The Right Perspective

I am sitting here on this Friday night waiting on my last student of the day to arrive for her hour lesson. She is a good student to end on that late at night, so I don't mind at all. But with the few minutes I have before she comes, I sit here, finding myself wanting to think. As that is a dangerous pastime for me, I thought I would write. I am a bit tired today from not sleeping well last night. I think it was the adrenalin from my rehearsal and audition last night. I am getting back into the process of singing and auditioning again, and I find that it really wires me. It's almost like I need to get use to it again. I am enjoying it, except for the not sleeping part. Finally about 12:15 I got up, fixed a snack, and sat down to read a book. I fell asleep after 1:00 AM, only to wake up at 4:00. Who knows, maybe it was the full moon!

Nonetheless. I sit here just thinking, amazed that I have found myself pretty upbeat the last few days, and dare I say, weeks. I am finding that it is a matter of perspective. I can choose to enjoy the aspects of life given to me, or not enjoy them if I so wish. Kinda like the book I read, The Alchemist. We can choose to be discouraged, or we can choose to be an adventurer. How many times I have come back to that statement! "Today I choose to be an adventurer." And I am amazed at how it is changing my perspective.

Oh, I still have bad days. But I find that the bad days aren't as hard to get through. And the next day is always fresh!

I am enjoying my Bible, my friends, my quiet times, my music, my students, my family, my outlets. HHMMMM. Kinda funny isn't it, when you really think about it. Things are always as bad as we think they are going to be or as they seem at the moment. I mean, how many times do we wake up the next day! Think about that!

I want to keep living like this. Not expecting things to be perfect. But just content with where they are at, knowing that in 5 years I should be a different person---for the better. Every day brings an opportunity for growth. Every day is an adventure. Sure it has its ups and downs. But how do we choose to see them. I am learning much in this phase I am in right now. I want to be able to solidify it and make it my way of approaching all situations---whether good or bad. I want to always start with "I need to pray about this." Then move to "ok, I can or can't do something right now." Then be ok with just going on and living, knowing details will follow through. That is just how life seems to keep moving along. But then, that is what makes it even more special that God is on the throne orchestrating it!