Often times I rush to get things done or get somewhere faster. I seldom take time to slow down and smell the
roses. The issue here for me is once I
accomplish something new or get somewhere I was intending to go, I now have to start
something else!
It’s like finishing a good book….reading the chapters one by
one and enjoying the message is the good stuff….finishing it, is an accomplishment
but also a letdown. Now I have to find
a new book to read!
After reading the Celestine Prophecy so many years
ago and then again recently, it taught me to “pay attention” to everything around
me. Learn to appreciate that there is life
in everything and we play an integral role in it all.
On my bike rides and runs I “intend” to experience a
connection or discover an opportunity
to figure something out! When the ride
is over, it’s time to do something else and live another moment longer. I constantly have to remind myself to breathe
and enjoy every moment and treat it as a gift!
How many times do you simply want to get to the end of a day
and start over? I catch myself doing or
participating in mundane things simply to make time go by.
Such a waste of a segment of your life!
I would also point out that joy resides in the ability to
make a decision, a decision that will take you down a new path and lead you to
a better life. Stopping smoking, moving, new jobs, losing
weight, new relationships are all those kind of decisions.
These decisions put you on a new path. You cannot enjoy the path if you don’t take the
first step down it. The first step is
making the decision and the next is living with it! The reality of that new moment and the moments
after is what it’s all about.
A good friend’s advice in 2006 was “Leap, build your wings
on the way”. You don’t get the chance
to enjoy a new view unless you leap first!
You see there are some things that you cannot figure out
with your mind and plan for. Big new adventures
take courage. After taking the leap, a
new reality emerges and it’s that new ride that you enjoy, not the eventual destination!
What “leap” have you been pondering? It’s time to take a Ride!
NobleOne
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