Take My Hand
Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
by Grace O'Malley
"Wise men say, only fools rush in"
What is wrong with rushing in? I am not talking about relationships, unless it fits, but life in general. We plot, plan, research and debate. Should we do this? How can we do that? Mornings start with getting ourselves off to work in time, battling traffic, setting up what needs to be done. A certain time arrives and we take a break, only to go back and continue on. Afternoons we get off work and head home. Maybe we will meet someone for dinner; otherwise we will fix our own and sit down to do what we do most nights. We get into a pattern of rinse and repeat for the next day and the next.and the next.
When the weekends come we try to cram so much junk into those 60 precious hours, we don't give ourselves time to breathe, more or less really enjoy it. We start to lose our spontaneity. So why not we start to be a fool and rush on in? So what if it does not end up with the results we would like? At least we tried! We didn't hold back.
"Like a river flows, surely to the seasome things are meant to be."
Remember being a kid? Life then was like flowing down a river. We were fearless! There wasn't much we would not try. That is how we learned about the world, both good and bad. But we had fun! Each bend and turn was looked forward to. Life was exciting. Waking up every morning was like having a new adventure, waiting to be experienced. By the time our heads hit the pillow at night from pure exhaustion, we were content. Our dreams were filled with wonder and joy. Sure sometimes life kicked us in the gut. We'd get up and move on and look to see what we could find around the next corner.
"Take my hand, take my whole heart too."
I may not be 10 anymore. The years (and yes the miles traveled) have seen to that. But I am not going to let that stop me. Peter Pan I am not. I have grown up but along the way. I have also grown apart. Apart from actually finding joy in a day: apart from the happiness being spontaneous can bring: apart from the time where it did not matter what others thought. I want my heart to be filled with gladness, not sadness.
Today I am going to be a fool. Today I am going to ride the river. And tomorrow? I think tomorrow I am going to wake up and see what I can do to remind myself that there is something to be said about being impulsive.
Want to take my hand and join me?
What is wrong with rushing in? I am not talking about relationships, unless it fits, but life in general. We plot, plan, research and debate. Should we do this? How can we do that? Mornings start with getting ourselves off to work in time, battling traffic, setting up what needs to be done. A certain time arrives and we take a break, only to go back and continue on. Afternoons we get off work and head home. Maybe we will meet someone for dinner; otherwise we will fix our own and sit down to do what we do most nights. We get into a pattern of rinse and repeat for the next day and the next.and the next.
"Like a river flows, surely to the seasome things are meant to be."
Remember being a kid? Life then was like flowing down a river. We were fearless! There wasn't much we would not try. That is how we learned about the world, both good and bad. But we had fun! Each bend and turn was looked forward to. Life was exciting. Waking up every morning was like having a new adventure, waiting to be experienced. By the time our heads hit the pillow at night from pure exhaustion, we were content. Our dreams were filled with wonder and joy. Sure sometimes life kicked us in the gut. We'd get up and move on and look to see what we could find around the next corner.
"Take my hand, take my whole heart too."
I may not be 10 anymore. The years (and yes the miles traveled) have seen to that. But I am not going to let that stop me. Peter Pan I am not. I have grown up but along the way. I have also grown apart. Apart from actually finding joy in a day: apart from the happiness being spontaneous can bring: apart from the time where it did not matter what others thought. I want my heart to be filled with gladness, not sadness.
Today I am going to be a fool. Today I am going to ride the river. And tomorrow? I think tomorrow I am going to wake up and see what I can do to remind myself that there is something to be said about being impulsive.
Want to take my hand and join me?
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