Up, Down and All Around

Bouncing Back

The weekend is almost upon us, and I actually find that I've been in a somewhat good mood most of this week.

It's hard to explain really why that is the case, but I do believe the following have contributed:

• I prayed a lot more this week. In the past month or so, I've been so stretched that I feel like I'm already behind schedule when I open my eyes in the morning. This week, I've had the luxury of just lying in bed for a few minutes and praying while looking at patches of sunlight on the ceiling.
  
  
• I socialized more this week. Met up with friends on Tuesday night, and met my usual Thursday group tonight. Looking forward to after-dinner coffee with my girlfriends tomorrow night, and then there's lunch on Saturday with my "inner circle," which was surprisingly easy to organize. All of a sudden I feel connected again.
  
  
• I started working out again. Maybe exercise really does release endorphins! Or it may simply be that I managed to get a lot of stress relief simply by hitting the treadmill. For a short time, your mind is occupied with just keeping your feet moving in a certain rhythm, and there's no opportunity to fret about life's worries.
  

It's strange... when I look at what I've just written, I suddenly realize that I've actually been working on the spiritual, social, and physical aspects of my life these past few days. Fancy that.

By working on all three, I have started gaining some control over my life once again... control that, in retrospect, I seem to have lost last month when an unceasing stream of demands sucked the life (and happiness) out of me.

All of a sudden, I am reminded of Lamentations 3:23-24.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning; great is Thy faithfulness, O Lord.

Tags: Personal

Posted by CF at 11:05 PM