Chances to Slow Down

 

Daily Gratitude Year 13 - Day 21: Today, I am grateful for the chance to slow down. 

Winter weather! How does it make you feel? 

There is an old Simon and Garfunkel song called "Feelin' Groovy." It starts out like this, "Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last, Just kicking down the cobblestones, looking for fun and feelin' groovy."

It reminds us to slow down and embrace the moment. Savor the journey instead of racing to a destination. 

Why do I feel like it is a "win" to beat the estimated arrival time on my GPS when traveling somewhere new? Surely, the ones who really enjoy travel are the ones to enjoy the trip as much as the destination. I need to work on this. I hurry too much. 

Winter forces slow downs. Maybe I need to hear a certain song on the radio on my commute to work. Sometimes that last song before arrival is just the right song to face the day.

I need reminders to slow down. This verse is on the wall in my kitchen:

“Be still, and know that I am God” -Psalm 46:10

It is one of my daily scriptures. It gives me focus. The second half of that scripture is this:

“I will be exalted in the earth!”

Slow down today. Listen. Look for places our God is exalted. His purposes will not be thwarted. 

Read a book. Listen to an extra song. Savor another cup of something warm and yummy. Seek His face in the stillness. 

Today, I am grateful for the chances to slow down.