Jars of Colour

So there had been a thankfulness tag circulating Facebook recently (simply sharing things to be thankful for) and I guess it was only a matter of time that the circle would come round to me (whether I liked it or not). But because the last few weeks have been extremely draining (causing me to spiral down into a rather nonappreciative mood) and because I am not really one to be explicit about my thoughts on statuses, I have been somewhat reluctant or hesitant in sharing my thoughts. However, I have now realised that taking a moment to appreciate what I have may have been exactly what I needed during the past couple of weeks in order for me to keep my head straight.

I might be late on this bandwagon but better late then never, right? So here I go, with a few things I have been thankful for during the past few weeks:

1) Music. It always seems to express what can't be said and most recently, it has been a relaxing distraction from thoughts that I would rather not be thinking about. On a tangent, being able to use music as a way of bringing people together for a sole purpose of praise and worship is something that I look forward to every week and is also incredibly uplifting.

2) Friends. From my uni friends, who are the most joyful bunch of girls I know and manages to make me laugh when I need it most, to my church friends who always show genuine care and support for me, I have been blessed with the most kind and lovely friends. I may not have many but I have enough, and they are all the friends I need.

3) Sunshine. Being indoors most of the time has made being outside in the sun more enjoyable. There were a few moments during the past week where I was able to sit on the grass by the lakes with some uni friends and soak up the sun and look up into the cloudless sky...those moments are nice and helps me forget about the tougher things going on.  

4) Sight. Learning about endless types of impairments at uni is often disheartening but it definitely reminds me of how fortunate I am to have the abilities that I do - especially with something as taken for granted as sight. Without it, I think it would make it more difficult for me to enjoy the things I love to do: drawing, taking photos, playing music and just admiring what God has created and given us (like sunshine and this beautiful Spring that has finally come!)

5) God. Although I may not have realised it immediately, God had been working and intervening in ways and moments I would never have expected during the past few weeks. Looking back, it is definitely evident that He had been with me during the whole time - even those times when I was too busy and selfish to acknowledge Him. It's not easy to describe how I know He is there, but I guess it's felt through peace at the most desperate times and the way He intervenes through the people around me. The way He works is unexpected and unimaginable, but always amazing.