A drop of serious in the bucket of 'yolo'.

I've been thinking quite a lot lately; a charming feature in ladies of today's society, so I'm told. My thoughts revolve predominantly around the grand blank canvas that is my future. If someone were to begin sketching a piece of art, change their mind partway through and start over without erasing the lines, it would look something like my life-canvas. Muddled lines, endless possibilities; maybe some semblance of art is visible. The result depends entirely on what the artist wants to end up with. When I look back at my choices in five years, what do I want to see that has happened in my life? I have goals I want to accomplish, such as getting an education and working for a time in different countries, as well as commit as much time to full-time missions and ministry as God calls me to. I understand that there are important parts of life, especially as a citizen of a first-world country, that I am privileged to have access to. I have no intention of completely disregarding the blessings I've been born into. I just don't want to let life pass me by, having plans for my grand blank canvas, all the while having the canvas become covered in shades of monotony and the intent to 'get around to it' or, worse yet, yellowed with age and regret. 

Let there be boldness. Let there be every lovely colour. Let there be sheer joy. 

Let there be the excitement of new experiences and every possibility under the sun. 

For those of you frozen with fear of the unknown, I encourage you to walk out of that and never look back. God has so much more in store for you if you're just willing to get your feet moving. You're a brilliant human being with a dazzling life ahead of you.

 "A warm body don't mean I'm alive / I wanna thrive, not just survive." --Thrive by Switchfoot