Aidan at http://ivyleagueinsecurities.com wrote today about slowing down. Made me remember; made me think.
There is not an awful lot of point to what I do. I know I blog so that I can be counted among the community of “bloggers”, and I do it so I can try to convince myself that something I say matters.
The truth lies far from that. Unless someone comes to a saving knowledge of Christ through something I say, my words are just vain babbling. (Mind you, that doesn’t mean I’ll stop). I can offer opinions and witty bon mots till the cows come home – and even use them with the cows, but I won’t be changing anyone’s life.
So what do I have for you all on this rainy Tuesday?
Slow down. Life is not a dress rehearsal. You are NOT that important. Turn the phone off. Eat dinner with your family – whoever that might be. No tweet matters that much. If you’re really brave, dance to a slow song. With your child. In the aisle of the supermarket.
It’s called a memory. Make some today.
Thanks so much for the reminder!
I’ve only started blogging recently, and already I’ve been pressuring myself to write even on days when I don’t feel like it and would be much better off creating some happy memories. (Pressuring myself to write on days like this also defeats one of my primary purposes for the blog — to “have more fun.”)
Thanks for the comment and for dropping by. As ‘everyone’ says, “focus, focus, focus”. Or, “practice, practice, practice”!
Great post. Slowing down and savoring every precious moment with the ones you love is what truly equates to living a good life. That and lots of candy. And a good purse. But I digress. Keep up the amazing writing. You’ve got a gift.
(Furiously blushing), my goodness – your comment takes my breath away. A gift, really? Oh my. Thank you. Thank you so much for stopping by.
Treasuring our time with our children, is the greatest gift we can give to ourselves.
I wish I’d treasured it more, at the time. Thanks for stopping by.
Ah, I would beg to differ here by saying that we never know when something we say or do changes someone’s life. You might think you need to do “X,” “Y,” or “Z” in order to make a meaningful difference, but truth be told, it’s not yours to define. It’s whoever’s life changes — they decide if you altered them in some fabulous way forever.
Your message to slow down here is well taken, though. Paying more attention to this beautiful world that’s been created for us (by us?), in which we can realize our fullest, truest selves. That’s magic!
Thank you so much for stopping by!! I had to think a bit, and re-read the post to make sense of what you wrote (no, it wasn’t the chocolate bunny, it was the lack of coffee!). I agree with your greater context, which is more far-reaching than I understood at first.
Being more mindful and slowing down are what we all need to reminded of from time to time, I think. Have a good evening!