Mountains.

   Photo by Me, via www.juliasix.com 

     Today I've been so aware of things that teach us lessons. It may be the pain of moving on from a relationship, a life moment that needs patience or just a lonely day. While I was thinking about how these moments are just plain shitty...I realized that it is in these rough times that we learn so much about ourselves and others. 

    Don't get me wrong, a happy celebration teaches us how precious this life is that God has given us, but I'm pretty sure that all of the 'wisdom' I have gained is from the rough life lessons. {I put wisdom in quotes because I don't claim to have much of it...but I will say that I do know a lot about a couple of things.} I don't think I have had many true-lesson-learning moments that started with a positive. There is some clique quote that says something to the effect of 'if it wasn't for the bad times, we wouldn't appreciate the good ones.' I guess there is a reason phrases become cliques...they are right. 

    So tonight I'm remembering the times that seemed like a mountain to over come, but once I reached the first step down that huge problem, I felt so much better and could see the lesson God wanted me to learn. As I am soon to embark on a new mountain {moving to a city and state where I know no one} I have to keep telling myself that I will survive that hike. I will become a better person because of it. I will know myself more after I fight to get to the top. I guess what it's all about tonight is faith. Faith that I am going to become the person I am meant to be, I am going where I am needed, and I am going to make the very best of it.