Running the Track

Earlier this week, I posted
some thoughts entitled,
When Do We Stop Running?
for
Word Woman Wednesday.


I woke up last week thinking

about what post I wanted to

use for WWW and this one
 seemed to rise to the surface 
of my sleepy mind.

Ironically, when I booted up my

computer that morning, I had

a lovely comment waiting 
for me, part of which said this:

You are secretly becoming

my virtual mentor, being

just a teeny bit further down

the track of life than me.

Running.

Track of life.

Love that.

View from the high school
track near my parent's home
in Washington State.  My
favorite real track to run.

At the end of this particular

post, I pledged to run more.

Not figuratively, but

spiritually....grabbing all

that life has to offer.

Did I do what I set

out to do when I earnestly

penned those words last

year and floated them out

to the universe?

Yes.

But the funny thing is,

this spiritual running has

actually caused me to

pause more often, to

really see my life

and my blessings

and the world around

me in a different light.

Because once you

realize you're in the second
half of the race, things

begin to take on a new

focus, and you hold

everything that is

dear to you a little

tighter.  And you begin

imprinting all that is

beautiful and good

and true on your

heart as you whiz

around that track.

At least, I do.

My mom....Setting the pace : )

I like the metaphor

of life as a track.  I've

always enjoyed having

friends of various ages,

both older and younger.

I know many people who

 are only comfortable

with those they consider

contemporaries.  Not me.  I 

really enjoy my younger 
friends, realizing that although 
they are a few laps behind me,

their experiences have a

texture all their own,

because the view has

changed since I was there.

The world has changed.

{Who is cheering you on
as you run your life's track?}

The same goes for those

ahead of me on the track.

The things that they have

seen and experienced are

unique and not necessarily

what's lying ahead for me.

I can learn a lot from what

they have already observed

as they've run their laps.

Are there days when

I don't notice the view?

Of course.  Life

is busy and messy and

complicated and some

days it's all about getting

through it, not soaking in 

the panorama.

But I regret those days.

Until my laps around this

track are complete, I

will fight hard to keep
my eye on the

ever-changing
ever-beautiful
ever-inspiring


view.

I hope you'll join me.

Let's go....

xx

Suzanne


Click here  if you'd like
to read my guest post at
The House of Belonging : )

http://thehouseofbelonging.com/2011/05/word-woman-wednesday-linkup.html

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