After a series of setbacks, the future may look like more of the same... or, I may think, "It can't get any worse! " On the other hand, after long periods of calm and stability, an unknown horizon may seem distant and foreign.
What is it about change and the unknown that strikes fear or excitement in us?
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| What obstacles do you see on the horizon? |
What I enjoy about sailing are the vast expanses reaching out to the horizon. It seems that anything is possible: where would I like to go? The ocean waters reflect the ever-changing combination of time of day, light, sky and clouds. Our lives also reflect a dynamic interaction of people, locations, and events.
- What will happen if I say...?
- How shall I approach...?
- Can I move to...?
Each question and decision alters the course of where we go... and the next series of events.
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| How do you handle the unforeseen? |
Earlier in my life, I was amazed when my family was surprised at a decision I made. I had been thinking about this change for several years, but my parents and siblings were unaware of my thoughts and deliberations. Independently, I had anxiously changed course without signaling to them my thinking.
It was easy to get defensive and state that it was my decision. But, I wonder, how else could I have responded?
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| Can each day provide moments of beauty? |
Barriers fall down; doors open; horizons extend outward. This doesn't mean that the skies will be rosy and the seas calm. Rather, it means I am traveling with people who care and are willing to listen, advise, and accept.
May this week provide moments when we can look outward at the beautiful people and horizons we encounter on this journey we call Life.
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| Larry Gardepie (click on link for website) |
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