My nephew and I have always been quite alike in many ways. I think it comes from our genes...and our upbringing...and maybe even the amount of time we spent together as kids. We stress. We worry. We try very hard to strive to be some form of perfection only to find that it hurts us anyway. As kids we were full of magic shows and imagination. Dance numbers and make believe. As adults we take life way toooo seriously. The other day we spent some time together at a children's museum. We were the goofballs playing around in the make believe supermarket. Our spirits are always pulling us to be silly and free but life keeps tugging us in the other direction.
A bit ago he sent me a book that he was reading. It is a series of daily spiritual exercises for a healthy faith. I had it on my night stand. Waiting. Tonight after catching up on many belated posts I realized I needed a new thing for today. The book practically waved to me from the side of the bed. So I picked it up. Now, if you recall...I have mentioned many a time that the universe guides us more than we know. The first few pages were about working out on a rowing machine and introducing the theme of finding spirituality. Why is the timing so odd? Well, I have been wondering about spirituality more than ever. My faith has been shaky. My beliefs have been shifted. My spirituality has been as weak as my muscle strength. Oh, and yesterday....JUST YESTERDAY...I got on a rowing machine at the gym for the first time in hmmmm...let's see a decade or two. Yep, universe...I hear ya! So somewhere between the gym and finding my path back to a life of something bigger I will read this book. I am excited to do so. I tend to go from inspirational book to series to blogs...anything that will keep me on a road to a better tomorrow. This time maybe instead of walking there I will row, run or bike!!!
I would also like to thank a certain wonderful guy for being an amazing man, a terrific Dad, an awesome hubby, a caring grandson and one heck of a nephew!
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