Life is Beautiful

Every now and then, when I'm at work, I suddenly have this burst of warmth and positivity like the sun is coming out (much like today!). At the center of this wonderful feeling, is the thought that "Life is Beautiful". This usually comes out of nowhere for no particular reason at all. I don't have to be in a particularly sunny mood, but then there it is. It may last a few moments and then fades away, and sometimes it carries me the rest of the day.

I love that feeling, so much so that I wish I could hug it and squeeze it and pinch its little cheeks, but inevitably I'm left with that wonder of 'Where did that even come from?"

Sometimes I say things that are not quite "spirit-filled", let's just say - for instance if I were to ram my toe into the leg of the coffee table or if someone were to cut me off on the road. Deep gasps coming from all around, I know. In such cases, my mom would say "That's an overflow of your spirit, Laura." Thank you, Mommy. "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." When you feed your spirit garbage, garbage comes out. When you feed your spirit truth, light, and life, those very things come out.

I think that when you have Christ in your life, whether he's at the forefront or if you've pushed Him slightly to the side, every now and then that part of your spirit can't help but declare Light, Life, and Beauty. So there it is, out of my spirit cries the Holy Spirit, "Life is Beautiful!" Enjoy it, breathe it in, soak up its rays, and know that your time here is but a vapor.