finding calm
// April 29th, 2008 // faith
We walked out on the balcony this morning to find that the Gulf is calm. And I don’t mean just a little either. It’s calmer than I’ve ever seen it and I’ve lived in this area my entire life. It’s more like a lake today, barely any movement in the water at all. Which totally makes this opposite day, cause normally its pretty crazy. So much so that my little Bella doesn’t even like being close to the water and today she’s fine walking right up to the edge. It brought me to the conclusion that everyone needs to find their calm. Even the waves.
I love being busy, or I guess I should say staying busy. I get bored really easy so I love being engaged in projects or whatever… if not projects at least give me some conflict right? I need something to keep me churning and moving. But everyone needs to find their calm.
I always forget how beneficial a vacation can be until I’m on one. How much perspective you can gain by simply unplugging and finding your calm. I’m sitting here now, looking out at a calm Gulf of Mexico with a beautiful sailboat passing by, my mind is empty and full at the same time. Not with the details of work or ministry but with the joy that comes from just simply being, simply recharging, regaining the love that’s gotten drowned out by the white noise of busyness. It’s in the calm, that I can hear more clearly, and not just the voice of God, but the voice of my little girl, the voice of my beautiful wife, the voice of nature, the voice of my heart and its true desires. I know we need the work, the projects, and all the other… but more than that we need the calm. Periodically.
The Gulf can’t be calm everyday, it would be stagnant, dull and boring. But every once in awhile, it stops, it sits, it rest.
When was the last time you found your calm?
Honestly, it’s been a while. I need a break and more importantly I need a break with my wife. We are good…no issues, but it is definitely time to get away and be with each other.
Besides, looking at that picture, I am getting pretty jealous if thats actually where you live. I don’t think I would ever want to leave my house!
I wish I lived here. We actually live about 30 minutes away, but this week we are staying at my parents condo. That pic is looking out from our balcony. It’s nice. Beck and I have said it 50 times this week that we wish we lived here. It’s been so nice!