Get Lost

I was talking with a friend today at church. She was telling me how her daughter is running a lot these days and would like a running partner. My friend said she can't run to save her life but misses the routine of regular exercise. You see, she was really into the aerobics phase back in the days Olivia Newton John was singing, "Lets Get Physical." (yeah, admit it - you had that on cassette tape, right?) Oh how I digress. My friend said she loved her aerobics classes because she would get lost in them. Not physically lost, but lost in the vastness of her mind. The good feeling of lostness (is that a word?) where your mind is void of the pressures of daily life, schedules, to do lists and should have done lists. As my friend and I continued to chat, she stopped suddenly, looked directly into my eyes and said, "You know, I've not been lost in long time. I miss it. My mind is always going at 100 mph from the moment I wake up to the instant I fall asleep." I know exactly what she means. Can you relate as well?

When I am peering at the wonder of the world through my camera, I'm lost. On an easy run around the town I live, I'm lost. As I sit with my sketch pad on my lap drawing what ever is before my eyes, I'm lost. The problem is ~ I don't get lost nearly enough.

In these times of lostness, our brains stop mulit-tasking and our body and mind get in sync with one another - this is a wonderful feeling. We are living fully in the present in those moments. And while there - we are able to sense God's presence more than when we are zooming all over creation. (that's my experience at least). I love to get lost...I need to get lost, soon.

Being lost opens the door to our imagination and our creativity. We say we are not creative people, but could the real problem be - we don't allow ourselves time to be lost so creativity stays below the surface of our lives...unrecognizable, unnoticeable.

How do you get lost? Through reading, gardening, redecorating, a walk in the woods or along a stream? Take time for yourself. Do good for your soul and...get lost.

grace & peace on the journey ~deAnn