Gone Fishin'

Today I went fishing for the first time on a boat. WOW. It was a perfect day!! I usually hike around the lake I was fishing in so to see it's beauty from a boat was amazing. I absolutely loved fishing. At first I was afraid of how i would feel with catching fish and essentially killing them. But once I caught one that fear went away.

Sitting on the lake in a boat and concentrating on my fishing pole was so relaxing. Time just flew by and I thought of nothing that really mattered. I just sat there in peace. I love hobbies that create a sense of serenity within me. Fishing is one of those hobbies/sports. Wow.



It wasn't the ocean, but it was a very big lake indeed. It was the sound of the water and the glimmering waves that made me think of my beloved ocean. I have a new found respect for lakes. I cannot wait to get out there and kayak, canoe, and fish again!!

I had an incredibly great day. Thank God. Once again seeing nature in it's full splendor just makes me thank God and realize what an amazing planet God has given us to enjoy.

Maria :)

Letting Go

It is truly amazing to me how much God truly loves us. It's one thing to "know" this and another to "feel" it. Today I realized that no matter how hard I try to fit a round peg into a square hole, I am NOT and NEVER will be in control of anything. I had to let go of an idea today that I have been nurturing in vain for a long time.

It's funny how the mind works, how we convince ourselves of what is good for us and what we "need". We know NOTHING of the sort. We are truly so blinded by our wants and needs that we forget that God is the only one who know what we need. PERIOD.

Yes I trust in God and sometimes that trust is somewhat distorted by my own selfish and ignorant thoughts of what I want in my life. Things I want to happen. Then get discouraged when they don't. Hmmmm....here's a thought: maybe it doesn't happen because it's just NOT meant to be? I mean...maybe? Hello?!?! Believe it or not I just now got that. A rude awakening but a wonderful revelation indeed.



I am thankful for the things that God has given me AND taken away. In hindsight I know that what He has given me has been a blessing and what He has taken away has only paved the way for MORE blessings. Out of Love. Because God loves us SO much. We don't even have a inkling of how much He loves us. Mainly because we are too busy with what we feel we need and want.

It unnerves me to see people who complain or hate God for things that happen to them and say God doesn't love me. How much "love" have you given Him? This blog is about letting go. Let go of your selfishness and petty thoughts. Let go of your egotistical attitude. Let go of your old self. Let go of your past. Let go of the hate, the resentment, the anger. Let go of it all and ONLY take in God. Take Him in with your whole heart and TRUST in Him.

The minute you trust in Him, you know and understand that He loves you and wants the best for you always.

Just let it go.

Maria :)

The Beach

I sometimes miss the beach so much it's hard not to even write about it. It is truly one of God's amazing creations that I miss the most. Waking up and going to the beach early in the morning with no one around and just walking. I would think of everything and give it all away to the waves as if they took my worries with them. I would collect sand dollars by the dozen on each walk and once I even saw a dolphin! You just can't make a more perfect morning as one spent on the beach. You feel God's presence everywhere around you.

The waves serenade you into a long meditative state in which you figure out all of the world's biggest problems and come up with brilliant solutions to your own. It's as if you step into a magical place and the infinite sea makes you feel so amazingly small. I believe we should all feel this way. Small that is. We are so tiny, living in a tiny world with our tiny issues. Yet we as egotistical beings make them all so enormous and complex.



I sometimes feel that way especially now that I am away from the ocean. I need that sense of feeling small again. That the ridiculous issues I feel are so very pressing, may become small again. Not that our problems are not something we should care about. I'm really just referring to how we deal or perceive them, I suppose.

I miss the beach, the ocean , the sun rising and setting on such beauty. But I do have my memories of what it was like to walk every morning on the beach before going to work. That feeling can never be taken away. Just like the presence of God can never be taken away, it's up to us to preserve it all within and never lose sight of what really matters in the end.

Maria :)