Today I am grateful for finally transcending to a point where I am no longer carrying a pack with me. There was no second thought about this in my mind. It’s something that needed to happen. I had to get to a point within this journey where I finally understood that WE CHOOSE what we carry with us. Physically that could be water, food, hygiene-related items, clothes and so much more. Meta-physically this focuses more on the worries or anxieties that can sometimes plague us on a day-to-day basis.

 

These are the things that REALLY weigh us down in life, and letting it all go for the sake of finishing my journey taught me well for what I must do in other parts of my life.

 

What about things like food or water? I didn’t even carry a water bottle with me. Why? Because my experience had taught me that we would come across many towns, many of which offered services and items for purchase, so I could always eat or drink at these short stops. The ability for God to provide here was also made clear. I really didn’t need to take anything with me, because everything would be provided to me while ON the way. That’s an important key to life to remember since we spend so much of our life trying to prepare for everything, some of which may never happen, and in the process only achieving to weigh ourselves down for the overall journey ahead of us.

 

I am grateful for putting down my pack. I know it will be waiting ahead of me when I get to my final destination. But for now? To focus on the road ahead so that I can finish what I started.

 

Thank you for these life-realigning reminders.