Original: Terministic Screens

The season is changing. Long hot summer nights are beginning to fade into crisp peaceful autumn days. I have never been a summer girl. Summer is hot, long, and stressful. My favorite time of the year is when summer begins to fade, and autumn and winter come out to play. There is something about autumn and winter days that make my heart flutter. Maybe its the colder weather, the cozy nights, or maybe its the holiday season with all its twinkling lights and joyful feelings. Perhaps it is because I can finally snuggle up in my oversized jumpers by the fire with a Harry Potter novel by my side. Whatever the reason is I know that I can relate to the colder months more. It’s quiet, shy, calm- all characteristics that I can relate to.

While scrolling through Pinterest, I found a quote about the changing seasons that inspired me to center my blog post around this idea. It says, “Remember that every season is not a growing season. Every season is not a harvest. There are seasons of watering, seasons of planting, seasons of pulling weeds, and fertilizing the ground. These are important seasons. They are times of testing where God is seeing what you’re made of. Are you going to keep a good attitude when you’re not making progress? Are you going to do the right thing when you’re not seeing growth? Have faith & patience” by Joel Osteen. This quote altered my terministic screen because it opened my mind up to be more open-minded and self-aware of my actions. A terministic screen is the way one perceives language. I like to think that I try to have a positive outlook on situations and that when I interpret a situation, I am able to see the potential in it no matter the circumstances. I come from a Catholic family, so when the quote discusses difficulties as being God testing you, I felt as if I could deeply relate with it. Being able to see the world through a pair of theoretical glasses that make it so hard times are simply a test is an ability that I would like to acquire as I continue to grow.

I was having a hard time determining how I would describe what my exact terministic screen would be. I know that I want to look at life as an open horizon. As I continue to grow and develop my terministic screen I want to be able to look on the open horizon with an open mindset.