If you’ve seen The Princess Bride you know this truth; when life gets overwhelming: go back to the beginning. The Apostle Peter said it differently; “I will always be ready to remind of these things, even though you already know them…” As noted in my last post this is a full season for me. It’s not been a brutal time as some I’ve lived through. Still it is to easy to keep spinning the plates and throwing on more platters until the whole thing feels it’s going to topple. For me it’s both physical and mental; I’ve lost perspective. When that happens I go back to doing the things that center me.
You have to be willing to set the plates down for a
moment. It means you’ve got to be a
student of yourself. Close friends who
know what grounds you are important too.
I read. Reading reminds me why I’m spinning the
plates. I process as I write. I ride and I hike to remind my muscles what
my brain says about spinning plates. Today
I (figuratively) dusted off my Bible---to be “reminded,” though I already know. Play is good too. The daughter wants to go on a hike and take
pictures. Perfect.
At times I’m so focused on the plate spinning that even
penciling in play becomes another plate.
So I have to step away. Time to
take a deep breath, relax and get perspective.
I’ve got good things going.
Without sane, rested and restored perspective all I do feels like
juggling plates. My life’s more than that. Better than that. I’ve got to leave the stage and get
quiet. Then I find center. Now I’m back in the game better than ever.
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