Growth...

If you have any acquaintance with me you will know that I love post-its...I think they are the greatest invention ever made. And to prove my love of these little modern-day miracles I use them everywhere. I have a stack of assorted shapes and colors stuck to almost every surface in my life...its pretty much my soul means for functioning these days. People have even gone so far as to tell me that I have mental post-its that color coordinate my life...some days this seems like a common reality. In fact, I placed one such post-it just the other day on my mirror that says..."You can't grow, if you stay the same." This thought occurred to me one night when I reflected on the many changes that had happened in my short few years of life. Most of which, were cause for significant growth that has been the foundation on which I continue to live today. My first impulse when reviewing these cases for growth was "Growing hurts!" However, I quickly took a step back and found that I was really quite grateful for that growth despite the growing pains as it is the only reason I am who I am today.

As I continued to ponder this thought I realized that I wouldn't want any one of those growing pains to be deleted from my life. That post-it is a reminder of my love of trials and my constant need for growth. Heaven forbid anything stays the same...I like growing way to much to quite now...