Where do I find peace?
I want breaks from the hustle and bustle.
I want clean.
I want good smelling.
I want fresh.
I really want outdoors.
I want breezes.
I want cool water, green trees, and blue sky.
I need the Heart that created them all.
I need You.
Trapped in the stale, the artificial and the fake
I need You.
Come and bring me peace
I want to smell Your Freshness
taste Your Sweetness,
Dive into Your Coolness.
You are Peace.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Life never slows down
I started this blog a month or so ago during a period of complete delusion. The delusion was that my life was actually slowing down a little bit. What a laugh!
You know how it is. Always so much to do and so many things that you want to do. And you keep saying to yourself, "when things slow down a little bit, I'm going to . . . bathe the dog . . .start my blog . . . write a novel . . . clean the grout in the bathroom . . . . " . Whatever it is that you never seem to have the time to accomplish. Everybody does it. But here's what I wonder about. Anytime I fall prey to the particular delusion that my life has actually slowed down a little and start one of the long-standing projects on my list . . . WHAM!! . . . I'm hit with one of the busiest, craziest, abnormally nutty weeks of my life! Does this happen to everyone or is it just me?!
It seems so unfair. Because, not only do I get lulled into thinking that I'm going to finally accomplish something that I've wanted to do for so long, but I also have this great sense of being on top of everything! Then, the phone rings, or an employee resigns, or someone gets sick, or people just go crazy and suddenly I'm not on top of anything. Everything's on top of me AND I've got this new project that's either half done or that I've promised people will be done by a certain deadline and my hole is deeper than it was before I began! Why does this happen every time!!!
That's what happened with this blog. A friend says, "You need to post something at least three or four times a week. Do you think you have enough to say!" And I'm bragging, "Three or four times a week! I can probably post something everyday. I love to write and I have things to say!" I believe that particular conversation took place two days before my last post on August 4th. Here it is the 29th and I'm not even really posting anything worth reading - just whining!
So, I'm not falling for the delusion ever again. Life Never Slows Down. Never.
So here are the conclusions that I have come to:
1) I have to be intentional about the things that I really want to do.
2) Some things that appear urgent become non-issues if you ignore them long enough
3) Stinky dogs are as loveable as ones who've been bathed. If you don't care, then they certainly don't.
4) Clean grout is over rated.
5) Multi-tasking and "having it all" are the true delusions.
6) Life never slows down, so hang on and enjoy the ride.
You know how it is. Always so much to do and so many things that you want to do. And you keep saying to yourself, "when things slow down a little bit, I'm going to . . . bathe the dog . . .start my blog . . . write a novel . . . clean the grout in the bathroom . . . . " . Whatever it is that you never seem to have the time to accomplish. Everybody does it. But here's what I wonder about. Anytime I fall prey to the particular delusion that my life has actually slowed down a little and start one of the long-standing projects on my list . . . WHAM!! . . . I'm hit with one of the busiest, craziest, abnormally nutty weeks of my life! Does this happen to everyone or is it just me?!
It seems so unfair. Because, not only do I get lulled into thinking that I'm going to finally accomplish something that I've wanted to do for so long, but I also have this great sense of being on top of everything! Then, the phone rings, or an employee resigns, or someone gets sick, or people just go crazy and suddenly I'm not on top of anything. Everything's on top of me AND I've got this new project that's either half done or that I've promised people will be done by a certain deadline and my hole is deeper than it was before I began! Why does this happen every time!!!
That's what happened with this blog. A friend says, "You need to post something at least three or four times a week. Do you think you have enough to say!" And I'm bragging, "Three or four times a week! I can probably post something everyday. I love to write and I have things to say!" I believe that particular conversation took place two days before my last post on August 4th. Here it is the 29th and I'm not even really posting anything worth reading - just whining!
So, I'm not falling for the delusion ever again. Life Never Slows Down. Never.
So here are the conclusions that I have come to:
1) I have to be intentional about the things that I really want to do.
2) Some things that appear urgent become non-issues if you ignore them long enough
3) Stinky dogs are as loveable as ones who've been bathed. If you don't care, then they certainly don't.
4) Clean grout is over rated.
5) Multi-tasking and "having it all" are the true delusions.
6) Life never slows down, so hang on and enjoy the ride.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Here's the kind of bonus kid I ended up with . . .
Kenny read my last blog and he and Rebecca showed up at Silver Dollar City the next day! He said it was because I offered to carry all his stuff. I think it's just 'cause he's a great guy. We had fun.
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