Living life in the now....

So, on facebook the other day I put this as my post. Life is about living in the now... not sitting around waiting for things to happen. I truly, truly believe this. At the beginning of this year, I set out to make 2010 the year for some great things! Last year was a great year.. I got my Master's Degree, bought my first house, and completed a book about my Dad's life. I'm so proud of those accomplishments, and with each one of them came a lot of hard work and stressful times. Believe me, there were some times I was ready to pull my hair out!! I knew that this year, I wanted to focus more on enjoying life, doing things I haven't done before, and pursuing even greater passions and desires. We are now one month into the new year and I am experiencing life in greater ways. Two weeks ago, I lost my job. Not exactly up there on our "favorite moments in life" but oddly enough, I have seen this as a blessing. I know that things happen for a reason, and I really believe that it was time for me to leave that environment and move on to something else. People have questioned why I'm not freaking out or mad about the situation, but something inside me has really given me a peace about that experience ever since it happened. I would say that being unemployed counts as my "doing something I've never done before" for this month! :)

With this time off, I have been able to spend more time with family and friends. I'm sure I will blog about this another time, but I cannot begin to convey how blessed I feel with my family and the friends in my life. They are treasures in my life and over the last couple of weeks, I have been able to really make the most of my time with them and to be grateful for those moments. This counts as my "enjoying life" for this month.

I do not know exactly what this year holds, but to me, that is very exciting! One thing I am sure of... this year will be the year for big things and to experience the good life even more so than I have already. No matter what we are going through.. just remember, life is really good. We can choose what we will focus on, and there's so much good in life!! Even in the hard times of life, and I have experienced those as well, there is a way to come out stronger and with more understanding about life. I know that the reality of every day life comes with ups and downs and I know that these blogs will mirror that so be ready for whatever is going on in my head haha! But just as an encouragement... don't sit around waiting for life to come to you.. enjoy living in the present and make life happen!!

It's snowing here today and I love it! I hope everyone has a great day and I'll see you soon for another blog!!

My first blog...

So I am very new to this, but excited about starting a blog! I tend to enjoy expressing myself through writing and I thought I would give this a try. I am a little nervous about it because I know that blogging will make me vulnerable, but I hope to be very honest and open with my thoughts and in turn, find it a healthy way to express what goes on in this head of mine. So whether anyone reads this or not, I'm going to use it as a way of "putting it out there." It's a trial run and will see how long it lasts. Here's to blogging :)