My mom once told me that when unexpected–not necessarily fantastic–situations arise, we, as human beings, need to treat those situations as “experiences.” I never planned on giving up my second dog, Grace, and it broke my heart to watch her go. But the pup wasn’t right for our family. I wrote a poem about her once, and while I won’t post it here, I will say that it isn’t flattering. Suggestion: If you ever end up parked on a highway for six hours, you may want to consider turning around. God might be trying to warn you!
In life, I think we’ve all seen an unexpected thing or two. Maybe it was awesome, maybe it wasn’t. The important thing is how we handled that unexpected situation.
I guess, until a few months ago, I never really considered what EXACTLY I was going to do after graduation. It seemed so far away, almost unreachable. Now, I’m planning my future, and as exciting as it is at times, it’s also kind of scary. I want to do so much, say so much. I can’t afford to draw a box around myself and never experience anything. I want to write, and I want to dance, and I want to help orphans, and I want to be everywhere and see all that there is to see. I want to suck every last ounce of life out of just that– LIFE.
Some days are better than others, as we all know. And sometimes, you just need someone to tell you that they know how you feel. A lot of the time, I find that hope in music, especially Bon Jovi, who has a song about pretty much everything. First and foremost, of course, is Jesus. He invented hope.
- Any Other Day by Bon Jovi
- I Can Only Imagine by Bart Millard
- All I Want by Jared Anderson
- Just Older by Bon Jovi
- Bad Day by Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Counting on God by The Desperation Band
- Everybody’s Broken by Bon Jovi
- One Of These Days by FFH
- When We Were Young by Benjamin Dunn & the Animal Orchestra
- Livin’ On a Prayer by Bon Jovi
- Noise by Colton Dixon
- Undignified by David Crowder Band
- What’s Left of Me by Bon Jovi
- Breathe You In by Thousand Foot Krutch