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Have you ever done something that you haven't done in a while?  Like...an old habit you had, old pranks you used to play in high school, food you used to like, things you liked to do.  Your life changed and you stopped doing those things, for whatever reason.  After a long time, have you ever gone back and done it again?

Here's an example.  I used to LOVE eating popcorn!  Back before the mission, when I was living at home for a few months, I used to watch movies with Mom at night, with my bowl of popcorn and glass of milk.  Last night, I ate popcorn for the first time in several months...and it was just weird!  So I got to thinking about how much I've changed in the past couple years, but especially in the last few months.   I am not the same person I was when I left for Brazil in 2010, nor am I the same person who came back from Brazil in 2011.  Life is forever moving forward, and we all change.  Our thoughts change, our priorities change, our ideas change, our lives change.  My life is changing, and I can see how changing my priorities (not that they were all misaligned before) has made me happier, has made me trust even more in the Lord, and has helped all aspects of my life.  So I am not going to regress, and go back to things I've left behind.  Popcorn might be a silly example (and maybe it had to do with the fact that it was microwave, and not stovetop, popcorn!), but it got me thinking about big-scale changes, and how they are good.  Maybe we change for other people, maybe we change for ourselves, maybe we change BECAUSE of other people, or new relationships, or the promise of a brighter future.  Whatever the reason, we change.  And that is generally a good thing. :)

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