Being Flexible

Yesterday morning was one for the books. You know when you have one of those days when everything seems to be going wrong. Yep that was me!

So yesterday's not-so-pleasant morning got me thinking... When little things go wrong, you can either dwell on them and let it completely ruin your day, or you can let it go and move on. I love this saying "people are just as happy as they make up their minds to be." Think about it: everyone has problems, yet why is it that some people never let their problems get them down. Everything isn't going to go perfectly all the time. Things go wrong.  Every. Single. Day.  So it's up to us to overlook those things and be happy.

Embrace the Unexpected

If I've learned one thing this summer more than anything else, it is that life is completely unexpected and if you truly let it, it can be a wonderful adventure. If someone had said to me a few years ago that I would be living in San Francisco for the summer, I would have probably laughed in disbelief. But I am here, and I'm incredibly proud of this somewhat adventurous side of myself.

I know everyone uses the cliche "everything happens for a reason" but I truly, completely, 100% believe this. There has not been a single thing in my life that has happened by accident. A lot of times, I don't know what that reason is, but I know God has a plan for my life (and He really knows what He's doing.) Every time I doubt or question why something is happening, soon enough God shows me why.

Take this past weekend for example. When my family left from visiting me last week, I thought I had made a huge mistake staying here for longer. It just wasn't the same with everyone gone. The family I was staying with before went on vacation, so everyone pretty much left me at the same time. (The house was weirdly quiet and I sorta freaked.)