In the days before pondering entered my life, rather than embracing my own weaknesses, I spent time covering them up with Performance, Perfectionism, and Perseverance.
There, they remained unexamined, shoved under the rug. I was much more comfortable and confident examining my To-Do List rather than my shortcomings.
Bleary-eyed and a little road weary, we walked along the hectic bike lane toward the beach. None of us sure about what to expect. The cliffs were high so you didn’t just enter from the road and cross the dunes the way you can at some beaches. Making your way alone is too dangerous, steep, and precarious. It is best done with a friend following the narrow way created by other feet.
Descending we made our way and perched on boulders overlooking the surf. One with a guitar, the others bringing lyric-filled phones and hearts ready to pour out praise.
The virtual world gives you an inkling of the real thing captured in pixels on a screen. But, being present in real life you experience so much more. This is not only true about the beach and the mountains but with people, too. FaceTime is great, but being with someone’s real face in real-time is altogether better.
Some times, I think we approach the act