Tonight I am grateful I got to go to my Monday night home group meeting. It was a long hectic day at work, so I was glad to get there. I have been feverish, achy and had a sore throat all day, so it was nice to get to sit down and listen to some ESH. Tonight's topic was patience, and I needed to hear it. Not that anyone shook my world with any ideas, but to understand that others also struggle with this, and perhaps even more than I do.
I am also grateful for the "spiritual awakening" moment I had yesterday afternoon and evening. It was a warm, sunny day, (high 60 degrees F) and I took the kids to a park that has some waterfalls and brooks running through it. Waterfalls rejuvenate me somehow, they always have. I also love mountains. They center me somehow.
In doing this, I realized that I am not indispensable to any group, whether it be work or my family or anywhere.
And I also realized that if I keep doing nothing but working, never taking a day off, I am not going to live much longer. And when overwork kills me, there will still be more work, and other people to do the work.
This is both sad and liberating.
When I get like this, I dream of running away, becoming a writer, and not ever looking back.
And there is some small part of me that asks:
What would be so wrong with that?
What a wonderful day you had... hold that close to your heart.. and remember balance. (hugs)
ReplyDeleteBetty Ann