To stop wasting time on things that don’t matter.
I know it’s God, and not me, because recently I actually had this weird, totally NOT me thought…
“Maybe it’s time to let go of YouTube for a bit. And maybe perhaps some of the trashy Reality TV too… And what about all that junk food?”
And so I brushed it off and moved on and away from such drastic thinking.
Pausing at each show to check once again for that recurring thought.
Delete.
Pause.
Delete.
With a picnic basket, blankets, and only a vision in my head, we set out to find a little bit of peace and solitude.
Only in a car.
No Run-Nang.
We were driving and driving and we had no idea where we would end up….and then suddenly we just stopped.
At a beautiful secluded lake, where there was absolutely no noise.
My kids were so excited about our adventure, and I loved the look of joy in their eyes when we finally discovered our little gem.
The kids were laughing and smiling, and there wasn’t a single moment of arguing.
At one point I laid back next to Taylor as he sweetly wrapped his arms around me, and we just snuggled there for a few moments listening to the sound of nature.
And as the tiny waves quietly lapped the shore of our little paradise, he whispered…
“Mom. I just love that sound. I love it so much.”
How sweet.
How simple.
And yet, we can get so busy…
so distracted….
so caught up in things that are meaningless and serve no lasting purpose…
that we miss these kinds of moments.
I’m realizing we weren’t meant to live such crazy busy lives.
Our bodies and minds weren’t designed for such stress.
And I hope that with more and more practice, being still can come easier to me even when I’m not in the actual presence of a silent paradise.
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Thanks to my gal Mama Kat (BlogHer roomie, wuz up!) for the writers workshop topic:
Time for a break! Show us where you go for quiet time.