Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Times Away

The normal, usual, predictable, day-to-day routine of life is where most of us live most of our lives.  Mostly, we folks do today what we did yesterday; and we will do tomorrow what we did today.  Monday-thru-Friday has its routine.  And, if we are honest about it, more often than not, the weekend, even though it appears different on the calendar, has its own sameness-routine.

Since June of 1974 I have been employed as a United Methodist clergy-person, and so, the weekend having its own sameness-routine makes perfect sense to me.

Times away from the routine can be valuable life-enriching experiences.  Necessary, even. 


That's a picture of my daughter and me in an airboat on vacation in the Florida everglades two years ago.  That was a great time away from the routine of daily work and school and family life in Bloomington, Indiana.  On that vacation we also went to a Yankees spring training game in Tampa.  And, we spent time on the beach of Estero Island.


This one is a picture of me surrounded by grandchildren at a minor league baseball game in Chico, California during a vacation to my son and daughter-in-law's ranch.  That time away was a break from the routine of daily life, even though it included most of our family sharing time and space together for a week or so.


And this is a picture of Elizabeth, Hannah, and me in Chicago...reflecting on that giant "bean" in Millennium Park.  On that Spring Break time away we visited museums, ate at some unusual spots, and enjoyed fairly decent weather, considering it was springtime in the Windy City.


That's my Honda Shadow above.  I get on it for times away when the weather is nice.  Sometimes its Elizabeth and me, sometimes its Hannah and me, sometimes its just me...but rides on the bike are always excellent times away.

Times away from the routine can be valuable life-enriching experiences. Necessary, even.   Find a way for time away occassionally.  It will do a body good.  Your body.  Your good.

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