#whatsimportantinlife

[nomad4everrr]

Sometimes you have to take a step back and realize what's important in your life, what you can live with, but more importantly what you can't live without. -- What can't you live without? 🤔 -- #WhatCantYouLiveWithout #TakeAStepBack #WhatsImportantInLife #TravelIng #Traveler #DroneShot #FromAbove #DronesFromAbove #DJIMavicMini #TopDownDroneShots #Dronestagram #Droning #FarAndWide #EinWeitesFeld #Beetle #BeetleMania #BeetleManiac #BeetleLove #BeetleLovers #DronePilot #HobbyDrone (at Bad Frankenhausen) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAhw34pj7PQ/?igshid=ggwzo8jgpnib

[pawsitivityunleashed]

Focus, Capture, Develop #pawsitivityunleashed #focus #capture #capturethemoment #develop #learnsomethingnew #goodtimes #whatsimportant #whatsimportanttoyou #whatsimportantinlife #learnfromyourmistakes #youcandothis #life #lifequotes https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHM05fJG2U/?igshid=5jz1u95b77zr

[peipeilin]

Daddy!👨🏻🤜🤛👩🏻 #familytime #holidayseason #smileyfaces #grateful #whatsimportantinlife (at 遠企-香宮粵菜館 Shang Palace)

[athleticonesf]

The pine tree represents the families’ strength, protection, and resiliency. It reminds us that even when the conditions of each season changes around us, we have strong roots. As the holiday season approaches and you put up your tree, be reminded that it is not about presents, parties, shopping, and decorations. It’s about being kind, loving one another - it’s about maintaining the strong roots of our Family! ❤️ 👨‍👩‍👧 #family #strongroots #love #whatsimportantinlife #holidays2017 #familytraditions #friendships

[kchugate]

Now it's time to do something for me. Running the platte. Painkillers on board. Always feels weird to do a car selfie. #whatsimportantinlife #whatsimportanttome #clearingmymind #figuringoutlife #runnerslife #painkillers #quiettime #coloradodoesnotsuck (at South Platte River)

[benj-clothing]

Everyone needs to look an in a mirror & ask yourself what your main focus in life is?? Are you trying your BEST to Accomplish what you want in life?? #SelfReflection #Fashionblogger #MyStyle #BeUnique #GetInspire #WhatsImportantInLife #BeCreative #WhatInspireYou #MyBrand #FashionDesigner

[succea]

Christmas lunch with friends and family #itsbeenalongtime #mostimportantmealoftheday #whatsimportantinlife #God #faithful #familyfirst #friendsfirst 😋😋👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️🎉🎉 (at Dream home by Sue)

[qracemin-blog]

Everything that could have gone wrong...

Feeling very "inspired" to write a new tumblr entry, I came home and typed/erased/typed/and then erased whatever thoughts came to mind.. 6 paragraphs in, my browser closed on me (post included). 

Funny, because in this entry, I was writing about how I had decided to take a mini trip to visit some old friends and explore New York in the hopes of trying to understand myself a little better (little cliched, but I was pretty desperate). Having said that, I wrote about how everything that could have gone wrong went wrong during this trip. Without going into details, looking at how I behaved, I hate the person I was these past 2 days. I had certain expectations of this trip, "staged" moments with friends, and was sure I would come back more relaxed and with a newfound attitude towards my life. Sitting on a bus (in total) for about 8 hours these past 2 days, I was able to do a lot of reflecting. The first 7 hours, I was angry, emotional, and ready to lash out on anyone for any kind of reason. However, in the last hour, I was in the car with a friend who picked me up from the bus station.

In this final hour, as I sat in the car complaining about how terrible my trip was, it took one minute for it to all change; one "comment" from a good friend. As I complained, she listened quietly to everything I had to say, and let me fully empty out all the emotions. As soon as there was a moment of silence, she responded that "this happened to [her] recently, and God put a wall in front of [her] to teach [her] a lesson". 

Wow. Even though God didn't put an actual wall up in front of me, it was his way of putting a stop to whatever it is I was thinking and doing at the moment. 

So... as a way of showing the public that sometimes, everything has to go wrong before something right can happen, I would like to change my "title" to "Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong, but I'm kind of glad it did.. And the more I reflect, the more I look at these situations from a different lens. I replay them, and try to imagine what I could have done, or could have thought/said. Most importantly, I thought about what God would have wanted me to do, and what God was trying to tell me. Sometimes, I forget to listen... it's a terrible habit. 

My final thought: "As soon as I came home, I opened up this book that I had been reading and turned to a page that literally had me in tears: 

The author begins this chapter by talking about "tag-team" competitions her family had when she was younger. Growing up with all boys, she had to really fend for herself. She then transitions and makes her point by saying this: 

...So aren't you glad we have the best tag-team partner of all? Just when we think we can't make it, just when we feel helplessly pinned down by some sin or compromise, the Lord calls from outside the ring, "Can I give you a hand?" 

We don't have to squirm and scramble to find Him; we simply have to admit our need. With our asking, Jesus comes--and then all hell breaks loose. Literally. The hopeless, helpless, paralyzed feeling lifts as we see the King of the universe rushing to our aid to rescue us from our fiercest competitor, our most dangerous adversary. Ourselves. 

But we have to invite Him. We have to call Him into the ring. That's definitely a place to start..." (Joanna Weaver) 

End quote

Sometimes, I think we have to go back to the starting line. Whether or not we're close to the finish line doesn't matter if you're finishing alone. 

I know a lot of my entry today is scattered and there's a lot of undeveloped points, but to me, it somehow makes sense..Through this trip, however, I did find something that I did want to work on... and that's using this blog to give back to the "teacher" community. I would really like to turn this blog into a teaching blog--my experiences, my lessons, what worked and didn't work, when I reached my lowest points and how I got through them. Along with (hoping) to help others, I want to look back on these posts as a reminder of why God decided to bring me back to the starting line.