Escape

I feel as though a lot of people in my life right now are running on empty. For once in my life I have began to discover rest (though sometimes too much of it) and the importance of saying no to people when I know I have just run myself too hard. I've been thinking about this lately and it was so great to have Jen bring up this very subject before choir last night. She read from a book about how important it is to say no sometimes without feeling guilty or the need for an excuse other than the fact that you simply need to recuperate. It was interesting however to think about it in relation to my spiritual life and that it is okay to slow down instead of trying to run at unnecessary speeds.
In addition to this entire thought about rest I have been addicted to a song by Nathan Angelo called "Escape" that almost brought me to tears last night. This is exactly how I feel on certain days when I know I need to take my time and I just feel like I have no choice but to sprint.

I start my day, I'm late again
I race another clock, will it ever end?
Can't keep up, we're falling behind
There's never any time

As one tasks ends two more begin
They're piling up and closing us in
To live like we're free just once in a while
Is that such a crime?

We all need to have that place or person that will make us feel as though we've escaped the real world and we have the freedom to be goofy and breathe a little bit deeper in order to fuel up for another part of this journey. There are few things that are truly as satisfying as that feeling of complete comfort and freedom.