spoiled brats.

we are spoiled brats.

that has been my thought lately. and the more i think about it, the more pathetic i feel. i have come to the realization that i live my life with a blindfold on. i go throughout my day taking total advantage of everything around me. let me try to explain...

Ava, my three-year-old, is possibly the most detail oriented person i know. she doesn't miss a beat! i love this about her. we can be walking outside and she will notice the tiniest little ladybug and have to stop and watch it. she isn't concerned with where we are going or when we have to be there. all she cares about it experiencing this little creature. it's amazing how much i can learn from such a little person.

so that takes me to the thought- we are spoiled brats. we go through our days completely taking advantage of everything around us. as Donald Miller writes, "Life is staggering and we are just used to it." think about it. Life is staggering. a friend has a baby and we are happy for them and buy them a gift. but do we really take into account that this baby is a brand new life? it's just another baby. or sometimes it is just another funeral. sometimes it is just another sunset. Ava recently asked me to explained the sunrise and sunset. while trying to explain the earth's rotation to a three-year-old wasn't so easy but it got me thinking. i rarely even think about how incredible it is that the sun rises and sets, with such beauty, every single day of my life on earth and i rarely stop to even take it in. we are so spoiled. we go about our days with our oh-so-important agendas and forget about the simple-yet-astonishing things in life that God gives us everyday simply for our pleasure.

i guess what i am saying is, we have grown to ignore life while trying to live life. so take a step back, breathe life in, and enjoy what is surrounding you. it's amazing what you will find when you just look.