why is life so complicated? why is it so hard to say no? why can't i seem to prioritize my life and give time to what's most important? if someone were to ask me what i value the most in life, then i would spout off the things stated earlier. but as i examen my life, it is evident to me and probably a few friends that i don't structure my life around these things.
someone much wiser then me once said that the external realities of our lives- the make up of our days, how our cars look on the inside, how many activities we are rushing too- all of these things are a reflection into our souls and our internal worlds. if there is chaos on the outside, then there must be chaos on the inside. we become aware of this chaos best when we just slow down and are still for a moment. i went camping this weekend with some friends and it went well. we got to our destination and unpacked our gear. we made fires. we cooked food. we chopped wood. then we stopped our movements and sat still. we became spectators of our fire; participants in the solitude around us. the lack of noise and activity was deafening. is it not funny how loud silence can be? i almost could not take it. i had to move. i was entering into space that was foreign to me. space that was not cluttered with activities and motions. it was hard but liberating.
here in lies the true questions at hand:
how do we live our lives at a pace that is realistic and give time to what matters most to us?
how do we find our rhythm that helps us reach our full potential as human beings?
how do we slow down enough to hear God and hear each other?
thoughts...
