Adventurers

 Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness.
Henri Frederic Amiel

Austrian Memories

 

 You brought music back into the house. I had forgotten. 

-Captain von Trapp, The Sound of Music

 

Here are some more images from my Austrian adventure! Now that I am sitting in the utter silence of my bed room, I can't help thinking of the flurry of excitement that started off my Summer!
This was the house used in the the iconic film The Sound of Music. There were scenes filmed in front of the building, as well as on the lake. The insides scenes were shot at a different location(one of the many magic tricks of film). The building is now a part of a university. How wonderful it would be to be able to study in such a location surround by so much beauty!

When You Grow Up

gentle whisper

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.


Matthew 10:29-31 

The last sentence of this passage never fails to make me smile. Its like a gentle whisper full of love that God has given to us. I can feel the smile on His face when I read these words.

Whole Wide World

This song really embodies the way I feel about life. 

These words are going to be my continuous inspiration and motivation for this coming year.

moving from melancholy

Something that I want to do for myself this season, is to find ways to keep myself optimistic and inspired.
For the past while I found that I've allowed melancholy to become my main motivator.
Gray rainy days have been my comfort. Tears have been more satisfying than smiles.
Whimsy and quirkiness are a huge part of who I am.
I enjoy being the quiet girl with the deep running strangeness... that is some what endearing... if not confusing to the general population.
Negative energy has been fueling me for quite a long time. My itunes playlist entitled 'melancholy', where all my most listed to music lives, is a testament to this.
I've come to the realization that I need to change my attitude.
I'm still the same girl, and this transformation may take time, but I think its time.
I need to focus on the joy of life. I need to find the sunshine, and enjoy the rain when it come - not go searching for the dark clouds.

This season I am going to use this blog as a place to keep a collection of thoughts and images that reflect the joyous whimsy that I wish to see in my life.
There may be moments of melancholy that appear, but I need to learn to acknowledge them, but then move on, with out lingering in the darkness.

Each day I want to find at least one thing, weather its a poem, an image on the internet, or from my own life... a memory, a moment of joy from my day, a piece of scripture that speaks to me, a song... ANYTHING! I want to post it here, so I can track my our journey to joy.

The Truth

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