There's No Where You Can Be That Isn't Where You're Meant To Be, It's Easy.

So I, like most of the world, love the Beatles. I've grown up listening to them, got the "1" album for my birthday in 7th grade, woke up on my 17th birthday to my amazing dad singing "Birthday," sang that song to my sisters, mama, and boyfriend on their birthdays, can't listen to "Getting Better" by Paul McCartney without thinking of how strong my mom was during her treatment for breast cancer, and love taking bubble baths with the happy notes of "Love Me Do" blasting in the background.  I pretty much just love the way their music feels. And as much as I love the Beatles, this post is not at all really about their place in my life. It's really about my place in my life.

Today "All You Need is Love" came on an iTunes commercial (YES, Apple, we all know the Beatles are on iTunes now). This one line of the song has always stuck with me and triggered a whole lot of thinking for the rest of the day and on into the evening and I'm going to attempt to get some of it down while it's still somewhat fresh.

 This line of the song has special significance because embracing where I am, rather than worrying about where I should be, is something that I struggle with.  I see some friends immersed in Baptist Collegiate Ministries and the Wesley Foundation, others doing great things with UGA HEROs, my sisters singing up a storm, my dad rocking it out at work, my mom mentoring in Madison County, my boyfriend leading on his campus at Tech, and so many other great things that people in my life are a part of. I am so extremely happy that these incredible that people that I know and love are out there taking care of these issues and needs. However, many times I start to question whether I should be doing the things that they are doing. I begin to wonder....should I be taking a mission trip with the Wesley Foundation? I've never done that before, a lot of my friends have gone, maybe it's the "right" thing to do?  Should I be involved in different student organizations? What are other areas on campus, and other ares of my life, that I need to be a part of? Where could I/should I volunteer in Athens? What else can I be doing to share with others?


And the list goes on....Thankfully during these moments I usually have someone snap me out of my incessant listing and questioning to realize that "there's no where you can be that isn't where you're meant to be." Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE all the opportunities for involvement and self-discovery I already have in my life, I think so much so that I try to find other similar opportunities. But unless I settle into the places that I have so blessedly been brought to and soak up these experiences fully, I will never be able to really and truly contribute of myself.  I know and trust that I'm where I need to be, doing what I need to be, when I need to be there. It's easy.