Slow Down

The problem with being a passionate person is that sometimes you get so wrapped up in whats going on, you feel like everyone should be informed just like you, afterall your position is one of common sense...right?. That is why I write this blog. But sometimes that desire gets in the way and I miss the quiet solitude of other things going on around me. I don't pay as much attention to my wife as I should, I don't listen to my girls, and I sure don't spend as much time with God as I should when I get wrapped up in a whirlwind of emotions. Its those times I need to just slow down, step back and look at what I have. Reflect on the blessings, put aside the outside distractions and reel in some of that fire that fuels my other passions. It is In those times where I do that that I feel most content. It is when the world slows, the sky seems brighter, the air smells cleaner, the flowers smell better and my attitude is more even-tempered. Politics is important especially right now, but we can't forsake our own well being and those around us, for they are the reason for that passion. I am sure at times I rub people the wrong way. I may even hurt some feelings without intentionally doing so and for that I am sorry. But I also know people who live their life with no purpose, no direction, no passionate flow of ideas and I find that sad. Discourse is a human conundrum, it allows for the free exchange of ideas but on the flipside it can manifest itself into hatred and discontent if we let it. I know it is just August but resolutions need not be made only on Jan 1st, so I resolve to slow Down, check my passions and make sure they are guided by the right things. Examine my motives for purpose and clarity. Make sure my direction is clear. If not I will be like so many others whose passion has led them to sound irrational and trite and downrite mean. The ones who can not defend their position without calling others names are misguided and usually don't really know where their beleifs are rooted. So when you have a day where you feel like everything is against you and you must speak up, Slow Down, look around, take control, be intentional about your actions not reactionary. All of this is speaking to me as well. Sometimes we all need to just Slow Down....because the world is going nowhere, it will still be there when we get back.