I am attempting to start a new habit this year. I am committing to walk at least 3 days a week at lunchtime. So, on Monday, I began walking this loop in our building and about 10 minutes in – I was bored and wanted to stop. I was not worn out or tired from walking … I was just bored.
Determined to not give up on the very first day - I began thinking about things. Grocery lists, to do lists and all the other things I needed to do started filling my head. So, now I’m bored and overwhelmed! This isn’t starting out well!
Then I thought … ooohh… Morgan got an Ipod for Christmas! I can tell her she can’t take it to school and then I can use it for my walks at lunch!! Then it occurred to me … why is it that we require constant stimulation? Why can’t we just clear our heads and be quiet. Even during my ‘quiet time’ in the morning – I’m reading, writing and praying.
There isn’t a minute during the day … or night … when I am truly still. The Bible says ‘be still and know that I am God’ yet, we’re constantly on the go. Maybe that’s why we don’t hear God as often as we should. Maybe that’s why I keep praying – but nothing seems to happen. Perhaps if I stopped and listened, I’d hear what God has to say.
I amended my commitment and invited God to join me on my lunchtime walks. Although my feet aren’t still, I try very hard to make sure that my mind and heart are. It’s hard! My mind wanders, people distract me, I keep checking the time … it’s definitely a work in progress. Perhaps by the end of the year, my lunchtime walks will improve much more than just my heart rate.
Determined to not give up on the very first day - I began thinking about things. Grocery lists, to do lists and all the other things I needed to do started filling my head. So, now I’m bored and overwhelmed! This isn’t starting out well!
Then I thought … ooohh… Morgan got an Ipod for Christmas! I can tell her she can’t take it to school and then I can use it for my walks at lunch!! Then it occurred to me … why is it that we require constant stimulation? Why can’t we just clear our heads and be quiet. Even during my ‘quiet time’ in the morning – I’m reading, writing and praying.
There isn’t a minute during the day … or night … when I am truly still. The Bible says ‘be still and know that I am God’ yet, we’re constantly on the go. Maybe that’s why we don’t hear God as often as we should. Maybe that’s why I keep praying – but nothing seems to happen. Perhaps if I stopped and listened, I’d hear what God has to say.
I amended my commitment and invited God to join me on my lunchtime walks. Although my feet aren’t still, I try very hard to make sure that my mind and heart are. It’s hard! My mind wanders, people distract me, I keep checking the time … it’s definitely a work in progress. Perhaps by the end of the year, my lunchtime walks will improve much more than just my heart rate.
