I am in the middle of reading A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. There is one particular theme in this novel that stands out to me. It is found in the simple phrase, "Recalled to life." The theme of resurrection is widely apparent throughout the book and it got me to thinking. We are recalled to life every morning and throughout the day! We get the chance to start over, make it different from the last, and ultimately progress. We say I am sorry, I love you, thank you, etc.. And in this, I would say we are in a way being recalled to the life we are meant to be living.
It is human nature to set goals and make plans. We begin to imagine (sometimes even fantasize) how we would like everything to play out. Then, in the midst of pursuing our plans, we find a glitch and then what? We are faced with yet another decision. Do we compromise our plans to adjust to what reality is, or do we stick ourselves in a mindset of stubbornness only to dwell? I'm talking about dwelling on those "What ifs" or "It's not what I planned."
REALITY CHECK: Compromise is essential in life! We need to take an opportunity of change with the faith that our Heavenly Father knows what is the absolute best thing for us. Are we going to tell Him that we know what is best or that our plans are better than His? Of course not. He has been planning a lot longer than us. This life is meant for us to learn as we go, take things as they come, and progress toward a better version of ourselves. We are part of The Great Plan of Happiness. Please, let's not turn it into The Plan of Self Pity. So today I am using the power that all of us people have to truly live life the way we want to. I will not be recalled to any dream that didn't go my way. But only to my free agency, aspirations, expectations, and passions. I am recalled to life.
Cute Haylee Rae. Love you
ReplyDeleteHello Haylee! Kylee told me about your blog, so of course now I've read pretty much your entire blog since it's inception in the spring of 2011! I'm happy to be able to keep up on your life, and also get a glimpse into the life of the Hoffman's since your mom's not a facebooker or a blogger or an emailer or a phone caller. . . haha. Congrats on your wedding! It looked amazing. And you and Brenner are the cutest couple ever! How's life away from home for the first time???
ReplyDeleteHello Lee, the woman I am named after! I am glad you found my little blog. Life has been treating Brenner and I very well so there are no complaints. Just last week my mom was reminiscing about the good old days when you lived in AZ. You should make a trip down here so we can all see you! And thank you very much.
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