Flying by

Birthday card for a friend

Time has been going fast...

...summer just started, now as I look out the window, some leaves are changing...! (That's not supposed to happen this early, right?)

Speaking of seasons changing....it's crazy how my life has changed in the past year. Not too long ago I would have been thinking about seasons changing as the mark to start a new semester. Now, watching the seasons change...it's relatively inconsequential. It marks the flow of time, but week in and week out, month to month...things don't change as much as they did when I was in school. There are pros and cons to that.
It's really nice not to have to worry about shifting classes, exams, midterms, etc...but at the same time, life just goes on how it does every day, without the sense of short-term progress school brought. At the time it didn't seem short-term, but it was, relatively speaking.

It makes me think about the flow of time...and goal setting. In order to be achieved, goals must be set, with purpose. Time marches on, but what we do with it all has to start with our mind, to set goals, to change - on purpose! - otherwise we let others change us, and slip into the whirlwind of time, becoming whatever our environment dictates or remain unchanged and unpurposed, until we have no time left...

This is my life after school. The time in which I always planned to do things; before I saw school preventing me from doing things. Which is arguable, but the fact is, I do have more headspace than I did while in school. There was a large portion of my mind taken by assignments and exams...which are now relieved. Granted, I am certainly not bored...but I see potential in some blank time and mind spaces in my life...the blank spaces, like a blank canvas, I could fill with whatever I decided to prioritize...

I want to make the best of the time I have. In youth it feels endless, but I know it's not. I want to set my priorities correctly so that I can make the best of this life the Lord has blessed me with.

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Sap alert: I love my husband. He's incredible. I wish everyone could have a life partner that is so supportive, loving, and such a great friend. I've gushed for years about him and I plan to continue to do so years and years into our marriage.

Pro-tip about love in marriage...love is a choice, not a feeling. Feelings follow the choice to love someone. 100% improve your relationships by listing reasons why you're grateful for them, everyday. Bonus if you say it to them. Gratitude is an amazing thing that has absolutely changed my life.

Choose to be grateful -> Feel grateful -> Feel affection -> See the good in the person -> Feel grateful

It's a nice cycle to be in.

...also, fun fact...this is my 100th post!