On An Adventure of Hope

Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. :) Recently, I've learned that sometimes we just need to go for it. Some of the biggest blessings in my life have come when I've been afraid, but have taken that step anyway. It's amazing how much flight the Lord will give us, if only we take the leap. I think there's a reason it's called "a leap of faith." When we trust our unknown, daunting, and oftentimes scary future to the hands of the Lord, things will work out. Always. After all, He knows the parts we don't. “A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.” ―William G.T. Shedd   Note: This post was originally published on my blog, https://lookingupinsong.blogspot.com , 18 Sept. 2012.  

A quote for a Monday: "Never give up on anyone. And that includes not giving up on yourself."  ―Dieter F. Uchtdorf You are so loved. :) Thanks for being alive.   Note: This post was originally published on my blog, https://lookingupinsong.blogspot.com , 17 Sep. 2012.  

For those of you who don't know, this was said by Edmund from C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia . Edmund is one of my favorite--if not my favorite--characters. Why? Because he did something bad. Something that affected a lot of individuals, not just himself. (In reality, though, how often do things just affect ourselves?)  Now, that's not why I love him. I love him because he realized he did something terrible, and he felt remorse enough to change. He changed for the better, he mended. It wasn't at all easy for him, but he did it. I love him because he showed that "even a traitor may mend." (If you haven't read The Chronicles of Narnia , perhaps you should. :) They have more in them than it seems, just like the wardrobe that begins the journey in the first book.) Also, on the topic of change... I think this is great, any time of year. :) Note: This post was originally published on my blog, https://lookingupinsong.blogspot.com...

Being sick is just...not fun. It's terrible! Especially for someone who doesn't get sick much. However, I've realized that I always discover (or remember) things when I'm sick. Some of them important, others not so much. These past few days, I was able to go on one of these journeys of thought and discovery. I'd like to share some of my reflections.  * I make a lot of judgements. For some reason, while being sick, it's like I'm hyper-aware of myself. So in about a minute, I noticed five judgements I made while driving to school. Because I noticed them--where I usually don't--I decided to see if they were worth anything. I was saddened, but not necessarily surprised, to see that most were false or ill-placed. If I had waited just a few moments longer, I would have seen the truth. Really, within moments I would gain some piece of new information that would entirely change my view. I realized how truly important it is not to jump to conclus...