Thinking....

One morning, I came down to my family room to check email, and turned on the TV to catch the morning news.

The TV turned on to Joyce Meyer. Hmmm.... what the heck? I don't watch televangelists, really. So finding Joyce on my TV unexpectedly made me go "huh?"

This strange thing had happened once before, and that time I sat and watched, out of curiosity more than anything else, and what Joyce said that day spoke directly to me. I took it as a sign.

Having had Joyce "speak to me" once before, I sat down and waited for her to speak to me again. And she didn't disappoint. This particular day, she was talking about getting rid of things that no longer serve us. She talked about how hard it is to let go of things, relationships, habits, that once served us well, but no longer do. And I said, "ah ha."

My life has changed so much in the past year that I barely recognize it anymore. Yet, I hold on to all those old habits, even though they don't really fit any more. They served me well in the past, but not so much in this new place, this new reality.

I've been pondering Joyce's words for weeks now. I've been turning them around, upside down and inside out in my head, over and over. And I think they've finally made it to my heart.

It is time to sort through the old "stuff" and see what really still fits, and what's best to let go.

disclaimer: not you, Chris. Come see me.