Well with one week of summer left and being back into the full swing of school not far from me I decided that I would attempt to get back to blogging as well. Apparently summer zaps my blogger initiative. It's been a very different summer, I have never experience anything like it before that is for sure. I was the first time in a long time that I didn't not spend most/all of my summer at camp and the first time that I spent 4 months (minus 2 weeks at camp) living at home as summer. That reflection will come later.
Right now I wanted to post something that I was discussing with several ladies at work. In my generation people are in constant communication, either through text message, facebook, twitter or even blogging. We are always talking to each other and one of the ladies suggested that we talk too much, we are constantly sharing every small detail of our lives and not afraid to expose anything and everything. Something that happens when we are in constant communication is that the idea of missing someone or looking forward to seeing someone is often missed. Now I would say that texting or talking or skypeing verses seeing someone is still very different, but the problem I often find is that once you see the person you have nothing to say to them because you have already told them. And then you miss out on telling the story with facial expressions, and actions and connection at a different level.
Yes texting does make things more convenient but for me personally sometimes I really enjoy getting that email after a few days, waiting in anticipation for it and getting excited when we finally receive it. or better yet the snail mail which barely exists except for those people who go to camp and do not have Internet access. I love to read snail mail and I enjoy writing it too. I love to know that someone actually took time to stop there day and sit down and write me a letter. WOW
In a time of Instant gratification were everything is now, at this moment we lose much of the little moments in life, a man that I worked with told me to slow down, stop rushing and I have held onto that. We need to remember to slow down and look at the little things in life.
The smile on a cute old ladies face
The butterfly or Caterpillar that is crossing our path
The moment of silence in the day
or the simple sounds of kids laughing and playing
All these things we can so easily walk by while we are texting our friend or rushing from one place to another because our schedules are so full. So as I head back to school and finish off my summer, in the midst's of the chaos and commotion I am going to attempt to slow down and remember to look for the little moments, I like to call them little hidden treasures from my King, to remind me that He is there and the Beauty of the life that He gives.