Learn to be Still

I've been fortunate to have had some time off over the past month and have enjoyed it. I've taken a few more naps, slept in a little later, and left work a little early. Those of you that know my tax season routine should know that such allowances are warranted. For it won't be long until the grind starts back up. However, it still seems to bother me a little as I ponder if I should be doing something else more constructive or meaningful. I find it hard to justify not doing anything when I could be doing something.

I figure most everyone will be about as busy as they want to be. We'll spend our time on our priorities and muddle through the rest of the necessities the best we can. In some sense, I've always felt I've cheated myself by "doing lots of things" as opposed to "doing a few things well." No doubt some of that is born out of always filling up my time without taking time to be still.

The Eagles sing a song called Learn to be Still. In it they state, and I'm paraphrasing here, that...We're like sheep without a Shepherd, we don't know how to be alone. So we wonder around this desert, And wind up following the wrong Gods home. I think we need to learn how to be alone, how to be still. There are times when doing nothing is the best thing. Being still and reflective can give one the opportunity to see things from a distance. It can give you time to see things from a different perspective than your use to. It can remove the clutter and allow one to listen for God's will and guidance.

Like usual, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. This serves to be a reminder to implement a good strategy. Give yourself a "self-imposed" sabatical. Change your routine, for a while, by allowing yourself to be still. Don't be a shepherdless sheep. Then, when it's time that something must be done, maybe you'll be ready to do it well. Hang in there.

Little Boze