the hiccups...
i scribbled down my thoughts, as i rested from my hike... out there from 9:30 in the morning, to almost 2... thought i'd share the experience:
"it's amazing how four hours in nature can be soothing, tasking, and exactly what i needed...
i first got lost with my iPod... i had a destination in mind: inspiration point... i had only been there once, but i did not appreciate the beauty... i see this part of my walk as a journey, where you get lost searching for what you are looking for... i cried when certain songs reminded me of people's pain, and how sometimes, we just need to remember that all we can do is let God hold us, and be with us through the pain...
after going in a complete circle and basically starting back where i began, i was on track... i turned off my iPod and just started talking to God, lifting up my problems and concerns to Him... i was giving it all to Him, telling Him what's been on my mind for a while, asking Him for advice...
i finally reached inspiration point... i stood at that peak for almost half an hour... there, i let it all go... as the breeze hit my face, with my eyes closed, i knew that God was going to be with me... there, i let got of what's been holding me back from truly achieving peace... asking Him to replace that void with something new, He gave me a list of things that can complete me... i cried as i lifted up others and their concerns to Him, knowing that He would take them in his hands... i looked out one last time, then decided to explore...
i went first to angwish hill... there seemed to be a confidence in my step, as i explored the untraveled, dark paths of this world before me... every now and then, i'd doubt the decision i've made, but suddenly i got the hiccups... i haven't had hiccups since i was a little kid... i took that as my ironic sign that God wouldn't let me down, and suddenly they stopped... as i explored, i never knew that they had made an outdoor church bowl there! i sat there, had my lunch, read a couple of passages... kept exploring and came across a family of deer: 5 of them... we stared at each other in silence for about a minute, they they turned and went their way... that reminded me that God makes our journey a journey where we should enjoy the fellowship of others in our quest...
went exploring more down redwood flats, and as i became fatigued, i started to lose sight of the beauty of the nature i had surrounded myself in... it was time to return to life... i threw on my iPod, and headed back...
i stop at the window tree area to stop, rest, and reflect on this journey... oh i can't wait to get back and completely rededicate myself... lying, sitting on this table, with my muddied shoes off and the gentle breeze blowing across my face, ruffling the pages of this notebook, i have found peace...
i have found internal happiness...
not that's what sabbath's about..."
that hike reminds me of our journey in life... one goes through a process: setting your eyes on a goal, getting lost along the way, finding your tracks, reaching the goal, exploring life, then coming back to share the story... after the window tree, i started walking back and came across people, heading in my direction, as well as people heading back... you see people along the path of life, coming in contact with people coming back, who share their stories... it's what naturally happens in life...
amazing, isn't it...?
"it's amazing how four hours in nature can be soothing, tasking, and exactly what i needed...
i first got lost with my iPod... i had a destination in mind: inspiration point... i had only been there once, but i did not appreciate the beauty... i see this part of my walk as a journey, where you get lost searching for what you are looking for... i cried when certain songs reminded me of people's pain, and how sometimes, we just need to remember that all we can do is let God hold us, and be with us through the pain...
after going in a complete circle and basically starting back where i began, i was on track... i turned off my iPod and just started talking to God, lifting up my problems and concerns to Him... i was giving it all to Him, telling Him what's been on my mind for a while, asking Him for advice...
i finally reached inspiration point... i stood at that peak for almost half an hour... there, i let it all go... as the breeze hit my face, with my eyes closed, i knew that God was going to be with me... there, i let got of what's been holding me back from truly achieving peace... asking Him to replace that void with something new, He gave me a list of things that can complete me... i cried as i lifted up others and their concerns to Him, knowing that He would take them in his hands... i looked out one last time, then decided to explore...
i went first to angwish hill... there seemed to be a confidence in my step, as i explored the untraveled, dark paths of this world before me... every now and then, i'd doubt the decision i've made, but suddenly i got the hiccups... i haven't had hiccups since i was a little kid... i took that as my ironic sign that God wouldn't let me down, and suddenly they stopped... as i explored, i never knew that they had made an outdoor church bowl there! i sat there, had my lunch, read a couple of passages... kept exploring and came across a family of deer: 5 of them... we stared at each other in silence for about a minute, they they turned and went their way... that reminded me that God makes our journey a journey where we should enjoy the fellowship of others in our quest...
went exploring more down redwood flats, and as i became fatigued, i started to lose sight of the beauty of the nature i had surrounded myself in... it was time to return to life... i threw on my iPod, and headed back...
i stop at the window tree area to stop, rest, and reflect on this journey... oh i can't wait to get back and completely rededicate myself... lying, sitting on this table, with my muddied shoes off and the gentle breeze blowing across my face, ruffling the pages of this notebook, i have found peace...
i have found internal happiness...
not that's what sabbath's about..."
that hike reminds me of our journey in life... one goes through a process: setting your eyes on a goal, getting lost along the way, finding your tracks, reaching the goal, exploring life, then coming back to share the story... after the window tree, i started walking back and came across people, heading in my direction, as well as people heading back... you see people along the path of life, coming in contact with people coming back, who share their stories... it's what naturally happens in life...
amazing, isn't it...?