Sharon's Lost Marbles

First of all…  Wow!  How quickly time flies.  My last post was on Saturday night and now it’s Thursday already!  Wow!!!  I’ve got to get better at this huh?

Ok, so my last post was a question of:  Are we losing hope???  Well, I guess I’m not the only one who noticed.  When I went to church on Sunday morning, I was welcomed with a service that started asking these questions (or questions similar to these – I couldn’t write fast enough):

• Are we losing Hope?
• Are we losing Patience?
• Are we losing Our Way?
• Are we losing Control?
• Have we forgotten our Way?
• Have we forgotten how to Stop?
• Have we forgotten how to Love?

I admit all of these questions might not be exact to the sermon.  However, they are similar.  I was so shocked when I walked in and the first question was one that I posted on here just 12 hours earlier, I just couldn’t believe it.  Then I sat in my seat and went WOW!  Sometimes our questions may not be answered, but they are validated in places we least expect it.  Apparently many of us ARE losing hope.

The sermon on Sunday really asked us all to slow down.  Our lives get so busy with SO much STUFF that we don’t take a moment to STOP and look around.  As I said in my last post, a lot of people are going through a lot of “crap.”  So, you add the time the “crap” is taking in our heads to the “stuff” that we have to do everyday; and what is happening to our lives?  We’re full of “crap” and “stuff,” that’s what!!!  We need to take the time to stop and figure out what it is we want – find out what is important to us – take the time to look around and see where we ARE in life.

What does that mean World?  Maybe stop and talk to your kids.  Have a meal with them and ask them what’s going on their lives.  Stop and think about what you want in your life.  Consider taking up a new hobby or making your “bucket list” and then figuring out what you’re going to check off first.

Me???  I did slow down and work on my “stuff” this weekend and then promptly had 2 new clients contact me – WAIT!! – 3 new clients…  I just got another one today!!!!  I agree with others in how amazing it is that when you think it, it will come.  Some may say it’s all coincidence, but I don’t think so.  I have literally taken time out, slowed down, focused and voila!!

World, we all need to stop, slow down, take a look around, smell the roses and figure out which way we are going to turn at this intersection of our lives.  I know I’m sitting in the middle of the intersection, trying to figure out which way to go, but sometime soon, I’ll get up and start moving forward.  Until then though, I’m just stopping to figure out what is most important.