This morning, to be truthful, late morning...I gathered my cup of coffee, Nook and sweatshirt, yes only 51 at the time on our patio out back, ready to work on my mission to 'Be Still' a little bit each day. As I was distracted by my first bright red strawberry on the plant nearby, the bright pink bleeding hearts in bloom and my puppy who wasn't quite ready to settle down and relax, I finally was able to read a chapter of my newest book.
I was blessed that I had the outdoor space. The kids apparently getting along on their own inside, or at least I didn't hear any loud cries for help, and today, the joy of putting my feet up for an hour to focus on a book, something other than the many other thoughts that race through your mind at any one moment in time during a day. I was reminded in my reading, that with the Internet, especially social media, you pass the five stages of awesome, no longer have to work until post-midlife to accomplish things and can actually achieve 'awesome' as he refers to it so much faster. Author, Jon Acuff, states on page 13:
Moms are making millions on blogs. Teenagers are starting businesses on Facebook. People are building empires on Pinterest. Specialists still exist, but technology is finally available to the entire population. Anyone can play. I'm not a futurist. I'm a presentist, which isn't' even a real word but sounds less lame than "right nowist." Those three forces I just described aren't on the horizon. They are the horizon-for you and me and anyone who is willing to escape average.
-Punch Fear in the Face-Escape Average Do Work That Matters: START.
The chapter I read so far, reminds us that at any age, at any phase in life, there is always hope to take on and achieve something more. All you need is the drive to get there, faith in yourself, and I think a little joy along the way.
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