dailydatewithgod

Sometimes we just need a break.  Life is a mess.  We have things coming at us all day long and we manage most of them automatically and are therefore unaware of the true volume.  We do not notice how much we need an interlude until we give ourselves one.  Just a moment to stop and take a look at where we are and who we are being.  A moment to treasure the gift of being alive. We tell ourselves we will do it when we retire but that could be a long waiting time.  We do not even know if we will make it to retirement.    An interlude during which we are one with our breath is provided for us a multitude of times in an hour, in a day.  Did we even stop to wonder why it is we have to breathe in and out so often?  Maybe we are designed this way to provide automatic interludes as we experience life.  Perhaps God knew life would be such an abundant experience for which we would have untold curiosity and desire to be in, we would need a reminder to take an interlude and let it soak in.  Having an interlude is not because we can’t handle more but because we want to be more alive and present for the fullness of life.  Surrendering ourselves to the inherent reminder to create breathing space allows us to have more of the experience we are in.  Letting go into the flow of life by taking the interlude designed in our system, is our thank you to the gift of the life for which we are present.  Not taking advantage of an interlude is like saying you are breathing by only inhaling.  We need both the inhale and the exhale to keep existing.