So as I am writing what I feel will be the final chapter on my Balinese adventure I am thinking about what was the most important thing I am taking away from this adventure? What is the most memorable thing? Honestly it is the people. It was wonderful taking in all of the beauty that the island life has to offer. I will seriously consider going back because there was so much to see. But the people. The people in my traveling group and the people of the island are what I will remember most.




But isn't that how it should always be? Enjoying the people you are with and around. I know that isn't always easy (lady who cut in front of me at the Kuala Lampur airport and her friends who were polite enough to stay behind me). Honestly when you think about it all the best memories in life usually include some other person. Someone you may barely know or someone you feel as though you have known all your life. We come in so many sizes, shapes, and colors. Our backgrounds are uniquely our own. For me, especially in the past year, I look at all the people I have met and realize that even for a brief second they are making a difference in my life. Some will be for many years to come and not even realize it. So yes, the beaches were beautiful. The sunrise was epic. But the people. The people made all the difference in the world!
So wherever you are and whatever you do today, you are effecting those around you. Try with all your heart, to make it a positive effect. You never know what might come of it in the end.
Amen to that! And I needed those positive thoughts after Dan and I had our first day as 8th and 9th grade Sunday school teachers! :o) Thanks for that gift!
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