I could come up with a list of things... but the word "journey" would probably be at the top. Life is a journey, traveled, explored.
A good friend and I were talking this afternoon about our mutual restlessness on this journey. We both have the tendency to need to go-go-go all the time, to keep moving, to keep doing and learning new things. I think our restlessness is in part driven by a need to keep exploring, to find new side streets on the journey of life. Unfortunately, it can make it difficult to truly live in the moment, and appreciate what's in front of you instead of thinking about the next thing you want to do or wish you were doing. Learning to be mindful of each moment, and to take what comes next as it comes, is difficult. Learning to slow down and not get ahead of ourselves in the journey is difficult, and I'm constantly reminded that sometimes, it's even harder to be patient with ourselves than with anyone or anything else.
It's easy to be Martha, and hard to be Mary (Lk 10:38-42). Easy to keep going, hard to slow down, harder to stop. Easy to keep doing, and sometimes hard to stop, to listen, to be aware of God's perfect way of ordering everything. "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you, O God..." (St. Augustine)
+Peace, and all good.
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