4/365

We are four days in to 2015 and so far I've felt like all my writings have been very solemn. So, after pushing away the negativity I've been feeling and letting myself relax -- which I've almost fully done, I finally know what I can tell you guys.

Do you ever have a moment when you are asked to describe yourself or tell about something that makes you happy? They always make you do this on the first day of a semester. If you're like me, then you have a lot of trouble remembering stuff in that moment, even though you know that there are so many things that you are interested in or that you have done. They just escape you.

At the end of 2014, I was trying to remember some of the wonderful things -- because I know there were many blessings during that year -- and I kept coming up short. I knew there were things I was forgetting about the year, things that had been so wonderful. So I made a goal not to forget to count my blessings at the end of 2015. 

Here is my idea! (that I'm borrowing from something I saw on Pinterest ages ago)

I've picked a jar from the selection in our cabinets and dubbed it my "Wonderful Things from 2015" jar. The idea is that whenever something good happens or whenever the Lord blesses me during the year, I will write it down on a piece of paper, fold it up and slip it inside of the jar. At the end of 2015, I will take the time to read and reflect on all of the wonderful events of the year -- even if it is as small as someone letting me cut in front of them at Peppers. This way I won't let myself be caught up in the somewhat sad feelings that sometimes accompanies a holiday and I won't allow myself to forget the good things. So, I challenge you to do this too. Hold onto your good memories from the year and relive them in the holiday season of 2015.

Let the bad stuff go and hold on to the good things, guys. The good stuff is more important. 

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Say yes and you'll figure it out afterwards." // Tina Fey