In A fast Pace World How Do You Show Your Appreciation For Life

 How many of you heard of the saying " Thank God every day for you waking up in the morning"? How many of you actually do it with a clear mind and open heart, or do you just get up and go?  They say our society is lost and everything people do is all for social media now. No one knows how to enjoy road trips, concerts, etc precious moments without posting about it, but I believe social media has its pros and cons. Cameras have always been around to capture moments, we just had to wait for them to get printed and view them at family functions out of the album. I believe we as people are old enough and know exactly why we share what we share with the world now. Some people do it to brag and as for most it's a way of showing family members all across the world " hey I'm doing ok look at what I'm up to". Sharing your life with the world has it's up's and downs. You will come across public opportunities and there will be public setbacks. But with all that goes on in your daily life do you take the time to set aside to look at how far you've come and how you got there?


         I myself feel lost at times and don't always take the time to say "Thankyou you heavenly father for waking me up". Sometimes it feels strange for me to have that one on one with him when my days are going ok. It comes off much easier when I'm down and out and feel helpless and I drop everything and breakdown. I know I was taught to call on him for any and everything being I was raised in a Christian home and in the church but I never felt connected to him in the way my church and grandmother told me I should be.  The pressure of seeing and feeling what my church at that time felt about God and then feeling it was fake on their behalf kept me astray. But my grandmother, ugh, the love and passion she has for God always kept me open and she's a good woman. There is never a fake vibe from her about her lord savior Christ. She would always say " He may not come when you call on him but he's always on time". In away that stuck in my head growing up to call on him, but for me, that meant "in desperate need ONLY".  Judge me all you want people but I know I show my appreciation for life in a different way.

      Being the strong minded, loving person that I am I can say I sort of considered God's feelings and don't want to depend on him for every little thing lol if that makes sense to you'll. Not, calling on him as much I see it as "look at how you created me, I got this". Trust and believe when I look at the sky, the environment around me and close my eyes and take a deep breath and exhale I'm spiritually saying " Thank you, Lord, Thank you, God, Thank you, Jesus"! Sometimes we don't always know the words to say but actions speak louder than words really holds weight. It's in that moment when I know for a fact, my appreciation for waking up every day is noticed. It's the smile I give off when I greet others, the wave in the air feeling peoples energy, the heartfelt moments when something goes right and wrong. It gets noticed in the way I carry myself in certain situations and the lessons that I carry with me.

                When I felt the urge to write this article this morning I was looking out my balcony window looking at the grass smiling and taking deep breaths. Remembering how I was living in a crappy hotel for 3/4 months with no view, feeling like crap, working and trying to keep it together for my family, then we found our apartment.what once was a view of dirt from the balcony when we first got here, is now a field of green beauty leading into the mountains.  I sort of felt guilty for not saying the actual word" Thank you". But now I feel easy and like I rid myself of guilt and judgment because seeing what I wrote shows I appreciate my life and the people in it. The words may not always fall from my mouth but it walks with my soul every day and to me, that's a connection most won't ever get the chance to experience. How do you show your appreciation for life?

Picture source: By me using my Samsung galaxy phone 7.19.2017 balcony view