City of Possbility

I live in a city of possibility and opportunity . Time to open my sometimes narrowing mind. I've always wanted to live in so cal , i've always wanted to get out of my small town. There's no reason to think that anything can stand in the way of what I want out of life. :)

Honoring Your Dreams

Ok so this blog entry is inspired by none other than Paulo Coleho. His writing is so moving and encourages me so much ... its like all i need  to feel understood is to read any of his work. Once upon a time I made a sacrifice, because I had the courage to dream something in life.  I have a hunch that anything worth having is worth fighting for does not fall in your lap so easily,  and the most beautiful blessings in life come out of facing adversity, believing in your dreams and choosing the path less traveled . Paulo Coleho inspired me because he reminds us to honor our dreams and the path we choose in life. The most important thing we need to do is to not look back and ask the question ... Did I do the right thing? That question will torment you.  I believe if you choose to honor your inner voice you can't go wrong the your path in life. The really important decisions in my life .. i've always done out of truth and love. I've always made sure that it is for the best for everyone no matter how uncomfortable the present or uncertain the future.  Sound ambiguous? I won't tell you all my dreams just like i won't tell you my fears, the important thing you need to know is that i went after them. Dreams are possible, they are a part of us, and they take us somewhere.



May God give you peace in the uncertainty, 




Drea Kelly

2012 Running With The Strong

 

Words of encouragement someone gave me from a vision:

I see you running with the strong. As your running  it's hot out and the steam is rising, but even though there's a lot of heat your still running right through. But you're not alone, your running with other strong runners. It's a metaphor for training, these runners have trained hard to be good at what they do.  Much like how whatever you do your going to be good at. Whenever people are given an authority in life it's because they've either walked a righteous path or a dark path (and come out of it), but either way they have knowledge and training in that arena. While your running, you keep stopping for water breaks. Who are the people or places in your life that are like water breaks? You don't drink water at the end of a race, but during to get you through to keep you running strong so you don't stop or collapse. You've got to stay hydrated or you won't finish the race, you will get too exhausted. The idea of self-sufficiency is that we don't need water breaks , when we think we can handle everything and don't reach for our resources ( God, community, mentors, etc.) , that's when we fall. What makes us weak and what makes us strong is not what you think.

Chase Your Dreams But Always Know The Road That'll Lead You Home Again

So coming home to the east coast for the first time in a year reminds me of a few important things that I realize that I should never forget and essential to live a happy and honest life. It is so important for us to stay in touch with our roots.  


Remember to ALWAYS forgive, no matter what. You don't forgive people with a partially clenched fist, but  release all need to control what that person does, leave your defenses down. Even If the person does the same thing. If it happens again, forgive again and again, and again . Forgiveness does not mean you are weak, but  saying yes to understanding the imperfectness of the human condition. ( Note: Do not apply this concept to ex-lovers you hope to get back with. On the battlefield of romance forgive with boundaries here)

Give more than you take. We can enjoy rich relationships when we focus more on giving. I'm not talking about materially, but things like care and time. Don't be afraid to give, it doesn't matter whether or not we get something back, that's not the point. There is something about giving that makes us alive. When we become so focus on ourselves  there is always a part of us that feels deaden. However, in order to be good giver we also have to remember to take care of ourselves. It is a balance between taking care of ourselves and then extending ourselves to others . When we take care of our basic needs, we can lean into others needs. 


Last  and certainly not least stick to your beliefs and values no matter what the world says.
It is crazy how over the last year God has really given me a voice. I know what to say, and i know the right choices to make in order to keep myself from falling off track. I am proud to be a believer, and i no longer hide it but wear it on my sleeve. I ask God often these days about the things that i need to change so that i can be true to the Woman he has called me to be.  

The Pursuit of God- The Gift of Having Nothing

Today i was in church and the priest brought up  amazing points about pursuing God and who God is. I can't remember which part in the bible it was it's a story about a woman who comes to God for help. Even the disciplines themselves did not want to help the woman, they treated her like an outsider and didn't consider her a child of God. God had more compassion than even people in the story. I think this is an important concept to get especially when we feel far away from God or that he doesn't love us. What separates us from understanding the immense degree of love that God has for us. Sure sin can be one answer, but the greater answer goes beyond that. It is living in the presence of God, knowing God, and having an intimiate enough relationship with God that we can experience a joy, love, and peace that are honestly the most satisfying feelings in our human exsistence . We live in two worlds .. the seen and the unseen. God does not dwell in things but in the heart and the soul, things of the unseen world. I am reading this book called the Pursuit of God by A.W Towzer. He makes clearer the lens in which we look at life. How to build a satisfying life and the veil which we all possess that prevents us from having it. I am not just on a philosophical hype about happiness. This is the truth i have known, experienced, and forgotten. We forget and lose focus on God because we get attached to these things, sometimes angry at God when we don't get what we want..

The cross is symbolic of the pain that people go through in life.  Only God can understand how deep the pain of being human runs, everytime ... all the time, you don't know what people are going through, God does.  So many times in life i have asked how can a God that loves us let us go through so much pain? Today at church the priest listed several reasons why we may feel like God rejects us . Like a wise Thai Chi master who rejects his student at first .. God rejects us ( not literally). He wants to see if we are serious about what we are doing. If faith was easy then everyone would have a strrong faith in God. So it begins a journey of perseverance.  letting the master you are dedicated and commited. Serveral things may get in the way, our attention is consumer by material things, relationships, and trials we are going through. We are going through a trial and angered because we don't understand, that is because we don't know God, nor does God reveal himself if we aren't pursuing. Certain material things or a relationship, these are all gifts that can be alll good, but go arye when we completley forget about our spiritual life. We must learn to give up our control and focus, sometimes the gift of having nothing makes it easier to know God better.  Once accepted Then the student and the master can train together more closely. He used the concept of perseverance thats how me must be in our pursuit toward God.

" At the cross you becken me , draw me gently to my knees. I am so lost for words. Lost in love. Sweetly broken,  holy surrender." -

" Love is a shelter in a raging storm. If we try to leave may God send angels to guard the door, love is not a fight, but it's something worth fighting for."

I feel as though God has been waiting on me all summer to make a move .. to pursue him more.  God must have something to say to me, because its evident he's been trying to catch my attention. How receptive are you, when God tells you to come closer? The divine whispers,  you must come closer to understand what it wants to tell you about your life.

The Empty Coffee Cup

The coffee cup is empty after a good long conversation with a friend. It’s time for Sarah to go home to Temecula. I don’t like  goodbyes. We went to the living room today for her last day in SD. I can laugh so hard with this girl and yet have deep meaningful conversation aswell. She radiates a joy that is infectious to those around her and is sensitive the humanness within others. Good friends are hard to come by and I know that I have found a true friend in her. Someone once told me something so true about people… “ You judge people based on the hard times, not the good.” Who will be there when it really counts and the going gets rough. When you are really struggling your real friends with be there to encourage you, not criticize you when you are feeling down. You can cry together, not alone because they know how what your going through feels. Thank you Sarah for being there through the stress, the highs and lows, you really helped me see the good through the valleys of life. Without friends I think I would not have made it this far. I hope we can be life long friends! I believe that friends really are Gods gift, I keep them close to my heart and I treasure them so much. Maybe its because there have been seasons in my life where i haven't had a good friend to be there. Those were the hardest of times of all. Every place that I have traveled on my journey friends have become like family. There are many people who will come into our lives and hurt us, we change, wrestle with lies, and  forget who we are sometimes in attempt to get the pieces back. But a real friend will remind us of who we are when we lose sight of it. :)