In the wise words of Cookie Monster: “Today me will live in the moment. Unless it is unpleasant. In which case me will eat cookie.” ...i’m eating two cookies. it's just been that kind of a week.
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Burnout. We can’t cover it up with doing (hello type three), we can’t pretend we’re healthy when we’re really feeling quiet (hello type two), and we can’t be as active as possible (type seven, I see you). So where’s the balance?
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Holidays happen to be my favorite time of year - there’s a shift of expectation in the atmosphere. People are more cheerful, excited about life in general; and even here in Australia (where it warms up more than anything else), you’ll find more friends out and about than you would any other time of year. What a joy.
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Today is a grace day.
I first felt it in the after-breakfast mess.
It was there when I gave the baby his bottle & when halfway through he snuffled closer for a cuddle and fell asleep right then and there.
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I was on a walk last week thinking about it - feeling incredibly blessed to be outside, observing the waves. So naturally, being the organized (ha), list-taking (another ha) person that I am (read: grasping for something to hold on to), I compiled a list of things I know now - maybe more so than before. This is what I know now.
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I used to think green pastures naturally equated peace. And maybe it does. But “makes me lie down” when all I want to do is the next great Kingdom-driven thing, write the next melody, even bake the next loaf of bread...is something that’s harder for me. I’m adventurous, full of spirit, & while I often crave quiet moments of peaceful creativity throughout the day, I often accidentally fill those moments myself with all the “new” things mentioned above.
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