November
As I sit here and take in the joys of November 1st. I am challenged with the past October. October was one for the record books traveling more than I ever have in a month and honestly being pulled in so many directions. I knew going into October that it was going to be difficult. It was going to have its challenges and frustrations but hopefully it would have its promising points as well. As I dreamed somedays that the month would be over I was faced with the reality of my continual struggle to be content with the here and now.
On my last flight I picked up a book called "The Best Yes" as I ran out the door to the airport on another early morning in October (my October seemed to be plagued with those). As I turned it around to shove it in my book bag I caught a tag line on the back of the book that spoke to my inner being. "Are you living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul?"
Yes!!! As I read these words I was reminded of my consistent need this past month to just get through to make it successfully to the next wedding, meeting, event and to literally check it off my daily list so I could focus on the next thing. It was not the greatest attitude which left me with my soul yearning for more focus more direction and honestly more space than I was willing or able to give it.
So here we are at the crossroads of another month. Another month where as holiday's come around could easily be filled and packed with schedules that are not smart. My soul could easily be talked into saying yes to many more things and people. To life and issues, lets be honest I don't want to make time for but the people pleasing comes out.
Today I take a moment to breath all of that in! To realize the hassle I have put myself through and those that I love for the sake of "things" or one more checklist. As that settles my soul realizes that that, cannot happen again. My need to be present surpasses my need to please and that must take root.
So I breath out, out all the annoyances and over scheduling, out the "I need my five minutes", "I don't ever get to do anything I want", myself mentality and focus. Re-focus and focus again on being, being present, being real, and setting boundaries. Realizing that my overcommitment mind from October has weaseled itself into November I breath and own those tasks and functions. I own where I place them and how I react when they do not go my way and I own the fact that I could get stressed about them but I am not going to.
May November, I be thankful. Thankful for God's provision, His wisdom, love, care and concern. May I be thankful of the time and places he has allowed me to participate in on this earth, and may I continuously yearn for His presence, His peace and His hope when I make my life a crazy mess, helping me to realize when to say no and just take the time to "be".
May your November be just that, a November one filled with the promise of God, the promise of today and the hope that we scale back to give Him room to be living and active within our lives.
On my last flight I picked up a book called "The Best Yes" as I ran out the door to the airport on another early morning in October (my October seemed to be plagued with those). As I turned it around to shove it in my book bag I caught a tag line on the back of the book that spoke to my inner being. "Are you living with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule and aching with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul?"
Yes!!! As I read these words I was reminded of my consistent need this past month to just get through to make it successfully to the next wedding, meeting, event and to literally check it off my daily list so I could focus on the next thing. It was not the greatest attitude which left me with my soul yearning for more focus more direction and honestly more space than I was willing or able to give it.
So here we are at the crossroads of another month. Another month where as holiday's come around could easily be filled and packed with schedules that are not smart. My soul could easily be talked into saying yes to many more things and people. To life and issues, lets be honest I don't want to make time for but the people pleasing comes out.
Today I take a moment to breath all of that in! To realize the hassle I have put myself through and those that I love for the sake of "things" or one more checklist. As that settles my soul realizes that that, cannot happen again. My need to be present surpasses my need to please and that must take root.
So I breath out, out all the annoyances and over scheduling, out the "I need my five minutes", "I don't ever get to do anything I want", myself mentality and focus. Re-focus and focus again on being, being present, being real, and setting boundaries. Realizing that my overcommitment mind from October has weaseled itself into November I breath and own those tasks and functions. I own where I place them and how I react when they do not go my way and I own the fact that I could get stressed about them but I am not going to.
May November, I be thankful. Thankful for God's provision, His wisdom, love, care and concern. May I be thankful of the time and places he has allowed me to participate in on this earth, and may I continuously yearn for His presence, His peace and His hope when I make my life a crazy mess, helping me to realize when to say no and just take the time to "be".
May your November be just that, a November one filled with the promise of God, the promise of today and the hope that we scale back to give Him room to be living and active within our lives.
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