Quiet Time
| February. Quiet time. Excitement of the holidays...celebration...was
December. New Years resolutions...expectation...is now.
But wait....it's only February and New Years resolutions are already being broken... When I asked my mentally handicapped friends what they think about New Years resolutions, they say: "I don't do New Years Resolutions, if you want to change something about yourself you can make a resolution any time you want. Most New Years resolutions are broken by Jan 2 anyway." "No, I don't work on the New Year Resolutions. I work on things as they come up or if I want to." My friends are right on. I agree that New Years Resolutions are popular because it seems it would be easier to do something different if everyone else is...to go with the crowd. But, soon after the excitement of January 1, when you are back on your own, away from the noise of the crowd, it's up to you. Here's what Jimmy Carter, former U.S. President, says in his book, Living Faith: "...how do we spend our time when we are not striving, pushing and impatient, with too much to do? ...that nondemanding time is when the fulness of life needs to be nurtured." So if you really want to do something, don't wait for a special date, or event, or landmark. Just pick any old time, quiet time. Like February. Like now. You might surprise yourself how you much easier it is to go it alone than with the crowd. If you do it...it's because you want to. A voice inside you tells you that louder than any cheering crowd. In a quiet time. |
Jim Holcombe
Marion, IA