Are You Who You Want to Be?

You may not know this, but Switchfoot is one of my favorite bands, and they have been since high school. The first time I ever heard them was on a $1.99 (I got it for free) sample album I got at a Christian music festival.  They are one of those bands who've grown along side me as I've gotten older.  "This Is Your Life" has been dogging me lately, playing on the radio a little more frequently than usual.

This year I had my 15 year high school reunion.  A lot of people I know have the mentality that anyone they went to high school with and wanted to keep in touch with, they did.  They don't really have any interest in going to a reunion and possibly crossing paths with people they won't want to see.  

     

But here's what I found out as I anticipated attending my reunion.  I would reflect more on my life than I would on that of any of my old schoolmates.  I would consider what I wanted to do and be, what decisions and mistakes I had made, and whether I was happy in my life.

     

I was wary about telling everyone that I'd moved away from our little town just to move right back.  I was reluctant to admit I was working in banking, the same profession my mother had--which I thought I would never do myself.  I had no major successes according to the world's standard.

     

Yet I am thrilled that moving has made me close to my family once again.  In our move, we gained a new church family.  I have become close to God again, and I've seen my husband grow tremendously in his faith.  I immensely enjoy the work I do daily and I have such wonderful coworkers that it is more appropriate to call them friends.  If I tried right now, I probably could not even number all the ways I've been blessed.

     

Reunion or not, this became a time for me to reflect on my life and to ask myself if I am happy or not?  Am I closer to who I'm meant to be?  Am I blessed?

     

I am.

~Hollie