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Moments that Define Us

*NOTE: I apologize for this post. I have been feeling really sentimental and this post just came out of all that.

It is so interesting how your whole life can be altered by one decision.

I was talking to some good friends. We were randomly just talking about how I became friends with his whole apartment in August. I had not really thought about when we became friends because I thought it was a completely different moment. Then he told me about when he felt that we had first interacted on a non-superficial level and how it really changed everything else.

Let me rewind...It was the day before school started in August. I went over to a family dinner. I got stung by a wasp for the first time in my life (it was a very traumatic experience).  Then I texted the boy I liked at the time and asked if he wanted to watch a movie that night. He ended up being busy, and I ended up going home from the family get-together kind of sad. I had promised myself that I would get out of my comfort zone, so when I came back to my apartment and there was a flier for a block party down the street, I decided to go. It really was not my scene, but I met a couple people from the ward and I started thinking about going home. Then it started to pour.

It was not a couple of drips; the rain was coming down like cats and dogs. Most people ran home or ran underneath the parking garage just right next to the party. I noticed that some guys in my ward were struggling with sound equipment and I did not even think about what I was going to do. I ended up getting soaked as I helped move all the sound equipment and then held a flashlight so that the people could figure out how to fix/pack-up everything. This wasn't a moment that I really thought about until my friend brought it up last week. It is very realistic that if I had not done that simple act, I would not have become friends with some of the most amazing people I know.

One moment can change everything. It these moments we define who we are with our decisions. I know I have used this song in the past, but I wanted to share it again.

I've heard it said,
That people come into our lives
For a reason
Bringing something we must learn.
And we are lead to those
Who help us most to grow if we let them.
And we help them in return.
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you.
"For Good" from Wicked
 

I have changed completely in the past year. There are several people who I attribute this to. It is amazing how the moment you stop following the crowd and start following the spirit how amazing life can become.

I am so incredibly grateful for all of the experiences that I have had, good and bad, because they have made me into the person I am today. I am grateful for the people I have met, for the people who have forced me to define myself, for the people who have changed me. I honestly can't imagine my life any different than it is today. Because they really have changed me for good.
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