Life can be full of surprises. We can make good choices, and still find ourselves in the midst of challenging circumstances. We live in villages, towns, cities, and nations, where the actions of others, or even the weather can cause us to face testing times. So what shall we do? It is important for us to pace ourselves, to regularly find time to get our inner reservoir poured into, so that we have inner reserves when they are needed.
It can be so tempting to live our lives at full throttle, because it can look more impressive to those around us. When we are doing or producing a lot, it draws attention and praise. And praise is not wrong. But if it is what drives us, then we may want to consider our pace of life. Are we running so hard, that when adversity comes we have nothing left to enable us to stand strong in the storm?
Stephanie Balke 