Speeding Through Life
Lately I’ve been more aware of how we/I just cruise through life focused on what’s next instead of what’s now. There have been a series of things that have heightened my awareness of this idea. Age. 40, thank you very much. Work. Still chasing the balance between providing and enjoying. Family. Coming up on 10 years of marriage, my oldest turning 5, and watching my parent age.
I’ve sat with my boys through countless viewings of the animated movie Cars. There are some really sweet life lessons in the story line. The contrast between Route 66 and Interstate 40 speaks to the notion of enjoying the journey verses focusing on the destination.
Wednesdays have become my day to focus more on the journey. Last Wednesday was just that. I was driving along a scenic country highway enjoying the views and the rolling hills. Then, out of nowhere I hear a live band at a very high decibel level. Off to the left I get enough of a quick look to see that it’s a band out on a driveway having a jam sessions. About a mile later I find a place to turn around and make my way back to see what I heard.
Now you can see, too.
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Probably the best way to describe what I heard was to call it “angry music” but it wasn’t. It was really heavy. It was really real. These guys were just letting it out and getting it off their chests. You gotta respect that. These guys where nice, considerate and hospitable. Maybe not what you expected based on what you see or heard.
I’m glad I turned around to see, hear and meet these guys. They helped me enjoy my journey.
-Kyle Dreier
ps. Force Fed Broken Glass … DJ, Ryan and Josh. Thanks!
April 13th, 2007 at 11:16 am
I really don’t check your website EVERY day, but right now I’m kind of “laid up” with hip surgery. Will show my husband your latest pictures when he gets home from work. Brings back memories of the country-one never knows what one will find around a bend on a country drive. Makes life interesting! We (husband & I)moved back to S.Fla. last summer after a decade in the Carolinas. My husband’s mom & dad were ill and elderly,(85 & 89)so after MUCH prayer my dear husband of 38yrs. left a position he had worked 35yrs. to get (and a six figure salary)to work in the produce department of a grocery store so he could spend more time with his parents in Fla. God is good and He often directs our lives in such a different way than society tells us it should be going. His dad died three months ago, so what a blessing it was for us to have that extra time. We desperately hope to get back to the Carolinas one day-I miss my gardens, the mountains, the simpler way of life, and the people. Anyway-thanks for the pictures. They brightened my day!
April 13th, 2007 at 11:17 am
PS-think we may need to rent the animated movie “Cars”!