faith. 


For me today I spent the day with my best friends and loved every second I got to be around them. Wherever you are, regardless of relationship status, I hope your day was full of love. I know mine was.