Life IS the messy bits.

Too often I make up my mind to have everything perfect. I make plans that seem infallible. But God, with all of His wisdom, has an unmatched way of bringing me back to reality.

I absolutely love the book/movie "Letters to Juliet". It's a quick witted, charming love story with no sexual content or cursing. Seriously, it's amazing! Vanessa Redgrave plays Claire. She's a gem! I love her so much! She is full of wisdom throughout the whole movie. (I've posted some of them before) In one scene, Charlie (Claire's grandson) states that if this is in fact the long-lost Lorenzo, she'll get to go from farm hand to billionair and "skip all the messy bits" along the way. Claire looks at him with a coy smirk and says, "Life IS the messy bits." Oh, don't we all need someone to remind us of that at times? When we start to think everyone else's life is the normal, perfect one we should have?

I know exactly what I want from life, but I know that if I do it on my own, I won't succeed. If I expect smooth sailing, I won't appreciate the land when you arrive. I can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Those moments in life, the ones when we wish things didn't happen to us or weren't so difficult, are the ones you learn from and remember.

Everytime I think my life should be closer to my idea of perfection, I see Vanessa Redgrave's smile and here her saying, "Life IS the messy bits."