Paint your canvas...

Good morning, friends.  I hope everyone enjoy their long weekend!  As I mentioned, I took Friday off and had four glorious days of spending time with my friends and family, playing volleyball and laying in the sun.  I spent most of the weekend in Paola, at my parents house.  My parents have recently started attending Lighthouse Presbyterian Church, which I'm super excited about for them.  They enjoy the service and the people they've met, and it's certainly something new for them.  My sister and I attended church with them on Sunday and I also really enjoyed the service and the message and thought I would share it with you this morning. 

What I think really surprises me is the way that positive thinking ties in with spirituality.  It's not something I'm very well versed in, but as I was listening this weekend, it made perfect sense.  The high point, or what spoke most to me was the example of viewing your life like a canvas.  Each and every day you have the opportunity to paint your life on that canvas.  You make daily decisions, good or bad, that paint or create your life.  And every day you can work at starting something good and positive and stopping something that isn't part of your future life.  You can break bad habits.  You can find your faith.  You can take advantage of the great talents you have.  You can control your anger and your fear and you can leave the past in the past.  And EVERY single day is a gift and an opportunity to paint your life and your future.  And the choices you make each day are the ones that are creating your picture on that blank canvas. 

I suppose there are no coincidences and this message and service was speaking directly to the what I've been trying to do in my life lately, which is to control my thoughts and emotions and make changes for the better to create my life.  Even though it's tough to head back to work after a long, wonderful weekend and focus on the task at hand, it's my opportunity to paint my canvas.  And yours as well. 

I hope you have a wonderful day and week.

xoxo,
ryann