REMEMBER THE LAKE! After spending 5 days and nights in the Sawtooth National Forest at Stanley Lake it takes some getting used to coming home. I have a passion for kayaking (no white water, not much of a thrill seeker), and spent every day paddling around the lake. I loved being one with the nature around me. No alarm clocks to tell me when and where I must be at what time for what length of time (work). No make-up, no ironing, no packing lunches…and dealing with people 8-10 hours a day. Didn’t know anybody with the exception of my Beloved of 34 years…only to grow and love him even more (is that even possible?). If I could funnel a thought and plant a seed…this is what it would be… We all get caught up in the rat-race…of working, eating and sleeping as survival, please find the time where ever it may be to find that quiet place where you can actually hear the wind, the birds, flying insects, and in my case fish jumping, the warmth of the sun and the refreshing cool waters on your feet. During my time in my kayak….I notice when I leaned over I could see my reflection in the water…again, no make-up, ironed clothes or name badge. In my normal life I would inspect myself every morning in the mirror making sure all the above was appropriate for the work day ahead of me. Most likely more time worrying about my appearance more for company policy and peer approval before I approached the day. This day in the kayak when seeing my reflection on the lake surface I remember how great it felt to NOT look in the mirror. I also remember soon after I saw my reflection….I quickly disappeared and instead saw the complexity the involvement of life underneath me. Some of the towering pines that once lined the shore had succumbed to the natural course of life and simple fell into the lake as if someone had laid them there strategically like railroad ties. There was plant life growing on them and fish swimming about them. The deeper I looked the more I saw. I suddenly was aware of all the dimensions surrounding me, the life beneath me, the dragonflies landing on top of the water and the reflection of the clouds and sun above me. Somehow at that very moment… it felt 100% connected, full circle if you will. I want to remember that, when I look in my mirror…my life does not determine how well my appearance is when I leave my home in the morning, how well I follow the rules….my life is determined by how well I listen, how deep I look, how aware I am of the things above and around me and how gratefully full I’ve become with the simple beauty God gives me in every breath…there is so much to be thankful for outside ourselves. My new motto is….”REMEMBER THE LAKE”. I hope I do! July-2014
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 05:30:41 +0000
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