Sunday Morning - “What I had planned”
I hope this finds you healthy and happy. I received a wonderful comment on last Sunday’s message about it being delivered on Monday (some caught it). But I replied that sometimes it just isn’t ready by Sunday. But right when it’s supposed to be sent out, it’s sent out. This morning I remember being a little tired while thinking about what to write, but happy because I had two different ideas to choose from. Then suddenly I received a phone call. We all have plans, plans for the day. Whether it’s errands, fun or just relaxing, we have an idea how we want our day to go.
I like the word evolve. I want to continue to evolve as a man, husband, Christian, father, son, instructor, writer, artist, teacher, brother and friend. I have been focusing on being open. Trying to be at peace, so that I am open for possibilities in any area as long as it coincides with my main objectives. Where in the past, I may have had an immediate reaction to certain news and let it become fear or an obstacle instead of just information, I want to be able to embrace it, whatever it may be. I want to evolve enough that I flow with the current of my life, not consistently doing one thing and hoping for another, all while questioning it. Instead of guessing, why not just embrace what comes into my life, what lands on my path and then let that affect me. I can’t stop or change what’s coming anyway. I watch for patterns in life and how we learn and evolve, this is one of them.
I sat down to write out the message this morning and then my mother called me. She told me that my sister Tami made a comment that she doesn’t have long to live. Then she asked if I was coming home soon. That was all I needed to hear. I got a flight back to Minnesota.
What I was thinking, what I was going to write, what I was going to do today and definitely what I was thinking about all changed in the time of a short phone call. There was nothing I could have done to stop my day from changing. But what I could do, is just accept what was presented along my path, embrace that what is happening is happening and react positively to it; that, which was in my control and that which was pro me, versus what I may have had planned.
Take slow steps, breathe deeply, work on your posture, stretch, pray, drink lots of water, be the best you can be, and embrace what comes along your path…
peace & God bless
tjd
