4/19/10

Seek The Beauty Wherever You Are...

"You Alone Are The Lord. You Made The Heavens, Even The Highest Heavens, And All Their Starry Host, The Earth And All That Is On It, The Seas, And All That Is In Them. You Give Life To Everything, And The Multitudes Of Heaven Worship You."
Nehemiah 9:6

Depending on your mindset, there is beauty all around you no matter where you stand...

No matter your circumstances in life...

No matter how much or how little money is in your pocket...

No matter the type of car you drive nor the size of the house you live in...

No matter the label on the clothes you wear nor the food you put in your mouth...

You woke up this morning...

Your children woke up this morning...

You have a roof over your head, clothes on your back and food on your table...

The birds were singing...

The sun rose once again...

Have you ever just stopped to look at the world around you?

Me either...

I am usually in to big of a rush to get through the day, spend time with Tigger, clean whatever needs cleaning etc...

I will be the first to admit, in shame I might add, that I don't always appreciate all that is around me...

I will admit, in shame, that I allow the bad in my life to overtake the good more then I like...

I will admit, in shame, that I wallow more times during the day then I care to admit...


If something is not going right, my mindset is to blame the situation I am in...

If my day started off bad and just goes downhill from there, I will look at the circumstances and say to myself, "If this hadn't had happened then this wouldn't be happening right now."

It is all to easy to lay the blame on my husband and all the wrong that he has done, instead of on myself and what I could do to change things around...

Instead of looking forward to the future I have allowed myself to wallow around in the past...

There is no beauty in that...

There is no beauty in being the quintessential doormat...

The beauty came when I was finally strong enough to stand up for myself...

There is no beauty in blaming others...

The beauty came when I took fault for my own actions and then looked for ways to change that...

There is no beauty in becoming a negative person...

The beauty came when I allowed myself to look at the positives even when some of them were very hard to find...

There is no beauty in anger...

The beauty came when I was finally able to release that anger...

There is no beauty in feeling unwanted, unworthy and unloved...

The beauty came when I realized He will always want me and love me more then anyone on the face of this earth and in His eyes I am more then worthy...

There is no beauty in a broken family...

The beauty comes when you realize that something better is just around the corner, if you can hold onto your belief...

There is no beauty in friends abandoning you in the darkest hour of your life...

The beauty comes when you find new friends in the light...

There is no beauty in crying yourself to sleep because you just can't take another day...

The beauty comes when you allow those tears to cleanse your soul...


I was reminded this morning to look for the beauty around me so that is what I did for a portion of the day...

Where is your beauty?

I see beauty when I look out my window at work and there is a bluejay in the treetop singing...

I see beauty on my sons' face when he is peacefully sleeping...

I see beauty in running water for a nice hot shower...

I see beauty in the squirrels out back chasing one another...

I see beauty in the food I have been blessed with...

I see beauty in the music I listen to...

I see beauty in the sunrise as well as the sunset because I made it through another day...

I see beauty in my morning coffee when I sit outside before anyone gets up...

I see beauty in my time with Him...

I see beauty in the Spring when the leaves turn green and the flowers bloom...

I see beauty in the Fall when the leaves turn red and orange and yellow...

I see beauty in the Summer when the water is warm and the days are longer...

I see beauty in the Winter when the ground is being prepared for another round of Spring...

I see beauty in my scars, the ones inflicted by others on the inside, as well as the ones inflicted by myself on the outside...

I see beauty in the mirror, where once I couldn't even look at myself, I now catch a smile - I see teeth and cheekbones...

I see beauty in the darkness below my eyes finally fading...

I see beauty in taking a deep breath and it not be shaky anymore...

I see beauty in seeing his number on my phone and not breaking down in tears anymore...

I see beauty in knowing I am a wonderfully blessed person...

I see beauty in my Faith...

I see beauty in my walk with Him, even though I am struggling very deeply with that right now...

I see beauty knowing that while He is indeed silent, there is a reason for that.

I see beauty in knowing that no matter how hard I fall, no matter how many times I stumble nor how many times I falter, He will not allow me to drown...

I see beauty in knowing that while I may feel alone, I am never alone...

I see beauty in my "Season of Darkness" because I know that somewhere around the bend is a point of Light...

I see beauty in my newfound strength...

I see beauty in compassion...

I see beauty in unconditional love...

I see beauty in patience...

I see beauty in loyalty...

I see beauty in learning to trust again...

I see beauty in the chance to learn self-respect once again....

I see beauty in learning grace...

I see beauty in my big brother G...

Beauty in a bald head...

Beauty in tough love no matter how painful...

Beauty in the respect I get from him...

Beauty in the protectiveness he shows for me...

Beauty in the way that no matter what, he is right there...

Beauty in the way that somehow, someway, he just knows when I need him without me saying a word...

I see beauty in my Twin...

Beauty in a smile that lights up a room...

Beauty in a laugh that makes you want to join in...

Beauty in shared blonde moments...

Beauty in shared mommy moments...

Beauty in shared tragedy...


I see beauty in my fellow bloggers...

Beauty in the laughs you bring me...

Beauty in the tears you help me shed...

Beauty in the words you share with me...

Beauty in the emails you send me...

Beauty in the stories you share with the world...

Beauty in the Faith the majority of you show...

I see beauty in Him...

Beauty all around me is paint on His canvas...

Beauty in the chance to experience just one more day...

Beauty in knowing He knows just how I feel, no matter what I portray to anyone else...

Beauty in knowing I am forgiven...

Beauty in knowing I am saved...

Beauty in the Cross, where He went to die for me...

Beauty in knowing He is my Father and He will protect me like no other...

Beauty in knowing He Loves Me - No Matter What...

I see beauty in my fellow forum friends...

You all know who you are and I am humbled to know you all...

You are each beautiful in your own way and deserve nothing but happiness and inner peace from this day forward...

You come in every day and you share and help every day...

You are to be commended, respected and admired...

We may not always agree nor see eye to eye however you have my utmost respect...

The past 14 months have been nothing short of a horrific walk through hell...

I wouldn't wish it on anyone, no matter who you are...

What I would wish on you?

The opportunity I have been given...

A chance to take a very hard look at each and every aspect in your life...

A chance to begin again anew...

A chance to truly seek the beauty no matter where you are...



KUTLESS
I've Seen Dreams That Move The Mountains
Hope That Doesn't Ever End

Even When The Sky Is Falling
And I've Seen Miracles That Just Happen
Silent Prayers That Get Answered
Broken Hearts Become Brand New
That's What Faith Can Do

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