Dang...I feel I've neglected my center! What I mean is, I've been going going going and going for a while now. Running forward, being pulled left, being pushed right and not once going back to the middle. The effects aren't immediately evident but it definitely takes its toll... Have you found your center? It's cliche but.."have you found yourself" and then after finding yourself, have you realized you need to lose yourself in He who is Omniscient? It took a while, a few trips across the water and lot's of pain but worth it for the everlasting joy..to find my center. It's a process, if you haven't visited that place yet, you'll find it...well that is if your looking.
Anywho, this blog isn't about all that. It's about living for the weekend. The reality of America and all it's "requirements" makes me wish I could go back to my dream land of Africa or Asia! Grateful for a great job, I wont complain. I'll just reflect and make a mental note to integrate life's simple pleasures into grinding. Geez, there has got to be a way. I spend a LOT of my time at work. I mean like 50+ hrs a week. I find myself being sucked into the constant urgency of "things to do" 8:00am turns into 12:00pm and 5:00pm turns into traffic until 6:00pm. Monday turns into Wednesday and Friday turns right back into Monday...whew...IDK if I want to live like this forever. I honestly think I could be one of those women who backpack across Europe on bikes and hiking boots. Or even a beach bum in South America who grows her own food in a little village off a dirt road....who knows?!? However, I do know I need to figure out a way to grind and ...remember the "Little Things" side note, <--these two songs--> "River Rise" are really beautiful songs, good for the soul. So in the mean time i'll embrace this character building stage and continue to journey in the peace of knowing growth comes with discovery! :-)
Peace-
It's funny you blogged about this... Recently I came to the realization that I was simply letting work run me. When Friday's would come i'd leave work feeling like the weekend was already over, not realizing it had not even gotten the chance to play itself out... I now make a conscience effort to not allow myself to ruin the days off thinking about the upcoming monday and the (sometimes0 5 hours I spend going back and forth to work, let alone the job itself... If you're not in the position of the rich you're in the position of the working. Such is simply life... A smart man takes each day as it comes and lives accordingly... I'm no dummy.
ReplyDeletegood read.