Red Sneakers.

It's amazing how our view of the world can be so drastically affected by what we experience.

Experience is defined as: "knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone (Dictionary.com)."

Yesterday I met someone who lives in an area that I've never been to. I wasn't even sure where the place was until she explained it in further detail. The closest to her home that I have ever been is to the outside perimeter of her city, so I cannot visualize it. However, just because I have never been there does not mean that it doesn't exist.

So often we hear about how a certain country across the ocean is struggling, or how a certain leader has been making poor decisions (or good ones), and to us it can seem like it is just news. Until you actually have a chance to go out and experience that different lifestyle, culture or situation, it can seem kind of distant and not fully real. Experience, in my knowledge, leads to understanding. We need to be careful not to come to conclusions about a situation before we understand what the people involved are experiencing.

"Never judge a person until you have walked a mile in their shoes."

Mosquito Dancing.

You know the dance you do when that annoying, high-pitched sound of a mosquio buzzing around your head won't go away? Yup. Pretty sure mine would have been AFV worthy.

I'm so thankful for my job. :) Even though spending 6 hours at a time on your feet can get trying at times, I'm thankful I am able to work with such great people and serve my Creator by doing it.

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as if working for the Lord, not for men." -Colossians 3:23

While folding menus...

The difference in attitude of the majority of the people who visit the restaurant on a rainy day as opposed to a sunny day is almost ridiculous. Goes to show how important vitamin D is for our well-being. Now, I'm not saying that rain is an excuse for being a grouch, but one sure is more inclined to smile after they have spent a few hours outside in gorgeous weather.

The logical thing to do whilst folding menus at work when "The Circle of Life" starts playing on the radio is to break out into your own little dance party with the sunshine, that is peeking through the trees, as your only observer.

Free Minestrone soup after work? Yes please!