After an eye-opening trip to Costco with Benjamin the other day, we loaded groceries and parted ways to meet at his home. Although I left a few minutes after him, I proudly waved my Finish Line banner as he pulled into the drive 5 minutes after me. Between stairs and unloading boxes, we chatted regarding our drive home route. While I wove between lines of cars on the freeway, he took the classic Highway 101 - the epitome of California in every way, with the sun setting as he drove directly next to the ocean. Although I arrived faster, I had no report of ocean views or those soft sunset colors.
There's nothing like a drive home from Costco to highlight my efficiency-minded, on-the-go attitude towards life these days that trades beauty for rapid pace; that looks ahead at the horizon while passing by the ocean. I am so focused on achieving the victory and arriving at the destination that I miss the moments to invite beauty into my everyday life. I save the recognition of the Wonderful and the delight in the Lovely for vacations, the moments that give me no other choice but to marvel and be in God's creation. The addictive nature of travel is that we reserve the Away for recognition of beauty Here.
I am challenged to slow down my pace, breathe a little deeper, and perhaps choose the slower way home for glimpses of the waves. The option to pause at the ocean is one I want to receive as a gift this year, so that when I look back, I don't see the grind of the early morning commute or those sleepy struggling eyes, rather I remember sitting in the beauty offered to me each day and how those small, yet significant moments gave me a chance to return to what matters and be filled by God in order to direct my gaze towards Him.
There's nothing like a drive home from Costco to highlight my efficiency-minded, on-the-go attitude towards life these days that trades beauty for rapid pace; that looks ahead at the horizon while passing by the ocean. I am so focused on achieving the victory and arriving at the destination that I miss the moments to invite beauty into my everyday life. I save the recognition of the Wonderful and the delight in the Lovely for vacations, the moments that give me no other choice but to marvel and be in God's creation. The addictive nature of travel is that we reserve the Away for recognition of beauty Here.
I am challenged to slow down my pace, breathe a little deeper, and perhaps choose the slower way home for glimpses of the waves. The option to pause at the ocean is one I want to receive as a gift this year, so that when I look back, I don't see the grind of the early morning commute or those sleepy struggling eyes, rather I remember sitting in the beauty offered to me each day and how those small, yet significant moments gave me a chance to return to what matters and be filled by God in order to direct my gaze towards Him.
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