Just the Beginning
Listening to: The Acrobat by Johnathan Rice
Watching: Modern Family. Every episode cracks me up!
Today begins the glorious transition from my crazy-busy school schedule to what I like to call “Free Time Overload” (though most people just call it Christmas break).
Here’s a little Insiders Note: I like having a schedule. It takes advantage of my natural drive to move from one thing to the next. It doesn’t matter what those things are—they could be finishing a book I’ve been working on, catching up with an old friend, or even organizing my sock drawer. At the end of the day I want to have accomplished a goal. Maybe it has something to do with the disdain I have for those days colored with procrastination.
I like to make progress—do work. You know, get stuff done! Call me crazy, but I love falling asleep exhausted and yet exhilarated by all that happened in my day. I’m sure you lovers of long afternoon naps and just kicking back and enjoying life are scratching your heads in confusion. What?? She wants to be exhausted at the end of the day?? This is madness! Okay, just hear me out for a sec.
It may seem counter intuitive to enjoy getting tired. But…when I finally let my hair down and relax after working like a busy bee, I feel accomplished and thoroughly pleased with myself—that is, as long as it’s a job worth doing. Sometimes I’m worn out by how quickly I scarfed down my frozen burrito for lunch. With cases like that, I feel nothing but annoyance at my insistent need to do everything fast. You should see me race up the stairs with my groceries. Its like I’m being held at gunpoint! And the funny thing is I’m oblivious to it so much of the time. I’ll be speeding faster than the Road Runner (meep, meep!) until my roommate, for example, raises an eyebrow at me. I’m not admitting anything, but it’s not unheard of for me to break a sweat while brushing my teeth….
Click this link to see what I mean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJW7EF5aVk
Okay, so I admit it. Maybe I’m a little too driven.
So this Christmas break, I plan on reveling in my extravagant down time. My heart thumps in excitement for all the marvelous things I’ll enjoy:
Sweet kisses from my little sisters
Lazy evenings cozied up by the Christmas tree
Colored lights that wink through the night
Delicious smells wafting from the kitchen
And precious reminders of why Christmas is so important
This season, as I let out a long-held breath from my overly scheduled semester, I plan on lingering in the richness of God’s glorious love and faithfulness. The key word being linger. In fact, my heart will remain in those reminders of why I’m blessed. Because it’s about time I stopped racing through life and just dawdled a little bit.
I’ll let you know how it goes!
