It seems like forever since I felt the urge to write one of these. I don't really know what my problem has been. It isn't a lack of time. It isn't a lack of thought. But much of what has kept me busy has not inspired me.
So why today? Well it started at my Book Club here at church. We finished reading Lauren Winner's Still: A Mid Faith Crisis. What stuck out for me was when she reflected on how she used to love to cook. It stuck in my mind because first it made me hungry as she described what she used to make. Second it reminded me how I used to love to cook.
I can remember making food for myself as a kid, open faced grilled cheese sandwiches, macaroni and cheese (granted from a box not scratch) Pancakes (from scratch not a box). As I got older trying out recipes. I've never caught onto grilling but I think I would enjoy it.
As I pondered cooking, I wonder what stopped me from those creative endeavors? Part of it is the crazy unpredictable schedules that the other members of the house seem to have, so why bother? Yet there is a part of me that would love to start up again. Maybe as the summer season rolls in, when there is less on my personal schedule to do.
And all of this got me wondering about many things that I used to do for fun. The things that at one time brought me joy in life, that are no longer a part of my day to day existence. What happened to those activities? Did I just grow out of them? What did I replace them with? Are any of them worth revisiting?
As someone who spends most of his day attending to other people's needs, I have to remind myself that there is such a thing as "me time." I do have some of that when I go to the gym each morning. But can I carve out some other part of my day for "me time as well.
I may have to make that part of my summer to do list.
Blessings,
Ed
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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