Yesterday morning, I was looking at to-do lists, a mountain of bookwork, dirty laundry, letters to write, people to see, a messy room, and a countdown of a very few days until World Race Launch. To put it mildly, I was a mite overwhelmed. So, I went outside to soak up the morning sunshine and hang out with God for a bit.
Here’s my reflection:
How I’m feeling really has much less to do with my situation than I typically believe. In other words, my happiness or peace is not based on my circumstances. Pretty basic, I know, but somehow easy for me to forget. For example, here I was, wishing I could just get through this intense and uncomfortable stage of preparation and goodbyes, and move into the next phase. However, I was reminded that my perspective was off. God was inviting me to focus on Him instead of my endless lists, allowing my mountains of tasks to fade into the periphery. Hard to acknowledge, harder still to implement.
Along with that, I was challenged to live in the moment. After all, what I’m doing today is no less important that what I’ll be doing a month from now. So, for me that meant to stop looking at the to-do lists, and start seeing and investing in the people and opportunities around me. To embrace this part of the race.
And yeah, there’s still stuff that needs to be done, but somehow it’ll all work out. And if not, that’s not the worst thing ever either 
