Most recently, I have been seeking a spot in the oh so beautiful area that is called Rexburg for the purpose of simply pondering about the matters of life. When you are used to the beauties of Washington and Oregon state, it's difficult to find a spot which will really help you think or just relax and take a break from the fast paced world which we call life. Unlike back home, you can't just take a trip to the beach or to the river and clear your mind. For the most part, a resident is stuck to the confines of a nice little lot of farming land to look over or the occasional stream of water which pales in comparison to the beauties of the Columbia River. Yet this week was something of a thought provoker and helped me change my thinking about my dilemma as a current resident of Idaho state.
As I went on a much needed walk along the train tracks within town, I saw these massive black "silos" filled with gas of some sort on the tracks. I decided to climb on top of them and take a second to just look at the stars up in the clear skies up above me. I caught myself marveling at the beauty which Heavenly Father had placed before everyone on this earth and how magnificent it really was to know that everything was in order and so organized. This is when it hit me that I had indeed lost my love for the basics. I still remember getting a letter from my sister, Heather, on my mission in Berlin. She wrote about how naturally inquisitive her new little girl was about the world and how it had actually made her look at things in a new light. Back to the basics, that's what was happening. My new goal is to find beauty in the smaller things and not just look for the Columbia and the Pacific wherever I go. Otherwise...things might pass me by.
