A Walk to Remember

 

 

 This assignment could not have come at a better time in my life; this past month has really challenged me. As I strive to further my relationship with God personally I am continually stumbling. I feel as if I'm taking one step forward and two steps back. Which is why questions swarmed my head the second I stepped out of the door. What do I want with my life? Where is this journey taking me? What kind of person do I want to be? How long do I have to stumble and break before I get to pick myself up again? Although I didn't find many answers to my questions, I did realize something else: the past is behind me, the only thing I can do is continue on the walk of life and make the best of every opportunity.

I began sifting through childhood memories as I strolled around the places I would walk to when I was younger. During my childhood, going on a walk was my refuge, my comfort and escape from reality. Whenever I needed a break from life, school, family or friend problems I would let the freedom of the outdoors clear my mind and resolve my issues. As I've gotten older situations become more complex and difficult, but one thing remains: embrace the freedom of nature. God has given me everything I need to survive in nature and yet this society continues to become lazier as technology advances and leaves people sitting at home all day hooked on the bright, enticing screens of TVs, cell phones, computers, the list could go on. I have become immune to seeing God's gifts unless they hit me square on the forehead. Therefore, my new years resolutions stand as these: stray away from technology and envelope myself in God's creation, spend more time making the best out of situations rather than dwelling in the bad, and ultimately be free (embrace reality for its ups and downs and remember from here on out the past is an "exit only"). I cannot change my choices so I must move on and face the next day but don't take God's grace for granted. I've done that in the past and it doesn't solve your problems, in fact it makes it harder to discover who you really are and what you believe. In the end the questions I fully answered were, what do I want to do with my life and what kind of person do I want to be? I discovered my goal: be a light -- be that unique person who loves life and display beauty for all to see -- just like the last picture on the blog. I want to be an place of refuge and escape for others, just like God's creation is for me.