Had a bit of a frustrating weekend as I twisted my ankle pretty good bouldering on Thursday, and had a hurting knee on top of that. I was forced to say no to a lot of opportunities to go climbing and backpacking and running...which was so stinkin hard since I only have about two weeks left here in Yosemite. But, its crazy how the Lord turns everything good because slowing down for me is the hardest thing in the world to do, even though I tell the people here to do it all the time...sit back, relax, enjoy nature, rest in this moment...etc, but I find it so hard to do myself!
I ate a HUGE piece of humble pie yesterday, as the valley was crowded with weekend traffic and tourists everywhere, it was hot, and I was hurt with my panties in a wad bc my plans got wrecked. So here I am zooming around the bike paths on my bike, all annoyed at the number of tourists in my way, when turn a corner and have a close collision with a lady walking.
I stopped to make sure she was alright, and I felt bad, but I still had this attitude like...dang tourists need to watch where they are going!
Then she looked at me and said she was ok, but that I needed to "slow down, it's a pretty place, why are you in such a rush! slow down."
My first wicked instinct overtook me and I said "its different when you live here"
Then I thought to myself, ARE YOU SERIOUS? Who am I? I am in no rush. It was my day off, I had no where to be, nothing to do, yet I feel a need to rush around with my panties in a wad bc things weren't going exactly my way? Have I forgotten what a privilege I have been given to be able to live and work here in awesome Yosemite? the place people come from across the world to see?
The truth is I have.
It is so easy to lose sight of things, its kind of ridiculous. Needless to say, I had a small breakdown, repenting for my lack of gratitude, thanking God for my health...the fact that I can go out and run 15 miles and hike across mountains and bike and do all of these wonderful things. So many people out there are not able to do what I get to, I am so richly blessed.
Thank God for attitude adjustments.
I ate a HUGE piece of humble pie yesterday, as the valley was crowded with weekend traffic and tourists everywhere, it was hot, and I was hurt with my panties in a wad bc my plans got wrecked. So here I am zooming around the bike paths on my bike, all annoyed at the number of tourists in my way, when turn a corner and have a close collision with a lady walking.
I stopped to make sure she was alright, and I felt bad, but I still had this attitude like...dang tourists need to watch where they are going!
Then she looked at me and said she was ok, but that I needed to "slow down, it's a pretty place, why are you in such a rush! slow down."
My first wicked instinct overtook me and I said "its different when you live here"
Then I thought to myself, ARE YOU SERIOUS? Who am I? I am in no rush. It was my day off, I had no where to be, nothing to do, yet I feel a need to rush around with my panties in a wad bc things weren't going exactly my way? Have I forgotten what a privilege I have been given to be able to live and work here in awesome Yosemite? the place people come from across the world to see?
The truth is I have.
It is so easy to lose sight of things, its kind of ridiculous. Needless to say, I had a small breakdown, repenting for my lack of gratitude, thanking God for my health...the fact that I can go out and run 15 miles and hike across mountains and bike and do all of these wonderful things. So many people out there are not able to do what I get to, I am so richly blessed.
Thank God for attitude adjustments.
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