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On the Mundane

So much beauty can be found in the mundane, in the day to day. Observe your routine day. Notice the people and things around you. The big moments are amazing and unforgettable and I think we put too much . emphasis on the BIG. It’s in the mundane that the most precious memories are made. Life is in sitting on your friend’s couch laughing at each other’s ridiculous word plays, it’s in driving 2.5 hours one way to spend 3.5 hours with your very best friend, it’s in doing life together, it’s in the spontaneous phone calls from long distance friends, it’s in dinner parties and Friday night movie nights, it’s in grabbing the fancy camera and documenting some life, it’s in paying for airfares to go visit with the people who mean the most to you, it’s in being so broken that you finally let someone in, it’s in encouraging people, it’s in learning how to repair relationships rather than just tossing them aside, it’s in listening to people say “I’m here for you” and finding out who actually meant it, it’s in finding people who meet you where you are and guide you along a path of growth and like it or not, it’s in the quiet, silent moments because that’s when God’s voice speaks the loudest
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