The Green Lights of Life
Today I am grateful for the ease of getting safe water to drink. I am also grateful for the peaceful sound of a gentle morning rain.
Yesterday on my way to work, my first three stoplights were all green. That doesn't happen very often. I usually have to wait for at least one. Then the next two were green as well. Five for five. Another rarity. I split evenly on the next four lights, finishing my morning commute 7 for 9 in favor of green.
I appreciated the minutes I saved because I was heading to a meeting before school and I had a couple things to get done before the meeting. But what I really appreciated is that I noticed the green lights, that I offered up a thanks for a power beyond myself, that I could laugh at my seriousness and slow down a bit in my thoughts and emotions, even though I didn't need to slow my vehicle for a red light.
I can get caught up in thinking too much, in getting ahead of myself and creating a longer and longer list of what needs to get done. Yesterday morning's green lights were a message to me: give yourself the green light to ease up on your day's accelerator.
There's another reminder in all of those green lights too. Do I need to give myself the green light of courage and healthy risks more often in all areas of my life? Are there times when I need to wait for someone else to give me the green light because it is more their call than mine?
What green light will you give yourself today?
Yesterday on my way to work, my first three stoplights were all green. That doesn't happen very often. I usually have to wait for at least one. Then the next two were green as well. Five for five. Another rarity. I split evenly on the next four lights, finishing my morning commute 7 for 9 in favor of green.
I appreciated the minutes I saved because I was heading to a meeting before school and I had a couple things to get done before the meeting. But what I really appreciated is that I noticed the green lights, that I offered up a thanks for a power beyond myself, that I could laugh at my seriousness and slow down a bit in my thoughts and emotions, even though I didn't need to slow my vehicle for a red light.
I can get caught up in thinking too much, in getting ahead of myself and creating a longer and longer list of what needs to get done. Yesterday morning's green lights were a message to me: give yourself the green light to ease up on your day's accelerator.
There's another reminder in all of those green lights too. Do I need to give myself the green light of courage and healthy risks more often in all areas of my life? Are there times when I need to wait for someone else to give me the green light because it is more their call than mine?
What green light will you give yourself today?
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