Refreshed

Last year around this time, I was focusing on my life and what I wanted out of it. I was making plans, setting goals and doing what I needed to achieve each and every single one. Now, when I wake up everyday and wash my face and brush my teeth, I look how far I've strayed from my original path. Since Katrina I've wandered around like a lost puppy, unsure what to do next. I felt like my life was on pause and God had the remote control that could press the play button anytime He wanted. I know in life our strengths are tested, see what we will sacrifice and what we will gain. I've lost many of things in my life, but never would I imagine losing my home and my way of life. I never thought I felt I would be stuck in one place. I think about what I've lost, what I've accomplished. And yet deep down when I thought I couldn't go on, I knew there was still hope to put the pieces of my life back together. It may take longer than what I want, my plans still delayed. And what I've realized is that life is about challenges and overcoming them. I now have a new respect for life. I find things I would have never thought to be important relevant to my future. I no longer take anything for granted because in an isntant it can be taken from you without warning.