On this Journey, I walk...And I will continue to walk.

currently listening to: Hammock

i am, about to start a pilgrimage. or rather, re-continue a pilgrimage that i started last November.
i stopped school last October to focus on music, full-time. and went on my first tour in mid-November.
i had a thought in my head that went, "I wonder what will happen if i tour non-stop, for an entire year? what will happen?"

i am in the process of finding out. so far, things have been pretty well close to amazing the entire time. things i've found out: everyday is an adventure, everyday is an opportunity, and everyday is a new chance. everyday of my life is pretty much amazing, and if i were to complain...it wouldn't be worth it; i'd be a spoiled brat. and i've learned that life...is one long journey; a story...an EPIC story.

and every person i have met, has been a part of that story. ...so no one who's met me should think that they aren't a part of something great.

i went on this pilgrimage to spend time with God - ultimately. i am learning to trust. trust, trust trust. and rely on nothing else. (it is EXTREMELY hard to do.) but it has been SO helpful.

and i have come to realize that the trials that i face, the tests i go through, are not meant to hurt me; to punish me, but to help me grow, develop, and become more complete. To prepare me; to mature me. like a test in school is meant to prepare a person for the real world. this is a training, to make sure that i am walking my talk. (it is HARD.)

i am SO grateful that i get to be on this journey. and SO excited for it to begin again! for WHAT'S COMING NEXT!!!! it will be great. i know it will.

this is the greatest journey anyone could ever be on. i am confident of that.

if you're an athiest, don't turn away. this message applies to you, too - God or no God. your life has something to it. keep going, searching, asking, live your journey.

if you're a believer, don't be frightened. keep asking, seek deeper, live your journey.

God will NEVER send you somewhere that will ultimately hurt you. God will ONLY provide good things. like a good father does for his child - God only wants to provide what's best. like a good mother - God only looks to provide nourishment, compassion, and kindness. Both only want to provide love.

"my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trails of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing." - James 1: 2-4

i am excited to see what the next adventure has in store.