I Am Reminded of What's Important to Me
You will never catch up.
How do you feel when you read that? Frustrated? Overwhelmed?
How about relieved?
Why would you possibly feel relieved when you read that you can never catch up?
I believe that if I don’t catch up, I will miss out on something that other people have access to. It is having a scarcity mentality.
I believe in an abundant universe. It is a spiritual principal that keeps me serene on most days.
And then came COVID-19.
This virus has forced me to challenge my believes around abundance and prosperity. It has forced me to look at what I value in life.
It is helping me to define my priorities.
Before this virus came to be a thing in the world, I was humming along like a lot of people. I was over scheduled, stretched to the max with my time, complaining a lot about not having time to rest, and not spending enough time with the important people in my life including my wife.
Since being in social isolation all of that has changed.
I am finding myself riding my bike every day with my wife, golfing (until they closed that), doing lots of writing, and connecting with people who I have not spoken with in a long time.
What has become abundantly clear is that when I was so busy, I was neglecting these important parts of my life. I was moving so fast that I literally could not stop to take stock of what was important to me. It was like being on a speeding train and trying to step off it. That doesn’t work very well. Therefore, I continued to stay on the speeding train called my life hoping eventually it would slow down.
It slowed down all right. It came to a screeching halt in most areas.
I think that many of us have a hard time slowing down. It is just a natural response to life to want to get our share of it. I want to be engaged all the time. I don’t want to miss anything that life has to offer.
It is an interesting irony that in the pursuit of trying to get everything out of life, that we sometimes miss the best parts of it.
Here is a short story to illustrate.
Yesterday, my wife and I took our daily trip to the butterfly garden. Sitting on the bench, I was aware of the amazing number of birds that we have in our community. Closing my eyes, I was focused on the sounds of many different birds that I could not even identify. It was beautiful. Then looking at the
number of plants, I noticed the bees and butterflies pollinating the flowers. It was magnificent! I got on my bike with a feeling of peace that I had not felt all day. It was restorative.
The butterfly garden helped me to reset my priorities. This trip helped me to remember that the simple things in life are restorative.
This is what I need in my life. Restoration. Restoration of my connection to the earth, to nature, and to those I love.
Social isolation has caused me to feel more connected to the things that are important to me. Social isolation has brought me closer to the ones I love. And, social isolation has reminded me that I am OK even when I am sitting in a room by myself. How awesome is that!
How do you feel when you read that? Frustrated? Overwhelmed?
How about relieved?
Why would you possibly feel relieved when you read that you can never catch up?
I believe that if I don’t catch up, I will miss out on something that other people have access to. It is having a scarcity mentality.
I believe in an abundant universe. It is a spiritual principal that keeps me serene on most days.
And then came COVID-19.
This virus has forced me to challenge my believes around abundance and prosperity. It has forced me to look at what I value in life.
It is helping me to define my priorities.
Before this virus came to be a thing in the world, I was humming along like a lot of people. I was over scheduled, stretched to the max with my time, complaining a lot about not having time to rest, and not spending enough time with the important people in my life including my wife.
Since being in social isolation all of that has changed.
I am finding myself riding my bike every day with my wife, golfing (until they closed that), doing lots of writing, and connecting with people who I have not spoken with in a long time.
What has become abundantly clear is that when I was so busy, I was neglecting these important parts of my life. I was moving so fast that I literally could not stop to take stock of what was important to me. It was like being on a speeding train and trying to step off it. That doesn’t work very well. Therefore, I continued to stay on the speeding train called my life hoping eventually it would slow down.
It slowed down all right. It came to a screeching halt in most areas.
I think that many of us have a hard time slowing down. It is just a natural response to life to want to get our share of it. I want to be engaged all the time. I don’t want to miss anything that life has to offer.
It is an interesting irony that in the pursuit of trying to get everything out of life, that we sometimes miss the best parts of it.
Here is a short story to illustrate.
Yesterday, my wife and I took our daily trip to the butterfly garden. Sitting on the bench, I was aware of the amazing number of birds that we have in our community. Closing my eyes, I was focused on the sounds of many different birds that I could not even identify. It was beautiful. Then looking at the
number of plants, I noticed the bees and butterflies pollinating the flowers. It was magnificent! I got on my bike with a feeling of peace that I had not felt all day. It was restorative.
The butterfly garden helped me to reset my priorities. This trip helped me to remember that the simple things in life are restorative.
This is what I need in my life. Restoration. Restoration of my connection to the earth, to nature, and to those I love.
Social isolation has caused me to feel more connected to the things that are important to me. Social isolation has brought me closer to the ones I love. And, social isolation has reminded me that I am OK even when I am sitting in a room by myself. How awesome is that!
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