“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” – Unknown
Week #....I’m
not sure…I’ve taken too many off! Enough
already, get back on track! 49 Weeks
‘til I’m 50 – Ready, Set, it’s all about A FOCUSed plan to get there!
Every
morning for the last 6 + weeks, sitting down at my desk with my cup of coffee,
I’ve had this nagging feeling I should be doing something more, something
different, something better. The
extremely long winter, the same old routine day in day out was definitely
taking a toll on me. A rut…yep! On top of that I had lots of time consuming things added to my plate. The most nagging daily thought was subtle. For some reason I had even lost the desire to blog, I just couldn’t come up with
anything!
Even with
my “normal” ability to randomly find something to write about, I’ve simply been
stuck. Each day, or week that went by another nagging feeling kept plaguing me! “You’re integrity is on the line with yourself…you’re not holding
up your end of the deal." It’s like that project you simply can’t find time to do. Your brain keeps it in the unresolved
zone. It is a constant reminder of letting yourself down. Oh boy, not a good thing.
Time to figure why and a way out of
this rut!! When did it start? Was it really the weather? I think at least for the blog part of the rut, I hit the wall trying to think of
something unique about Faith.
Faith was
the topic listed next on my “schedule” in my 49 weeks until I’m 50. I kept thinking to myself, “there’s so much
already written about Faith, but yet it is such a part of everyday life, who am
I to write about it?” Maybe just writing about it in a different way will get
me over the nagging feeling that I let myself down by not carrying out the blog
plan as I had intended. Had I lost faith
in myself as much as I had lost faith in the weather forecasts? Had I lost faith in others who had agreed to
uphold their end of deals? Had I lost
faith that I could keep on track with my fitness routine even though we chose a
different plan? Had I lost faith in my
ability to take photos…?
Say a little prayer...enough
already! I grabbed my cup, filled it
with a fresh cup of coffee! As I walked
past the kitchen window, I glanced out and saw the sunrise. The clouds were cool, random, and I reminded
myself early morning is a great time to take pictures. I looked at the thermometer, yay, 40 degrees,
not too incredibly windy…grab the camera and let’s shake this off, have faith, time to get back on track!
I
wandered around the yard to find the telltale signs that remind me every year that Spring always comes! Faith in knowing that the snow always goes away. The grass always turns green...nice reminders that new beginnings are always a great way to start growing again. The flowers are starting to peak through the dirt and the leaves...the birds are singing...the sun is shining! Life is good. It is okay to take baby
steps to get back on track.
Thanks
for stopping by! “When you can’t stop
thinking about something, don’t give up, have faith!”
Copper and I will be back again real soon – now where are those running shoes, time for some more fresh air and a nice long run!
 |
| The cool random clouds in the sunrise |
 |
| Hostas starting to find their way... |
 |
| Day lilies... |
 |
| The sunshine! |
 |
| I forget what these are called, but they take all summer to grow and bloom and they come up every spring! |
 |
| The bleeding heart plant I thought was a goner... |
 |
| Yay! Even it made it through the winter! |
 |
| Rule of Thirds...leading lines...keep working on that composition! Copper is one happy dog now that we can get back on track with our adventures outside!!! |
No comments:
Post a Comment