This morning I went to see a movie called "Bright Star-" a "chick flick" to which I hated to subject Clay. It is a love story involving the famous poet John Keats.
A quote from the movie has stuck with me. I have not researched enough to know if it is actually from a Keats poem or the writer of the movie took liberties.
“The point of diving in a lake is not immediately to swim to the shore; it’s to be in the lake, to luxuriate in the sensation of water. You do not work the lake out.”
How often do I rush through things without enjoying them or learning from them?
Do I do my DQT's first thing in the morning because I know it is the right thing to do or because I want to get closer to God?
Do I try to get through each day trying to attempt just marking items off my to-do list? Or do I sometimes ignore that list so I can concentrate on an important relationship?
All of these actions and many others accumulate to make a life missing out on a lot.
This "wake-up call" of my liver disease is one way of God telling me to enjoy life - get closer to Him so I know him even better than I will in Heaven (and pass God's lovingkindness on to others), get closer to my family and friends, get closer and apprecaite nature and all that is around me, and the list could go on.
An aside:John Keats died in Rome and is buried at the bottom of the Spanish steps. Clay and I were there a couple of years ago - and chose not to go to the museum dedicated to Keats and a fellow poet. Let's be realistic: how many people really liked or understood poetry in high school and college? Today I have gone online and read some incredible quotes from poems. I think I may get it now - and am anxious to continue to study poetry (so if anyone has suggestions please let me know). That is another example of a "lake" I did not enjoy.
P.S. I have an appointment tomorrow morning with Dr. Galati for a check-up and for a follow-up on all my bloodwork. Please pray for good results. Thank you.
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