dia uno

i'm starting a 7 day journey that i hope lasts longer than 7 days.

today i am forcing myself to view things differently. my life. other people's lives. my job. my family. my friends.

today i am different because i am forcing myself to be. by forcing myself i hope i learn to view things the way the Lord wants me to view things. i hope this becomes a habit that never ends.

it's amazing the things the Lord will show you when you just open your eyes. or ears.

i've learned things today from the most random places ... the final book of the Twilight series, a britney spears documentary, a pastor, a friend, a song. so many things are always in my life to change me but i always ignore them because i'm too busy feeling sorry for myself or trying to get other people to notice me.

i'm growing. i'm changing. i'm not, nor will i ever be perfect, but i can and will try my hardest to do me better. to be a better person. to have a better heart. to love stronger. to live more joyfully. to be less judgmental. to not be so hard on myself. to give myself as much grace as i give others. to be more humble.

i'm doing this for me. i'm changing my own world. and that change starts now.

i need grace in my life. i need the Lord in my life and right now i need His voice to be louder than my own.

i will listen and follow. i will observe and see. i will be happy and smile.

i will love because i have been loved.