Please forgive my absence...my weekly commitment to my blog looks more like 'monthly" right now.
Writing is one of my many passions...it makes me feel alive. I love the feeling of giving life to my thoughts and feelings as well as encouraging others with my words.
But life has seemed to get in the way the past few months.
I felt that the part of me that gives me life was going away.
When did life become so busy? When my husband was sick with cancer last year I vowed to never allow "life" to get in the way of "living".
But somehow I have allowed it to happen again.
Why do you think that we put things that we love on hold to keep up with the hamster wheel that we seem to never be able to get off of?
Sure, we take vacations, weekends away and date nights to breathe, but then, without even thinking, we jump right back on the wheel.
When you're on the wheel for so long, everything becomes blurry. It makes you dizzy and tired.
So when you finally do decide to jump off for a few seconds to catch your breath...you're exhausted.
All of my spinning is making me tired.
Can you relate?
I feel that society has influenced us so much that we think that if we are not busy, we are not ok. In order to "keep up" we must keep going....does that make sense?
Well, this week, and the weeks ahead in 2015, I have truly committed to enjoying the things ordinary, everyday things in my life--like the look on my daughter's face when she gets a good grade on a test, my son's eyes when they light up while looking forward to next year's football season, and the quiet date nights my husband and I are so very blessed to still have together.
My prayer for all of us is that we will jump off the wheel....and vow to not get back on. Be honest with ourselves and admit that each day is truly a gift from God and we can no longer waste them by spinning continually.
Are you ready?
~Maria
