It’s been busy. Not for most normal working humans, but when you work after you have retired from “momming” after 22 years, it feels like life is a scramble. Going from one job to the next, switching hats, and trying to maintain a “life”’ outside of work is a struggle. Something falls through the cracks, and for the past month it’s been my hikes and workouts.
That’s why, on a recent and rare hike up Sanitas, I found myself focused completely on the ground. I was looking down; afraid to trip and to fall. Every step was calculated and careful. It reminded me of life. All of the rocks and activity in my life, jutting out just waiting for me to misstep and trip. It took me stopping completely and taking a moment to look up. As soon as I did that, the rocks were of no consequence. I was lost in the moment, soaking in the goodness of the day. For 30 minutes, I was so focused on not tripping, that I had almost missed the best part of the hike: the view!
I have learned one thing from the past year of work: sometimes you need to STOP and look up. Even when we focus and keep our heads down, we can trip...we may even fall. Life is like that, and going full speed all of the time, usually results in something falling through the cracks. If you could stop today and make time for something for 30 minutes, what would it be? Maybe it would be a phone call to a friend who is hurting, quiet time in prayer, organizing something around the house, making a healthy dinner? This is life...Come up for air...I promise, it’s worth the view.
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