I have a few thoughts on this title. The first one is that I use to get a tad upset when I would move and get scratches on my furniture. Trust me when I say I have moved a lot, this is not an exaggeration at all. I have not regretted a single move. I do at times wish I wouldn’t have left some places I did, but the memories will always make me smile.

So….back to the subject of my furniture getting scratched. Even though I value my furniture, when I get a scratch from moving…I don’t get upset, I think of these scratches as memories moving from one place to another. There is a nice size scratch in my dining room table. I use to try and hide it, but I now smile when I see it, because it was a great move I did when the scratch occured. I know someone who had carvings they did and their friends did on their kitchen table, These carvings were actually pretty cool to sit down and look at. These carvings were memories of their guests they had good times with. This may be a tad extreme example, but I so loved looking at their table memories.

Then there is scratching the surface, my second thought on this title. I can talk about this topic forever, but I want to tell you how scratching the surface is affecting my life now. I have a new job as an office administrator. I’ve been there a little over a month. When everything seems to become chaotic, I have to remind myself that I am just scratching the surface getting to know the staff, my responsibilities, and what is expected of me. Each day I am gaining knowledge and understanding everything about my job, the company, and the individuals I work with. Everyday I am scratching the surface a little bit more by learning and understanding. Every day I work I am going beyond scratching the surface.

Every morning when we wake up we are just scratching the surface for the day ahead of us. We have no idea what is ahead of us for the day, because we are just starting our day. We have the choice to make it a good day or a bad day. Don’t confuse our instant emotions when we have no control over what is happening at times. Sometimes I find myself staying in a bad mood over something I shouldn’t. We are all a work in progress, which means….I need to remind myself not to get so worked up over things I cannot control. I need to ask myself…..is it life threatening, is it going to affect my entire life…..or can I just think of it as a lesson and move on. Boy do I have to remind myself of these questions numerous times daily.

So when you start your day, you are scratching the surface, you have very little knowledge of what will happen during the day. Remind yourself….I can make things better by not allowing my emotions to ruin my day. I can smile, learn a lesson from what upset me and then….move on with my day in a good mood. Scratching the surface is like exploring and learning from these explorations. Our life is full of scratches, (which can be great memories) and scratching the surface with daily events, (which are also lessons and memories).

Trust the Journey and Life Lessons,

Alexis

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