Another year...

As the final hours of being 21 come to an end I am challenged with the never ending thing called time. Time is only here for a short while. This very moment will never present itself again, and you are spending it sitting in front of a computer screen reading this... But seriously, the only life on earth that we will be given is getting shorter and shorter by the second. Because no one really knows when they will pass, we all should be living like this very second or moment is the last we will be given.

This thought brings me to my next question, what if we all were to live our lives with this concept? What would this world be like? How would it change? I feel like the people of this world are so selfish, including myself. If we are on a "mission" towards something or destination, nothing will stop us or get in our way, even if it means we get to where we were going 5 min later. We are all about ourselves, me, mine and I. But what if we could change? What if we could live today as if tomorrow would never come?

This concept has been on my mind a lot and especially today. Life goes on, the world continues to turn about. Where does this leave you and what is consuming my life?

I love my life and the people in it. Yes, I tell them that everyday, but how much more would I be willing to do for them if I wasn't going to be around tomorrow? I wished I could wake up every morning with this same thought process and actually live it out. I think not only would I end up being much more happier and fulfilled, but I could be a bigger blessing to people.

In my final 2 hours of being 21 for the very last time, I want to remember them as the hours that changed my life. From here on out I am going to try very hard to live every single breath as if the next wasn't promised because in reality, it isn't.

I leave you with a very peaceful picture that should remind you, like it does me, that this world we live in is so much more beautiful than we are realizing because we are so consumed with other things!

Life is beautiful!

Passions

It's been such a long time since I've even logged on and "checked" on my blog. I was stumped on what more to write and just had a lot of different things tugging at my time and attention. BUT then I realized, this blog isn't a job or somthing that I am obligated to do. It is here for me utilize at my hearts content. Once I came to the realization that I'm not writing to entertain anyone, I was flooded with things to write about.

The most current topic that has been on my heart is passions. Now.. let me explain. I got very spoiled for my birthday this year and my husband bought me a beautiful camera. This camera takes amazing pictures and I am just in love everytime I look at it! Taking pictures has always been something that has interested me and is a way that you can capture for a moment, a special memory. Pictures are usually the only way, without a time machine, you can really look back and ponder what happened in the past. I have a very huge passion for expressing myself not only through this blog, but taking pictures. Pictures tell stories better than most anything else. I love, love, love capturing the precious things through photos.

My other passion is helping people. I LOVE the aspect of my job. To help, assist people in anyway is something that my body just naturally thirsts for. My BIGGEST passion and goal in life, is to be a nurse. I can't even put into words how much this would mean to me.

This world has become such a huge competition that sometimes accomplishing ones dream, or passion, is sometimes unattainable or takes A LOT of work and dedication. I have what it takes to do this. I have what it takes to fulfill my passions. I, through many hardships and failures, have what it takes. I have confidence.

We are only dealt 1 life to live. What we do with it is in our own hands. Now I know this sounds almost fairytail-like. But it's true and all of this literally just hit me today. When you find your passion, don't let fear keep you from giving everything you've got. The least you could say is you tried and gave it everything you've got vs had a life full of what if's....

I'd like to share a few of my pictures from my new found passion and beautiful toy!!