Lessons from the Wind

The wind is howling on the Palouse this morning.  It is the perfect amount of wind, enough to send the trees swaying but not breaking, enough to make the brightly colored leaves swirl around you, and enough to make you feel slightly unsteady as you walk.  The clouds are amazing this morning, grey with highlights of pink and purple, blue sky peeking through breaks.  The Palouse is alive and vibrant this morning.

I have been stalled out in my journey lately.  My workouts have ranged from rockin awesome (on rare occasion) to just not happening (on a fairly regular basis).  I have felt unsure of myself, I have felt frustrated by not knowing what is coming for Aimee and I, and I have been trying to figure out what it means to hold steady in all of this tumult.  But as I walked from the Rec Center to my office this morning, the wind taught me a valuable lesson.  As the wind swirled around me, blowing leaves every which way and threatening to blow over folks on their bikes, I just kept moving.  I planted one foot in front of the other and just kept moving.  Yes I was blown around a bit and had to retouch my hair when I got back to my office :) , but I made it just fine.  

The winds in my life are blowing strong.  We don't know where we are going, we don't know what tomorrow will bring.  But if we keep putting one foot in front of the other and moving forward, we will arrive at our destination.  So my dear friends if the winds of life are threatening and you feel like you are being blown over, know that you are strong enough to walk through it, one step at a time.