Determination can be felt more easily in the beginning of a challenge, but as time goes on the feeling wanes until all that is left are the after effects of continuously trying with no reward.
Boldness. Life requires this attribute in us. Sometimes bold moves are worth making, and risks are worth taking. They are necessary for the ultimate good to prevail.
Happiness can be found in most anything, depending on the person. Happiness can be found in sunshine, flowers, lions, or stars, but happiness is a fleeting feeling. just like the sunshine it can be overshadowed by clouds of darkness rolling by.
A superhero is not defined by wearing a mask, cape, and an attention-grabbing costume, but is defined by the heart. A superhero is one who comes to the aid of another, defends a person, or saves someone in their time of distress.
Suffering - Suffering is what some people might refer to as a necessary evil. While suffering in the moment may feel bad, suffering can create good. Or one can create a good out of suffering. The character Job, in the Book of Job, extends a massive amount of knowledge on the topic of suffering. “You can create art of suffering” – Dr. Joshua Fullman
Some people wish to be alone, while others wish to never be alone. Is solitude greater than being in company? To be alone with only God and my own thoughts is what I find myself searching for in times of suffering.
Stars. Sometimes I look up to the sky, and see a few dim stars, whose light is blocked out by the busy and attention-grabbing city below. But when I drive out to the country, I begin to see the wink and gleam of the infinite number of stars above me. Astonished and amazed, what do the stars think of me?
How does God see me as beautiful, as all of the rest of his creation? I do not mean in a compare myself to another human way. I mean the mountains, the oceans, the stars, they fulfill their purpose daily. I see the stars twinkling and winking, I hear the oceans roar and see the waves crash, I smell the fresh, cool, and clear smell of the mountains, and wonder how God sees the beauty in me when there are beautiful things in existence like this. One might think that there is no damage or darkness to look past in the oceans and such, while there is so much to look past to find the beauty in a person. How does God see the beauty in me or declare me to be one of His most wonderful works in comparison to these things?
Shaking. I begin to speak, people sitting in rows in front of me, I begin to quiver in my boots at the thought of speaking my mind to a room full of strangers. My mind goes blank, my tongue feels heavy, but still I speak and let the words flow like notes of a recollected song.
Pressure, like a heavy shadow climbing onto me. Making its way up to my shoulders, weighing and pulling me down until I feel as though I am one with the sidewalk beneath my feet. The pit of fear in my stomach that aches and burns stronger than anything I have ever felt before. Yes, occasionally I would like to feel as though I have an ounce of control over my own life. I want to feel as though my arms and legs aren’t being pulled, while I am tossed and turned as wildly as the waves are.
Panic, I imagine, might feel similar to the ocean in a time of a hurricane.
There is a saying when it comes to the topic of a true friend: they are like the stars; you don’t always see them but you always know they are there.
Showing gratitude and appreciation is a simple way of living with love. Many people thrive knowing they are noticed and appreciated. Saying, thank you, therefore, and writing a quick note of fondness can do wonders.
Newton’s Third Law of Motion states, “For every action there is a reaction,” but this does not only pertain to science. A reaction can be brought on by any action in life, so shouldn’t we all be a bit more thoughtful with the actions we take and words we say?
Love is a finicky thing. There are no set guidelines by which you earn love, nor set guidelines on what is required to give love. There are many instances that love is given and received for the smallest and simplest of moments.
How terribly trapped one must feel to have every minute of their lives planned out. Should there never be a space where there is nothing to do? Should there not be time given for doing what they wish? Who decides that they are given the power to rule over another’s life?
Time cannot be held or kept by any one person. A person must learn to glide alongside time rather than be swept up in it, because time is precious and it is something one can never get back once it is gone.
How does one justify disappointing one person so that they may appease another?
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