Every Monday I see the posts all over Facebook: "Ugghh Monday!" "Hurry up Friday!" And the rest of the week: "Is it really only Tuesday?" "Yay, hump day!... Friday is nearly here!" We begin all of our weeks wishing them to be over. I'm guilty. Who wouldn't rather be spending time with family... cookouts, sporting events, traveling? But the fact is, the five days in between each weekend contain a lot more minutes than the weekend. And we rush them. We wish our very lives away!
Being thankful and living a life of Eucharisteo is mostly about slowing down time by living in each moment. From Ann VosKamp:
"They say time is money, but that’s not true. Time is life. And if I want the fullest life, I need to find fullest time."When we hurry through life, going from one thing to the next without ever pausing to experience the moments, we are not saving time, we are really just throwing it away. We are not experiencing the time. God gives us Eucharisteo moments even at work, if we will just watch for them. And it's not enough to just acknowledge them in passing. Open the gift by writing it down. We can't always write it down in the moment, but if you are truly thankful for it, you can hold onto it for a more opportune moment.
Make an effort today to slow down your week by finding the joy in it... the interaction with coworkers or clients or customers. Using your talents to the fullest. Successes. Lessons learned from mistakes. The view from a window. Write it down. Slow it down. Give the thanks. Unwrap the joy.
Father,
As we go about about our work week, show us the joy. Help us to stop throwing away time and live in each beautiful, miraculous moment by giving thanks. Amen
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