Well, hi there!
I’ve got an idea for you, so …
Slip off those slippers and slide into these sentences!
[You: Why do I need to take off my slippers?]
[Me: Because it might be fun to do something that feels a little different!]
[Me Again: OK. Slipping out of slippers is not required but slip in here for a second.]
YOU have this one big, beautiful life. It’s filled with habits and moments and celebrations and same-old, same-old.
We do things that are comfortable, and we try things that take us out of our comfort zone. But mostly, we like to stay comfortable. (Same-old.)
But.
What if this summer we switch things up a bit? We slip off our slippers and slip on some sketchers. Or we stop the scrolling and step into a story book that takes us on an adventure.
What if we moved a bit more, started dreaming again, or tried something that does not reside in our comfort zone?
Go and do it.
Maybe it’s time to stop waiting for the perfect time to do that fun dream. That one that has lived so quietly inside a corner of your heart for too long.
Maybe it’s time to let go of the excuses.
Maybe it’s time to move through your fear.
Maybe it’s time to stop worrying about what people might think.
Maybe it’s time to let go of doing it perfectly … or even correctly.
Maybe it’s time to have some more fun.
Because here’s the deal…
Every one of us has that “something” we’d love to try or do. It doesn’t have to be so scary. And it is totally OK if we mess it up.
Just think of the stories you can tell your friends! (They will be so proud of you!)
Believe me … there is a large cheering section that is just waiting for you to find the fun and do it.
How many times do we have to hear the phrase “Life is short” before we start living like we believe it?
So …
Do the fun!
Paint the picture … Ride the bike … Change your hair style … Go swimming … Visit a museum … Walk around the block …Pull out the pots and pans like a 3-year old and start banging on them to the rhythm in your heart … dance in your living room … rearrange the furniture … walk through a bookstore … read the novel … try the new recipe.
It’s a good time for a zip code change: from same-old to new-fun!
Get up, move, and do something that lights that sparkler in your heart. And when you’re done? Imagine bright, booming fireworks shooting up over your head that were lit by that heart sparkler. Imagine your friends and people you haven’t even met crowding into your living room, looking up at the colorful display, “ooh-ing and ah-ing,” clapping and celebrating your decision to just step out of your same-old.
God is always doing something new in our lives. He has such good things planned for YOU!
One of my favorite verses is Isaiah 43:19: See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
If God is excited about doing something new in our life, we can certainly slip off our socks and slip on our sketchers.
Listen to your heart.
Find your fun.
Do it.
