conflict

welp.

yet another holiday has come and gone . . .

this thanksgiving my heart and soul was filled with pure gratitude for

- my savior, Jesus Christ - 

as we went around our thanksgiving table,

each individually expressing our unique feelings of gratefulness,

i couldn't help but feel overwhelmed by my savior's love.

He has helped me through a LOT

just this past week alone.

so much so in fact,

that i have felt my faith and strength in Him significantly

g r o w. 

what led me to this growth,

started out with feelings of 

conflict. 

deep within my 

heart

mind

and soul.

in further describing the potential benefit of conflict in your life . . .

think of your two eyeballs.

because of their different placement on your face,

each sees a slightly different view of a single object.

(you can experiment with this by simultaneously covering your right and left eye while keeping your focus on one object. you will notice it appears the object moves.) 

you could ask yourself:

"well which eye's view is 'right' and which view is 'wrong'?"

the views may seem conflicting.

but the truth is, 

they are both valid.

and with these seemingly conflicting views your eyeballs have when used individually,

can actually create

more clarity about the object

and

depth perception

when they are used together.

something that could not be accomplished

through the vision of one eye alone.

thus we can analogate 

(yes i'm officially making up words here) :)

that without any conflicting experiences in our lives,

we could never gain ultimate 

clarity

perspective

and 

depth.

just because you have conflicting opinions with someone,

doesn't mean you have to conflict with them.

take it as an opportunity to

learn

grow

and truly

see.

that's all.

:)

xoxo

kelsie fay

ps.

here's a pic of me and my mama on turkey day

sometimes i think we kind of look really a lot alike

:)