I have travelled to a few amazing places in the world; Italy, France, London, America and I've seen some wonderful sights but it amazes me to think that there is still so much world to see outside of Scotland, a world so different to what I'm used to. so much I still haven't seen and it's crazy to think that there are millions and trillions of people in the world that I will never know but they are out there and they exist as I do. There are streets I will never walk down, restaurants I will never eat at, sights and sounds I will never see or hear because this world is so vast and I so small but I am so grateful to have seen what I have and may the journeys continue.
We are so blind to what God has put in front of us, so distracted by the materialism of this world and by our own shallow existence that we have become more concerned by our own vanity and how we look and our outwardly appearance. Our lives are mostly centred around living a glamourous lifestyle, centred around fame, money and possessions, centred around sex and relationships, centred around reputation. Our lifestyles today are about keeping up with the joneses, being the toughest, being the best, w e've forgotten to see the beauty around us. We've forgotten that we are beautiful with or without make up, inside and out. We've forgotten that fame is when we are idolised by our children, our friends and our family, knowing that whatever we do we will always be stars in their eyes. We've forgotten the riches of life, the simple pleasures that cost nothing but mean the world - a heartwarming hug, a passiona...

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