I peeked through the draperies to see if it was sunny a few minutes ago.The snow on the ground was orange. I hurriedly grabbed my phone and ran to the kitchen to see the sunrise over the water. It was breathtaking! The snow back there was pink. Still barefoot I quickly stepped a little ways out onto the deck because I knew if I took the time to go get shoes it would be gone. Barefoot in 20 degrees on snow was intense but I got most of it. Had I stepped a bit farther the whole sun could have been caught. As it was I missed the most vivid color because my door was frozen shut. if I had just stepped out a bit farther…….
Life is so much like that. Fear of just stepping out. It’s too hard. I could fail, what’s the point. I’m not good enough. How can I do that? It’s too cold and I’m barefoot….. and you would miss it..something of such beautiful magnitude …and it was missed…because you were afraid…or you stopped to “go grab your shoes “, and the moment was lost. I wonder how many opportunities I have missed in life because, “I went to grab my shoes”, overthinking that I need to do this or that before I could do it? The moments to, step out and grab it, were simply lost…life moved on when I wasn’t looking…when i was, “thinking it through”…there are times when we need to just step out and do it…
On your life’s journey keep your eyes alert for the seconds of stunning beauty around you…step out barefoot because you might miss something extraordinary if you, “go grab your shoes “. ❤️
Reflections on Life’s Journeys 