The last month or so I have been working non-stop on my projects. There are many events that I have promised to make my bags for…each one an opportunity for fundraising and spreading awareness for our work. It is exciting and at the same time I have found myself consumed with it. For 12 or so hours a day I sit and work. Good thing that this isn’t what I do on a constant basis, or I would be paralyzingly myself. Just a few days ago I had to go to the chiropractor to get myself straightened out. Literally and figuratively. I needed a reminder of what life is truly about.
It occurred to me that this is how we move. We work and work and work and collapse for a few weeks a year. Gallons of coffee consumed. Multitudes of pills to help us stay awake, to go to sleep, to stay alert, to feel better and to fight bugs. Our bodies are exhausted. It takes months to read a book. To read the bible we settle for a verse a day, if even that.
Maybe this is a subject that I return to over and over. I know it is something that I struggle with. Running in circles and never really seeing any results. This blog was something I did for myself, to make myself stop and reflect on my choices and life. Having anyone else reading it is a bit of a surprise to me. Well, it’s time I slow down and think about my blessings. Take walks…and to smell the wild roses growing outside.
It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Never mistake activity for achievement.” ~Mabel Newcomber
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