My friend and I decided to study a book together, Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer. In reading the first chapter, or section of the chapter, I was surprised by how thoughtful she was in scribing shorter studies so one can fit them into a busy lifestyle. Some of the things in the first chapter made me evaluate things, so I'm just going to talk about them as I go through the book, allowing others to see my thoughts and progress. I know, I'm scared too, because who really wants to know what anybody thinks, right?
The first mini section was titled, "every bite counts". In talking about a dessert she was eating, she mentioned looking down and scraping the place, because it was so delicious she simply scarfed it down; hurried through it. However, her take was not about getting in shape or eating better, or anything of that sort; rather, it was about not hurrying through life.
BAM!
Smack in the face.
Pretty hard...
Why?
I felt like this lady wrote this specifically for me. In today's society, it is so easy to just hurry through life and always want the next, best thing that we don't yet have. I've always chalked it up to my personality and how I was made. I"m assuming that's why it hit me so hard when I read it. I personally just experienced this in my work life and had to re-evaluate what I truly want in life and where I'm headed. Nothing is worse than losing your focus on the end, other than not having an end goal in mind.
I always find myself wanting to be done with things, or finished, to move on to a new era, or chapter of my life and, like the author, I'm missing out on so much not finding contentment with where I am in life. I'm 29, and this is the LAST YEAR OF MY TWENTIES. It sounds so strange to me, that I am this age at all...What's funny, is I kind of already made a resolution to make the most of my twenties this year, if I hadn't done so already...go out with a bang, or whatever that saying is. After giving some intentional thought to my current discontentment, I've decided to relish the moments instead of rushing through, trying to get nowhere but another year older, another dollar short, etc. At least by finding contentment and making the most of my life, I have something to show for it, even if I don't gain monetary or tangible things.
