i asked a friend this question the other day, and it made me think about it myself. what is it that makes me feel alive? this made me go back to a journal entry from a few months ago, when i asked myself this very question:
-nature-being outdoors, appreciating beauty and the majesty of GOD! sunrises, sunsets, light breeze, warm sun...
-worship
-connections with friends (preferably in small groups)
-traveling- learning and appreciating history, art and culture
-museums, zoos, theater, musicals
-amusement parks, thrill rides
-climbing, rappelling, caving, hiking
-water-kayaking, canoeing, paddle-boarding, riding in speed boats, the ocean, lakes, rivers
-adventure
-making people happy, helping people, being thoughtful
most of all...LAUGHING
i don't do enough of these things nearly as often as i should.
sometimes i just get lazy and it's easier to stay home and watch t.v. (finally got through grey's) ...sometimes it's time (too many things to get done)...often it's lack of the right people to to do these things with (not everyone enjoys the same things). regardless, i need to do the things that make me feel alive, because life is so much more than merely existing. it goes by way too fast, and i'd rather be making memories with friends than sitting around wishing i had.
every day? no.
more often than i do? yes.
it's spring, the weather is getting nicer...
all we have to decide is
what to do with the time that
is given to us.
-gandalf
time to enjoy the time that is given to us!
julie
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