“I don’t want to get so caught up in doing life that I forget to really
live.”
This is what I wrote in my journal just this morning. I had been
in the middle of rushing around my house, putting things together, messaging
and calling people and places, getting things in order when I felt God wanted
me to s l o
w d o
w n.
I sat down, tea in one hand, journal and pen in the other
and I began to write, talking to God.
Back in my comfort zone of my home and being in familiar
surroundings with a predictable schedule (for the most part), my “To Do” list
came out with it’s never ending items (I like lists- sometimes too much).
“Slow Down.
Take a breath.
Enjoy life.”
Those were the last words I wrote in this morning’s entry. I
went back to my computer to send out a few last messages before I left to run
the few important errands I needed to run.
The internet wasn’t working.
I waited a few minutes to no avail and decided to continue
on.
Getting in my car, ready to be gone the rest of the day, I
input an address into my GPS and start my car.
Nothing.
Well, not nothing. There were a bunch of flashing lights on
the dash.
Uh oh.
Long story short- forget all my errands I had planned for
the morning and getting together with a friend for coffee, off to the shop my
car and I go with the tow-truck driver.
I am now sitting in a coffee shop, waiting for my car and
praying it doesn’t cost much to fix.
Strange how we can make plans and in a matter of a few
minutes everything can go awry. Though sitting in a coffee shop was one of the
things I was planning on doing, I certainly didn’t imagine it to be quite like
this.
Enjoy life.
Not gonna lie, it’s a little hard to do that, knowing that your
plans aren’t going as planned and your budget is going to look a bit different.
But you know what?
There isn’t a thing I can do about it at the moment except
to make the choice to
Slow down.
Take a breath
And regardless of my situation,
Enjoy Life.
Things I enjoy and am
thankful for:
-wifi
-a city I know my way around (at least sort of)
-a shuttle at the auto shop
-friendly people
-being given money unexpectedly which I can put towards
fixing my car
-Starbucks ;)
-LIFE.
Post-Blog Question for the Reader (that's YOU!) ;)
What does it mean to "really live"?
(comment below!)
