"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

How much do you stop and think? How often to you ponder all the things you take for granted? Even the simple act of breathing is fascinating when you stop and think about it. Those who have any sort of lung condition can fully appreciate all it takes just to take a breath. The entire digestive system that we take for granted is a very complex process that normal people do not think about until there is something wrong with it. How grateful are you of every meal that you eat? Do you ever stop and think of all the people out there who are going without?

We put so much faith into our daily lives that it is only when something goes wrong do we feel our emotions. Why is that? Why can we not bring our emotions out when we don't need them? What is so taboo about having feelings and expressing them?

When you experience something for the first time is when you appreciate it the most. I can still remember the first meteor shower I saw. There is nothing more humbling than viewing the night sky in a field. The stars above you are so unappreciated that it is truely unfortunate.

Doubt in something does not make it any less real, and an open mind is where ideas flow freely. Try to prove what ever you believe in, even if it is only to yourself. I try and do that at least once a week and I have yet to fail myself.

And finally the less you take life for granted, the more likely you are to appreciate it and enjoy it.