1:02 am random thoughts

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

10 random things i've learned in life... :)

1. Never say never. How many times has the unthinkable in your life actually happened?

2. Work hard, but love harder. So many times i find myself caught up in work, school, chores, sports... but at the end of the day, they aren't there. My family is. Love your family and constantly remind them of it through your actions, not just your words. Spend time with your mom and cherish her advice. Take the time to sit and chat, that homework will still be there in 10 years if you don't do it, but your family may not. Love your friends and be there for them.

3. Agree to disagree. There is no way you're always going to agree with the people you associate with. Don't push your point at them if they aren't going to side with you. Respect them, love them, and feel how you feel.

4. When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, dance. Opening up to someone and loving them is hard. Vulnerability is probably one of our biggest fears. Truth is though, to love is to have lived. Do you want to leave this life with your pride? or with a heart thats healed even bigger than it was to begin with?

5. Learn to let things go. The only thing certain about life is uncertainty. We never know whats going to happen. Change is inevitable. What we can control, however is how we deal with it. If you never let things go and move on you're never going to be happy. Embrace change. Welcome it. And most of all be excited for the future. There is a reason some people don't make it to your future.

6. Forgive. No one is perfect. We are all going to make mistakes, and we are all going to do things to offend each other. If we hold grudges, we're going to be left with no one to love. Accept people for who they are and forgive them of their imperfections, just as they forgive you. If you can't seem to let go of a grudge, serve that person. Its amazing how service increases love. If someone will not forgive you or has hurt you, love them even more with all your heart, and then it is up to them to accept your kindness.

7. Pray. We can't do it on our own. The lord is there with his arms outstretched towards us. Although we may have to go through a trial, the lord can lift our burden and make that trial light. When life is hard get on your knees and he'll always be there. ALWAYS.

8. Smile. Look around! Its beautiful!!

9. Recognize how beautiful you are. The lord created us kind of like an artist creates his masterpieces. An artist doesn't paint 15 paintings and only make the 10th one pretty. He makes all his masterpieces DIFFERENT, but equally beautiful in their own way. Realize that God created us in the same sense. He didn't just make one of us beautiful and then make the rest 'okay'. If we see ourselves through God's eyes, we'll realize how incredible we really are.

10. Laugh. you can't laugh at something or someone and still be angry. When you get in a fight, breathe, look at eachother, and then laugh at how ridiculous you're being. Laugh for no reason and laugh to make someone else laugh. You'll find life seems much more entertaining.