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In today’s world we have lost many family traditions that have taken many generations to build, to maintain and to assure that they are not lost. But with the technology of today it has allowed us to mainstream a lot of what we do today. We live the life in which we feel that we always need to be rushing to something. We spend more time updating our Facebook to inform our family and friends what is going on in our lives, then just calling them. But wait we don’t have time to call everyone, that would take hours to tell everyone that we just got a promotion, a new addition to the family is coming or how our lil boy just scored his first touchdown in the city pee-wee football league.
As we continue to grow older and more involved in the ever-changing world we continue to a little more time to the day and have even begun to sacrifice the essentials of life, like sleeping and eating. We try to make up time by getting fast food and buying quick preparing meals. We even believe that if the speed limit is 55 and we go 56 that we are getting ahead of where we need to be. We have no time for paying for things, we don’t pull out cash and count the change, we just swipe the card and even can do one better these days and pass our phone by the a machine that makes a payment almost instantly. Just think and ask yourself when was the last time you actually walked into a post office to buy stamps or even mail a letter? Last time you made popcorn instead of microwaved popcorn? I can spend all day just thinking of the little things in life that we have lost to time because we need to hurry. We have all done it and continue to do it on a daily basis and I bet all the change in my pocket…LOL! Yeah right! I don’t have time for change. OK I bet the balance of change on my debit card that you will agree but continue to live the life in the fast lane.
I’m guilty…I’m one of those people I speak of. I think that if I can find a way to cut a corner I can use those precious few seconds somewhere else, but what does it get me? Absolutely Nothing! I lost more with the rush of life, the Facebook status, the hurry mentality that has caused me to neglect more important things in life, like family, friends and God. In the most recent years and the help of my wife I have been able to sit back a little more and appreciate the finer things in life. To stop the rush and enjoy the times that you may not have the opportunity to do tomorrow. I know..I know, we have all heard the same old saying of “stop and smell the roses!” Once again lets put my winnings from the earlier bet and no double my winnings by saying that I bet that when that saying was used for the first time that the world didn’t have anything close to what we have today in regards to technology and the need to live the American dream and so on. So obviously when established then it was trying to portray a message that stands true today-Slow down!! Don’t take life so seriously, no one gets out alive anyways! Right!
So what do we do now? and the answer is nothing! Do absolute nothing sometimes or do something you haven’t done in a long time because you have given yourself the excuse that you didn’t have the time. But done approach the task as if it has a deadline, if you don’t obtain and/or complete it, then done frown about it but enjoy the serenity of peace with yourself and taken time for yourself, your family/friends and your spirituality.
“Today I got up when my body was ready with no alarm clock and decide that I would put on my best dress clothes along with my new boots that I try to keep flawless for the fact that I just wanted to make my presence to church today as perfect as the Love my God gives to me and my family.” “I took a Starbucks order from my wife-White chocolate peppermint mocha and my little boy Jett-Chocolate milk of course. I spend my time patiently looking my best and headed to Starbucks. I get there and decided that I needed to get Jayden a double-chocolate chip Frappuccino and Zayde a hot-Chocolate. I sit there patiently waiting because in the West Texas oasis patience is something you learn to embrace” “I get home and drop off the drinks as Zayde jumps in the truck with me as we head to church. We go through church listening to the sermon about utilizing out talents to help others and how we shouldn’t waste them.” “After church Zayde and I head to the restaurant of her choice because I’m in no rush today is a day of Sabbath and I’m practicing the stop and smells the roses method” “We finish our meal-Hamburgers had been the meal of choice and we head home” “What a perfect day this Sunday! “I kick off my boots and noticed that my boots are no longer flawless”
There is a fold in my boots
I guess when a man stops, looks at life through the blessing his God has given him. I guess we you kneel down to pray to him I guess its natural to get a fold in his boot.
God Bless!
Gabriel