Short and Sweet

           If I were to describe my writing style, condensed and concise are not the characteristics I would choose. There are various reasons for this, but personally viewing shortened or simplified writing as deficient is not one of them. I personally just haven’t mastered the art of writing a powerful message in a minimal amount of space.  I guess this blog post is kind of like practice. Some may view concise writing as simplified, and I agree with that. However, to me the word simple carries no negative connotation. There is a complexity to a simple occurrence that I find fascinating. “Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Gandhi. Ten words. One incredibly influential message.

            It isn’t only statements that hold this paradoxical complexity. We commonly overlook the simple events in our live that might hold value. All the messages I have received from God were revealed through simple occurrences that are easy to overlook, and I am so grateful the unnoticeable messages I came across were noticed.

            We spend our lives watching and waiting for some major momentary event. Graduating High school. Graduating College. Getting Married. Events such as these obviously hold importance, however there is a dangerous distraction accompanying them. When we concentrate on one narrowly major aspect of our lives we stop noticing. We stop noticing the simple everyday forms of joy, success, and kindness. I can’t clearly illustrate what these simple events that we may encounter appear as because our experiences our simply our own. They exist on an individually exclusive level. I can however, give you a challenge. Stop looking and start noticing.