Well, hello there!
It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on this wonderful blog, but I’m back, baby! 180 days since my last post, so I guess I have a lot to catch up on. For starters, I wanted to rethink on my goal: to use my writing as a way to express my thankfulness for everything beautiful, loving, and wonderful around me. During my reflection, a smile slowly emerged on my face because I am so incredibly blessed and the past couple months have been a few of the best in my life. The one word that keeps popping into my head is LOVE. (I will probably be extremely sappy and sentimental for the remainder of this post. You’ve been warned!)
This past weekend I was extremely honored, and lucky, to attend a beautiful wedding that let old and new friends join together to celebrate the Love of two amazing people. From the moment I met the radiant groom until we said our goodbyes the afternoon after, I don’t think I ever stopped smiling. I strongly believe something about Love is responsible for a certain amount of one’s happiness. The psychologist in me wants to try a quick experiment: think about something/someone extremely important to you (something/someone you Love)…got it?…are you smiling? Exactly. You’re happy when you remember the last time you spent time with your aunt or the last bite of that delicious ice cream sandwich.
One of my favorite passages from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13, was used during the wedding ceremony and the powerful words have been dancing around in my head since Saturday afternoon. The passage concludes with, “For there are three things that endure: Faith, Hope, Love. The greatest of these is Love.” In the risk of sounding extremely romantic, I am a firm believer in the notion that Love is not taken as seriously as it should be. In my dream world, every person would love one another and disagreements would be settled over a bowl of ice cream. But seriously, if people were willing to accept others and respect differences, imagine how different the world would be. I’m just saying if there were more Love in the world, I believe happiness would be more widespread. Who wouldn’t love to live in a world where happiness is out of control?!
If Love is the greatest of all, then I think I’m doing just fine and I couldn’t be happier. The icing on the cake? Spending the weekend with a best friend I love so very much!!!
Taking the Time to Make the Time 