{"id":855,"date":"2022-11-30T13:32:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=855"},"modified":"2023-03-07T14:32:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:32:58","slug":"the-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/?p=855","title":{"rendered":"The Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A-Choice-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A-Choice-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A-Choice-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/krista.longeway.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/A-Choice-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Although I know that each day is a treasure, sometimes in all my busyness, the days slip by almost unnoticed and I forget to pay attention to the beauty in the world around me.&nbsp; It is so easy for this to happen, especially when I work inside all day.&nbsp; The busyness in that building seems so important at the time, yet when I take a step back, I see that there is much more to life than the day-to-day happenings of work.&nbsp; When I realise I am doing this, I pause, I take a breath, and I go outside to notice the beautiful world God has blessed us with.&nbsp; When I do this, I am often amazed by what I see.&nbsp; Each season in nature, each day, each single moment, is different from the last.&nbsp; The way the sun shines through the leaves above, the way the wind blows in off the sea, the way the rain patters into puddles on the sidewalk\u2026 each moment unique and beautiful.&nbsp; So, with gratitude, I choose to put aside the events of the day and notice these things.&nbsp; For every day, no matter what is going on in our lives, there is beauty in the world if only we stop and notice\u2026 and whether we get lost in the busyness of life, or stop to notice this beauty with gratitude, this is a choice we must make every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#0f537a\">\n\n<strong>The Choice<\/strong>\nBy Krista Longeway\n\nEach day, a treasure held within my heart\nOf greatest worth but fading from the start\nTime passing quickly, the days slipping by\nMost unnoticed, in the blink of an eye\nBut when I pay attention I can see\nThere is beauty in the world around me\n\nThe oranges and reds of a morning sunrise\nThe cry of gulls as they fly through the skies\nThe sound of the waves against the shores\nThe puddles that form whenever it pours\nThe rustle of leaves as wind blows through the trees\nThe way poppies grow wherever they please\n\nA frosty blanket of new fallen snow\nThe moon reflected in water below\nRaindrops that patter on my windowpane\nFall leaves that crunch as I walk down the lane\nThe buzz of a lazy bumble bee \nThe salty breeze that blows in off the sea \n\nA starry sky on a clear winter\u2019s night\nThe call of wild geese when in flight\nThe perfect petals of a new rose in bloom\nThe afternoon sun as it shines in my room\nThe smell of damp earth after a rain\nThe breath of the wind through tall fields of grain\n\nWhen out in nature my hope is renewed\nAnd my heart is full of deep gratitude\nI give thanks for the beauty around me\nNatures bountiful gifts that surround me\nI celebrate each of these, come what may\nIt\u2019s a choice I must make every day\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although I know that each day is a treasure, sometimes in all my busyness, the days slip by almost unnoticed and I forget to pay attention to the beauty in the world around me.&nbsp; It is so easy for this to happen, especially when I work inside all day.&nbsp; The busyness in that building seems [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-quiet-reflection"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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