As you can see, I've totally revamped my blog site--different background, different template, different tagline, different name?!?! No instantaneous epiphanies, no blog-changing moment that made me decide to change it. I just felt like it was time for a change. My life experiences over the past few years have taught me to embrace change. Change could end up to be good or bad, and depending on the situation, it can be scary too, but change is an inevitable aspect of life.
I've also made it a habit to periodically reflect on certain aspects of my life. Am I doing well in this area? Is this working out? Does this still apply to me, or have I evolved since my last reflection? Have I maintained the essence of who I am, or have I lost myself? Is it time for change? Self-evaluations and soul-searching have become a part of me, and I think it's a good way for me to see whether I'm evolving into the person I intend to be. The goal is to evolve without losing the essence of who I am.
The revised title of my blog, "A Beautiful Mess," is inspired by this song by Jason Mraz. (I actually wrote a post about it last month.) First off, I love this song. Also, as the tagline states, "Life doesn't always go as planned, but there is beauty and purpose to all things and all situations." I've found this to be very true in my own life experiences. Of course, it's horrible while I'm actually in that moment of turmoil, when I feel like everything around me is spinning out of control. But when I reflect on those moments, I recognize their beauty and purpose. When the chaos has passed and I see how life unraveled from that point to the present, I begin to see why it happened, why it had to happen that way, how I reacted to the situation, and how that shaped me into the person I am now. There is a certain serenity and inner peace that settles in.
Two days ago, I was browsing through my blog--the name, the tagline, the background elements. I felt like I needed a "better fit" for my life, that what once worked might not apply anymore. It was time for change. As I evolve, so will my thoughts, and so will my perspectives on life. To a certain extent, the evolution of this blog serves as a reflection of my continuous evolution as a person.
The image that came to my mind upon reading this entry was that of being on a boat in the midst of a storm...unavoidable, scary, jarring, and not knowing if one will survive...nevertheless our fate is in God's hands either way. Problems and suffering are as intrinsic to life as faith, hope and love.
ReplyDeleteWhoooa, I like that last statement, Momma Bear! And true also! I've found that it's in those moments you just start to kick back, settle in, and "get comfortable" that life decides to spice things up again...
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