Photo: macadameia.tumblr.com | Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. It can take you by surprise and show up in the littlest of things. You can find beauty in a fallen leaf or the changing of the trees. The quietness of snowfall or the pounding of the rain. There is beauty in everything on this earth. Some types of beauty you have to look hard to find. With others it is right there staring you in the face. Its like watching couples in the town center, and seeing the beauty that their love gives. I have searched long and hard to find that type of beauty with in myself. It wasn't until, I left the comfort of my home and went to a country I didn't know, then I started to see that I was capable of loving someone with every part of my being. I'm not saying that I've found that person because I haven't yet, but I know now that I am open to the idea of a beautiful type of love. Before I was hallow, but now I'm filled with God's love and I have so much love to give. I am beautiful "because I am fearfully and wonderfully made!" -Psalm 139:14. God sees the beauty in me that I don't see in myself. I have finally found the people who make me believe I can be anything and do anything. They see the same type of beauty that God sees everyday. Never in my life did I expect to meet one of my best friends on this trip. I'm making connections that will last a lifetime. There is a wonderful beauty in every relationship I have made on this trip. Maybe its time I open up and finally let my guard down. Its time I see the beautiful things that surround me. |