As a first post, I contemplated what I should write on. Though I have varying topics to discuss, making a good first impression is generally a good thing to attain. For the past few months I have had an ongoing idea that I have been trying to get across my mind. This idea, is essentially going back to my foundations. What does that mean? It means that somehow, over the past few years of my life I have ventured from the important message my foundations taught to caring about petty, insignificant aspects. The lesson I have been learning is that whatever my foundations are based upon should be expressed in the simplest, yet most respectable format possible.
So what are my foundations then? They are my beliefs, my values that I hold to as truth. I believe first and foremost I should love God. Secondly, I should love the people He created. Love takes on various forms, depending on the situation. In the end, the greatest way to show someone I love them is to share the Gospel message. I highly value the institution of marriage. I believe family is a vital construct for any society. I also believe that through cultural influences, we, as individuals, often place limitations on what we can or cannot do because of normalities. I believe that each day should be treated with gratitude. I value hard work above social status. Loyalty is one of the greatest traits a friend or loved one can display. I also believe it is my personal obligation to be giving as I have been given to.
With all of the above mentioned, I find it an annoyance within myself to take those simple truths and to warp them into a subject that is too complex to practically live or explain. Specifically, I have fallen short in my belief that each day should be held with thanksgiving.
It seems that I have been on a mindset that just cannot wait for certain events in life. As I have blatantly posted around my blog and website, I want to be an author. I await that day to finally arrive. On a personal note, I cannot wait to move to a warmer place. Living in Alaska for twelve years now, I am ready to have all four seasons of the year. The problem is, while I wait for these, and other, events in my life to come to pass, I am blindsided by what is going on around me.
I do love Alaska. I do love my current job. I guess it is a “the grass is greener” phase I keep turning in to. It is not wrong to look onward to the future; in fact, it is good to plan ahead. The key is to balance future concerns with what matters in the present. Be ready for what the future may hold, but understand the future does hold uncertainty too. There are always events that are out of our control. Planning will only get us so far. So rather than find ourselves overly worried or stressed about the unknown future, find the happy medium between careful planning and enjoy what blessings surround us in the present.
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