Seasons

So there are pros and cons to living with your best friend of 20 years. A pro is that they already know you backwards and forwards. A con would have to be that they stop putting up with your nonsense. Like when you come home complaining about the same thing for the 20th time and her answer for the 20th time is, "It's just a season in your life."
My response? "I'M SO SICK OF THIS SEASON!! This season is lasting forever" (Because I'm melodramatic like that)
And I know she's right. It is just a season. No matter how long this particular season seems.

So what do I know about seasons?
I know that they stay for an extended amount of time. (Maybe not in Texas, but they're supposed to).
 There are some seasons I like better than others. Give me spring and summer any day over winter and fall.
They're unpredictable. It could be an exceptionally cold winter or a rainy spring.
There are teaser days in them. Sometimes it's 75 in January and then the very next day its 34 and raining.
They are almost always longer than expected. We know when it's getting ready to change seasons but there is one last cold front or scorching day.

Well my friends, I am in the process of applying that knowledge to my seasons of life. I'm trying really hard to get out complaining mode so that my roommate and my parents don't murder me. This season in my life is not forever even on days when it seems like it. It is completely different than what I expected but that's ok. In this season, I have really amazing days and I also have really hard days. And that's also ok.

Here are some things I'm trying to focus on so that I can stay present in this season instead of wishing for better days ahead.
1. God is by my side every minute of every day even when the day feels like chaos.
2. I have to take care of myself. That includes knowing my limits when to stop adding things to my plate.
3. Stop comparing. We're all beautifully unique and all in completely different seasons of life. My life doesn't need to match or compare to someone else's.
4. Accept the hard days. Just because it's a hard day doesn't mean it's a hard life. It's ok to be sad. It's ok for me to still have hard days where I miss Tyler. Or days where work drains me. Tomorrow is  a completely new day.
5. I will probably look back on this season and smile. When I'm forty with kids and every day is booked with an activity, I will remember the times when I flew by the seat of my pants.

So here's to making the best of every season of life, to staying present in the moment. Because like Tyler said, "You've just gotta live, man."