Never Say Never

You think I would learn this by now….but alas, I still say it with great conviction.

I once said I hated camping…..

I also said I hated fishing, no desire for kayaking…

I said I hated dressing up….it was beyond my comfort zone….

I said I would never join a gym….but for the last month…that’s where I have been.

I said I was done with meeting new friends….and getting involved in church. I said I would never touch a keyboard, never play in church…but here I am.

I said I would never homeschool my kids but I have for twelve years… I said I would never lift my hands in praise to God as I sing in church but I do every week.

I said I said I swore…and I swore…because I was so sure.

The problem with making statements like that is that life circumstances change. We Change. What we imagine we would never have time for…..we all the sudden see how to make time for it. Time wasters are seen as just that…time wasters.

My husband has been very good at teaching me that. We work together and we play together. This winter has been rough…the extreme temperatures have made indoor activities a must…and we have probably watched more tv than I care to imagine. However, I’ve gotten some awesome soap projects done…

I’m working on keyboard for church…and I hope to start ukele soon. I have been very faithful at the gym, and we are getting a lot done for school.

I wrote this to say, I could think of a million more things I would like to do and accomplish. I would love to be a better clown and love to be better at keyboard and ukulele.

I still still don’t have juggling down…and for my career, I still need more education on gem study.

I have so many things that I wish I was better at…but I’m happy that my “never will do that” was only temporary. I also said I would never be a crazy plant lady….but here I am!

In a world that seems bent on making everything into something. It seems determined to suck every bit of joy from us…turn it off…and see how we can all better ourselves…what does that looks like? In return, I think the world will be a better

place! I also believe that we will be better people. When we look at how we can improve the world, instead of how the world should improve us…lots of things change…for the better.