Temporary...

Yesterday it hit me, like really hit me, this is all just temporary.

Everything is temporary, but we all have an eternal destination.

In heaven...
we'll be reunited with those we so desperatly miss,
we won't have to worry about drowning in paper work and loosing sleep over deadlines,
we will live forever in a perfect body,
we won't have time consuming things that take us away from our loved ones & just make life boringly busy,
we will be free from all sickness & disease,
we will be worry- free,
we will be face to face with our maker.
I picture laughing a lot in heaven too; laughing and having a good ole time.

Although I have a purpose and know that I have things to do on earth, I look forward to the eternal and more life I have yet to live. Because I have a Savior, Jesus Christ, that decided I was worth dying for, because I know that He rose again & is coming back, because I know I serve a God that is bigger, all knowing, and never failing. I'm encouraged by God's mercies & graces everyday, I'm grateful for new life, I'm relieved that life here on earth isn't all there is to it-- it's just temporary.

& hair. Hair is temporary; therefore I CHOPPED it. 

Addicted

One month off social media...

Well, all but snapchat.

I think I was addicted. FB, Twitter, Instagram; although fun, I may have been a little social media addicted. I can't complain; it keeps me in touch with family & friends; it's a place where people can share ideas; a place where people can express themselves; it's a place I can compile my thoughts...

Although all of the above are fun & wonderful, I've seen a darker and ugly side of it. Sadly, I've taken part in it: the FB stalking, the people bashing, the bullying, the show offs...

I'll be back to social media, but it can be hard & draining. Taking a break is good. I've become reflective; in a way unlike times before. I'm learning about myself, I've had more quiet time (which can be scary for me sometimes, I can get lost in my thoughts), I've focused more on my career as a teacher & as a student, and more indescribable beautiful and strange things have happened while away from it all. I'm reading more, learning more, and thinking more.

Life is hard with unexpected bumps, dips, ditches, & deep dark holes that seem inescapable. I think social media can help, but it really hurts too. Let's think before we speak/type, don't add to messiness of it all, let's help each other. I don't expect us all to get together and sing kumbaya (sp?) around a camp fire, but let's do what we can.

Cheers.