Anyways....
Lately I have been reflecting on how grateful I feel. So many opportunities have presented themselves to me that have made me feel extremely special and loved. Sure other people experience better things, but I just cannot understand why I am so lucky to be in certain situations. Yesterday is a wonderful example. I woke up and worked out in a park, being trained by my dear friend Hailey. Later on in the day, she invited me to take my first flee market trip with her mother. Oh my gosh! Flee markets are so amazing! As much as I hate to admit this, I understand why people become hoarders. There. I said it.
After three hours of flee marketing, we stopped by Menchies to grab some frozen yogurt.
Best. Place. Ever.
I'm not sure where else these scrumptious appeasements are located, but I'd say Menchies is close compared to Thrifty's (big shout out to Californian people). This information is totally reliable, for I am an expert ice-cream/frozen yogurt judge. There's a medal and everything.
We are extremely goofy, but you know what? I look at these photos and feel pure happiness. Not some man-made happiness, but something else. A happiness that is deep and incomparable. Of course this little shindig was fun, but the happiness I feel looking at these photos reaches beyond the trivial spoons and silly faces. It's who we are and what we stand for. Difficult to describe, yet so precious.
On a less serious note, for now (it will get serious soon enough), I also had the wonderful chance to attend a work party yesterday. Candlelight Dinner Theater has been together for five years! That number doesn't mean too much to me since I've only been working there for a year, but I have learned soooo much from this job.
I have learned to stand strong and be not moved. Be not moved. That is the phrase that greets me as I wake up. It's the phrase that I strife to have occupy my mind constantly.
It is so difficult to have goals and standards in a world that seems to fight and puncture those aspirations at every move. Having worked in a field, which most world fields are like this, where my standards are challenged, I have learned to become stronger.
Whenever I confront a situation that may damage my mind-set, I long to run and curl up in my warm bed. I've learned that that can't always be the most practical solution.
Working in this type of field has made me stronger. I feel like it has grafted me, molded me into a better person. I have learned to be not moved. It is who I try to be. Through all of this, I have learned that tough trials make one stronger.
Pictured from back left to back right: Kent, Trevor, Lane, Me, Patrick, Jhoan
While working at Candlelight, I have met soooo many wonderful people. I know I already have rambled on about the whole lessons learned deal, but there is another very important one! Sorry!
I have learned that there are not just "bad people" and not just "good people". I have problems with labeling people right when I first see them, without getting a chance to know them. How wrong I have been, and how glad I am to have changed my mind-set. I can't imagine all of the people I would not know today if I had continued to be that way. Everyone makes mistakes. Not everyone will match up to your expectations either. I still struggle with this, but I try my best to find the good in others and allow that to remain constant.
Okay, I'm done with the serious again. Maybe. But in all honesty, the party was wonderful. I played beach volleyball for over three hours and now have tons of lovely blisters on my feet. Totally worth it. When it got dark, we played us some ultimate with a frisbee that glowed in the dark. Can you say awesome?! Awesome.
Pictured left to right: Patrick, me, Trevor
Now this photo is dear and precious to me. Even though we look ridiculous (okay maybe I'm the only one who looks ridiculous), but it just has personalities screaming out all over it. Right after our work party, we headed over to Menchies. Yes, I had Menchies twice in one day.
Patrick and Trevor are my best friends, even though we're so different! Patrick is random, weird and hilarious. When he's determined, boy is he determined. He will never go a day without wearing something Marvel or D.C. and will slam you down if you say something that is not nerd-correct. Trevor makes you feel good about yourself because he laughs at everything. He's so stubborn and it drives me crazy! I love it though. He is honest and caring and one of those people who can make friends with anyone. Literally anyone. Any situation he's in, he will somehow make friends and fit in. I just adore and love them. We are the weirdest batch of folks, but we work. When I get both of them together, boy it's like a holiday or something.
That is only a few of the reasons I feel so grateful. I didn't even get into my family and homes and schooling ect.!!! There's so much to be grateful for. Today I'm grateful for these. Tomorrow I'm sure there will be something more.
What will you be grateful for today?
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