Sunset Memories

We always tend to blame the things happening around us for missed opportunities that we didn't take, but if we look back maybe we had more control over what we could have done than what we chose to do, I know personally for myself I could have gone on more walks with the people I love when I had the opportunity, I chose not to go and now because of this pandemic I would love to go on a walk and look at the sunset while talking about the things happening in life, but I'm not sure how long I will have to wait to get an opportunity again since life's changed so much. I never imagined that time was so precious until I started to realize I had less of it to spend. Even as an adult I still can't explain why a sunset looks so beautiful and why I'm drawn to it. Sometimes when I see a sunset I can't help but stare and be mesmerized by the beauty of it.

I chose sunset pictures as my theme because the setting of the sun reminds me that we have limited time to make choices and do the the things we wish to do before our sun sets. I'm so happy that I went on a walk that day because I got a chance to see this beautiful sunset just before the pandemic started. During this pandemic many times I wished I would have gone outside more to see the beautiful nature around me before this pandemic started. I was so focused on many of the things that I feared would happen but never happened that I lost my joy in the little things. In life there will be circumstances that we cannot change, but maybe the circumstances does not need to be changed for us to still feel joy, even in difficult circumstances we can can always change our attitude and perspective to go through a difficult time. Even during this pandemic at work, once in awhile I will still get chances to see beautiful sunsets and let myself be mesmerized by it. The moment may be short lived but it can make a big difference on the way you feel about your life in that moment.

I hope people who read this will realize the importance of spending time with others to enjoy the beautiful nature around and not regret spending time doing other things that will not bring them joy, but instead bring them a guilty conscience. We're not guaranteed how long the people we love will be with us and how long we will be with them, so live your life without regrets and if you have to take a detour or wait that's okay,but whatever you do don't chase after things that will not bring you true happiness, chase after the things that will bring you true happiness even if it's difficult because true happiness does not come from the things happening around us or the things happening to us at the moment, It comes from having hope that things will get better in the future and having this hope will help us to endure and overcome the most difficult trials we will face in our life and doing so with joy. No matter how difficult our lives get we must not forget to see the beauty in the little things and feel joy from them because if we start to lose joy from the little things in life, it will become difficult for us to feel joy in the big things that happen in our life. Finally to end my rant "Go out there and be happy! before the sun sets for you.