It's been a while since last I posted anything. It's crazy how days can just escape me and time can fly by so quickly. This week especially has been beyond insane, but good, all at the same time. Mostly, I love that the air is getting cooler. There is nothing like leaving the windows open at night, allowing the crisp breeze to filter in and saunter one slowly off to sleep. Have I said before that I love Fall?
In fact, the leaves are beginning to turn! There is one small bush close to our apartment that I nearly miss each time we walk by it because normally, I'm in such a hurry. However, when I do happen to slow down, oh the things I can see! Just last week this very bush was as green as the first day of spring, and now, it practically burns with a brilliance or red that is quite befitting of the season, not to mention, stunning. It's a small, simple thing to take pleasure in, but then again, I don't think that I delight in the small things enough. God has such creativity, and sadly, often I pass it by. Chalk one up for the crazy schedule called routine. Mostly, what I hate about busy days is that it keeps me from the outdoors which I love so much. I love being able to escape the confinements of indoor civility for the freedom of the outdoors. It is here that often I allow my thoughts to run wild with ideas, imagination, as well as prayers. Running on a nature trail or simply sitting on a bench allows me a clarity that the office simply does not afford. These times are precious to me, because really, they seem few and far between.
I'm realizing that it's OK to slow down, OK to take a deep breathe and simply stop. When I stop, I understand more, see more, hear more, and essentially, live more. Or rather, just enjoy the living more.
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