Monday, August 15, 2011
Slow Down. Stop. Breathe. Enjoy.
Life. Is. Busy. I enjoy busy, don't get me wrong. I enjoy having a purpose in my day. A place to go, people to meet, chores to do, life to accomplish. I hate being bored and bemoan being bored. But on the other end sometimes it starts to feel like I never actually surface or ever get caught up. Thing is, I know this is my new reality. No use trying to make my life like it was. It's not. I'm a mom. I'm a wife. I have a home to keep, ministry to do, work to show up for, meals to cook, things to sew etc. I recognize, only superficially, that these days are THE days of my life. One day all too soon I will look back and this will all be a glorious blur, and I will long for these days of being a mother with small children. However, that seems to be a peripheral thought that only intrudes for a few moments at a time. Most of the time I feel like I'm running full speed and drowning at the same time. How can I learn to just enjoy these days, be content with an overflowing 'to do' list that will never end, and to really soak in the moments that will one day be distant memories? Lord help me enjoy the everyday-ness of the everyday. Help me slow down, stop, breathe, and enjoy it all as it whirs along.
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thanks for this post, i can really resonate with so much of what you wrote - especially the "running at full speed & drowning at the same time". for me, it always comes back to discernment & weeding out the (mostly good) things i'm doing that are getting the way of the things i'm actually called to do. its so hard for me though, when those things i need to let go are certain projects or relationships or ideas of who i want to be (a "perfect" host, friend, employee, etc). i'm not good at this at all & i always circle back to the need to really seek the Lord about his guidance & wisdom in prayer. i'll pray for this discernment for you, especially as you juggle so much right now!
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