Teeter Totters
Teeter Totters.
Harumph!
Seems like I’ve been on one end or the other, just like these Pooh characters.
I have trouble with my “balancing act.” Do you?
Today I feel a little like Rabbit does up there, in the middle of the frightening crowd. ” Is elephant going to get off or not?” and if he does, “what ever will I do?” “Which way will I go?” ” Will my landing be a soft one, or a hard one?” ” Who will catch me?” ” Will I get hurt?” My thoughts have been running amok lately. So many questions, not many answers. Where is my hope? Why am I feeling this way? Why can’t I balance my act?
God has been telling me to SLOW down, to be more like Eeyore. Relax a little, take a stroll, enjoy life. I feel like I’ve been on a high wire. I’ve been there so long that I’ve gotten myself dizzy and sick. I guess I better listen to God and Eeyore…take a stroll and enjoy the hundred acre woods, bounce a little like Tigger and eat a pawful of honey like Pooh. Sorry Rabbit, but I’ve been too much like you lately, fretting and worrying over my garden. It’s not really my garden though, is it? Harumph!
The only one smiling at the high end of the teeter totter is little ROO. Why do you suppose that is? Do you think he knows an adventure when he see’s one? Do you think he is along for the ride and the excitement? Do you think he’s a little like a kid on a rollercoaster? I want to be like ROO, ALL THE TIME! Lord, help me enjoy the adventure and the ride, even when my legs are off the ground flailing around. I know you will be right there to catch me and you will cushion my fall. Like little ROO who is embraced by Kanga’s comforting pouch, you too are my comforter, my Savior, my Friend, my Balancing Act. Oh Lord I give it all up to you and ask that YOU balance my act, not me.
Silly old bear…
Posted on August 26, 2009, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Even Jesus had to get away from the crowd and rest. It is important to be rested to do his work efficiently.
Love you,
Lynn
Been there, done that! And I even taught Family and Consumer Science (formerly Work and Family Studies, formerly Home Economics) We were all about balancing family and work issuses. You do have to slow down and breathe. The beginning of a new school year, with changes in sleep patterns, meal schedules and all the drama of school days for the girls, and you naturally feel out of kilter. You do need to stay well though, so take the walk, share the laugh and keep praying for support and you’ll be fine!
Good word. Pooh inspires me too. Have a Roo kind of day! Blessings!