Soak It Up

For  your consideration…….

The “it” is Life. We are asked not to just live life but “soak it up.”

All to often we skate across the surface of life. We skim through it. But much of the learning and teaching of life is in the details. It is in the small things. It is experiencing all the details that leads us to the culmination.

Have you ever watched people who “love” a glass of brandy or wine. They don’t just grab it and gulp it down. No, the brandy drinker will swirl it in his glass and smell it and then sip it. Likewise with the wine drinker. They let their wine “breath”. They also smell and then sip it relishing the full effect on their senses…..the full experience is soaked up.

Women especially are master multi-taskers. They have to be. It is all good. But our attention today is to still pay attention to details and soak them up. Soak up the experience of life.

That is the HOPE. And so it is.

Bit by bit, piece by piece, HOPE by HOPE action steps anyone can take…….

-Meditate/pray……take “self” moments each and every day and bond with your spirit.

-Drink lots of water.

-Get outdoors and take  in at least 10 deep breaths.

-Pay attention to the details of life.

What made me smile yesterday……..

-Hmmmm lesson learned. Don’t procrastinate. I have had a package for my daughter all ready to be sent for her for Christmas. Did I take it? No I thought I would do it when I had a morning off. That morning off was 1 day too late and it cost me an extra $90 to send it for on time delivery.

-A great afternoon class. Great little readers and writers.

-Rachel came and picked up another gift for Christmas delivery. Yeah.

-Breakfast for dinner. My husband, Bruce, loves that but I rarely do it.

Love, Blessings and Gratitude,

Rev. Chris