In a land far, far away

For whatever reason, my mind's energy has been extremely eventful lately while I sleep. My night is either full of nightmares or dreams occurring in places far away. I choose not to rehash my nightmares through this blog as they all refer to the events of the last month and are extremely painful each time I think of them. On the flip-side, some nights I have dreams that I am in places far away completely surrounded with people I do not know. It is as if I am living another life. In my dreams, I know nothing other than the life I have in this far away land. Each dream is one in itself and not related to the others. Some dreams have carried me to the highest point of snow topped mountains and others have taken me to an uninhabited tropical oasis. I think it is nothing shy of genius that we have so many examples of polar opposites in our world, God knew his plan. Night/day, male/female, love/hate, good/evil, nightmare/dream etc. I believe that if we were not exposed to the extreme opposite of what we treasure, the value of that which we treasure would possibly fade or diminish. If we had sunny days all day, every day, then would we possibly become numb to the warmth and beauty of the sun? Now, think about the first day our temperatures hit the 70's after the winter....where do you find everyone? Outside. What is everyone talking about? How beautiful the weather is and how good it feels. After the season of a cold, wet, winter, the sun feels perfectly wonderful and we cannot soak it in enough. Therefore, in this situation, the opposites of weather have reminded us of the joy that sun and warmth brings giving us more of a thankful and appreciative mindset. So is it possible that as life ticks by, we take advantage of the ease in everyday life. Everything seems to be going pretty well. I'm blessed with a great marriage, two precious boys, a wonderful job that I get to do because I want to, not because I have to, an adorable dog, fantastic friends, and a loving family. Life is good. Is it possible that we forget the value in these things? Is it possible we forget the value of the creator of all these things? Is it possible that we forget the value of life? Is it possible that we forget the value of true love? Is it possible that we forget the value of sacrifice? Is it possible that we forget the original plan for life on this earth? So, what if God, in his perfect plan, uses the opposite of the good life to bring back the value? That opposite being heartache.