Laughter: It radiates through you

I have realized the past couple weeks that I'm extremely blessed. I'm so happy with my current position in life. Exploring, meeting new people and impacting those around me. I never want to be someone un-happy with where they are. Feeling alone though surrounded by others. I never want to go a day without smiling. Laughter is what carries me through life. It's the joy that pushes me to strive for things that I want. Its what makes me feel alive. I never want to get too old or "busy and important" to forget to laugh at myself. 


I laugh at myself several times a day and it is exhausting, but totally worth it. 

AmeriLife Round 2:

        It seems that my crew will be moving to Oklahoma City to work with Habitat For Humanity for next round... Going to make sure we visit the worlds largest ball of TWINE :)

AmeriLife Round 1:

I find myself surrounded by beauty everyday, working with my hands outside in the mountains. Leading 10 individuals who are incredible on their own and as a group ridiculous. Some pics of my current home until Dec 16th when I move to somewhere new. 

 

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I didn't have a single bit of talent left, and could say "I used everything you gave me"

I'm ready to impact the world- one person at a time. 
I'm determined to always give the best that I have, even when I don't know if there is anything left. 
I want to enjoy simplisity. 
I strive to find meaning in things that seem meaningless. 
I long to accomplish things that are difficult and choose to do them again. 
I want to pursue my faith even when I'm confused. 
I reach into myself for strength to give to others.
I want to remember that even when I feel alone I'm not. 
I hope to never forget that my life has been blessed with incredible people and amazing adventures that have shaped who I'm and where I find myself today.

You may be completely content where you find yourself

You may know that you are exactly where you need to be

Yet you may still feel that something is missing...

When you have had GREAT, good just doesn't always compare.

Exactly where I need to be is where I find myself.

Walking Forward

My time left in Slippery Rock is starting to slip away. In a week I will be moving out of my classy trailer home, in 2.5 weeks I will be hopefully crossing off one of my life list items (complete a half-iron man) and in 4 weeks I will be packing up my life and flying to Denver Colorado to start my new job working for AmeriCorps. Its crazy to think that I will be leaving Slippery Rock without a designated time to come back. That everything I have created and accumulated the past 5 years is being packed up and removed from this place. The past couple months my future plans have greatly changed, and I have come to realize that life is way to short to be worried about messing up sometimes, or disappointing, or being scared. I have become a stronger me. I may not always make the right choice, or do the perfect thing but at the end of the day its me.. Strengths and weaknesses. Tested everyday.