Verbal Excursions

The topic for today is “a word or phrase that sums up your year”. Many of the words which initially came to mind surrounded turmoil, confusion, and conflict… but these words sounded really negative. And my year, though challenging and difficult in many ways, was really overall one of the most positive years of my life. Looking back one year from today, comparing where I am now with where I was, I can say with no creeping hints of doubt that I am in a much better place. Period. So I turned to the all-mighty google for some help. And I came up with this quote –

“Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”
Thomas S. Monson

And this sums it up perfectly for me. Because despite the heartache, despite the tumult, despite all the disappointments and unfulfilled expectations, and the incredibly epic fail of what should have been the most awesome journey of my life – I find myself closing this year with the utmost gratitude in my heart, and the simple, quiet conviction that I am, indeed, exactly where I need to be. That everything that has passed was necessary – that it all occurred with the utmost precision, to place me right here, right now… and that the year to come, though sure to have it’s own set of challenges and disappointments, will be absolutely soaked with amazing.