If you don't know me ... welcome to my world... I live my life in chapters and I believe there is a bigger lesson in most everything. Today as I take the time (and plenty of it) to close a chapter, I prepare my heart for the opening of a new one. It seems by conventional standards my life is behind... better stated... by my own self-imposed, self-constructed standards my life is behind my own self-imposed, self-constructed schedule :)
And then, here I sit attempting to enjoy a bland cup of coffee ... Pandora on my headset... and this...
Come on my soul
Come on my soul
Let down the walls
And sing my soul
And in less than 60 seconds I am overwhelmed with how PERFECTLY imperfect my life is ABSOLUTELY right on time. I am overwhelmed with the lives I have the privilege to share in. And brought to tears (right in the middle of the crowded terminal) with gratitude for a life that is behind schedule.
So, in writing a new chapter I am choosing to redefine those standards. Changing the conversation to celebrate the beauty of a life shared, a life well lived in relationship with those I love. A life poured out in relationship with others. One that is aimed at impacting the lives that surround. A life of iron sharpened by iron. A life RICH in relationship.
Side thought: You will arrive behind schedule in many ways on many days in life... how will you choose to be intentional and active in those behind schedule moments?
