The gym is fun because it literally reminds me that I am my own competitor. Every day my only goal is to be more and to be better than I was the day before.
The gym allows me to see that in numbers, but I carry that focus with me day in and day out.
Why? Because I believe its important to know where you are in each moment is where you need to be for the next step. And each step is to be taken one step at a time. Small steps are still steps toward the next.
It's time to slow down & enjoy the moment.
Just be here
not there.
There's no should.
There's no would.
There's no could.
Only is.
Rushing through life, not really experiencing the present.
always so ready for the next & what's to come.
What about what is already in front of you?
Wouldn't it satisfy you if today were your last day?
prove it.
Enjoy it,
because at some point in the past you were grasping for what is.
You can't remember because now you're too concerned with what isn't.
YET.
It will come.
everything will be taken care of.
For now, just be here.
stay awhile.
Tomorrow isn't promised, but right now is.
Today, I woke up in Norfolk. I've never been here before but that's what I love most about my new job. I get to experience new places on someone else's dime!
After yesterday I needed a good soak and so I had a nice bath, then I had my morning tea. I meal prep so I needed to warm up my breakfast sandwich. I'm noticing due to COVID, most hotel rooms do not have microwaves, so I took a trip down to the lobby.
The hotel I am in is BEAUTIFUL, I wanted to take that walk. Then it hit me...
I live in Indianapolis. We are very much so landlocked. Nature; especially water rejuvenates me, so I'm always trying to make my way to a beach for vacation. But this one is different. I am as close as I can get to the Elizabeth River. And she is sexy! It's raining outside so it's not my desire to walk alongside her, today. But next time? Oh for sure! Luckily the hotel has outdoor seating with an awning, so that is the best I'm going to get on this raining day.
There are naval ships, a ferry and I believe a police boat out there. I'm watching the birds fly, there's also the highway. All of my sense are tingling and still are as I type this. I am ENTICED.
I immediately began to think, oh shit... I've GOT to move here. I need this view every day. I need to live by water. And while that may be true, I had to come to my senses.
It's not about having this experience every day. It's about having this experience right now.
This moment. That moment in time will forever be the first time I saw the Elizabeth River. She will forever be sexy, enticing and the body of water that woke me up from a dark period in my life. She helped free me to see there's more to life than what I've been seeing and allowing myself to be restricted by.
And the next time I see her, I may not feel that way again. But I will remember my first experience.
I like tangible things. Stuff. I seek facts and knowledge because it gives me comfort and peace knowing that there is no unknown out there. But sometimes overindulging and treating lifes wonders as something to obtain and hold crowds you until you cannot hold or let anymore in. The beauty of the Elizabeth River had me taken so much so that I wanted to know how to call her my own. When in reality I can just cherish this experience and move on to the next.
This can for sure be used across many avenues in life. I believe God wants me to see that life is all about experiences and moments in time. To enjoy every second of being because I will not be able to get it back. It's not about possessions or "building wealth" it's about having it and enjoying it.
I'd attribute my need to take and hoard things as apart of the black persons plight in life. You know; survival mode? But that's a different message for a different time.
This experience touched places in me that have been covered for a while. The Elizabeth River lit me up! Seeing all the elements come together in one place was like none other. Honestly. The highway, with the cars, next to a body of water filled with boats. Seeing two different modes of transportation kinda transported me a bit. The bushes were blooming with flowers, but soaked from the rain as it filled the river. The birds soaring high, the wind blowing just a bit. I love it here.
And I hope you're able to picture this in your mind, because I know I will forever.
