*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 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.
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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