Each one of us has unique stories to tell about how we got to today from yesterday. These stories explain who we have been, who we are, and where we are going. Here are some of mine.
How Fast do you See life?
Are you a "drive-by" observer of life?
This all started when Colleen decided that 50 years was long enough to wait for her bike. (Oops, that sort of gives away her age...). It had to be a Schwinn (she has wanted one since she was 5 -- wow what an advertising campaign), it had to be teal or bright blue, and it had to have wide tires with white walls and one speed and coaster brakes. It had to be, in other words, a 50s bike. And she got one. She calls it "Blue Bell" because it is, uh, blue. She rides it every day, and hopefully by September, she may ride it to third grade when school starts again. She works about 1.5 miles from our house, so this is a pretty realistic goal.
This reminds me of a famous missiologist who wrote about doing missions at three miles an hour in Thailand, which is about how fast a bullock cart goes. His point was that, when you slow down, things look different. I get the same sensation when I ride in the car instead of driving. Or when I walk the neighborhood casually instead of power walking. Or when I walk Delilah holding onto her leash. (This produces a power walk, or really drag, of a different kind -- you go where her nose leads her - sort of smelling your way through the neighborhood).
What's the point? Nothing much profound. Except to encourage you to approach normal things differently. It brings out new sounds, visions, and smells. And maybe that problem you have been working on will look different and maybe a solution will be apparent that wasn't back in the office, so to speak. Nothing profound, or is it?
Slow down, do normal things differently, and observe carefully. Who knows what you will see?