My sister owns an alarm clock that has brought us much laughter over the years. It is in the shape of a whimsical cow sporting a pair of overalls. When the alarm goes off, you first hear the persistent clank of a cow bell followed by a voice that sounds to us just like Arnold Schwarzenegger saying, "Wake up! Don't sleep your life away." (Trust me. It sounds hysterical AND prompts you to get moving at the same time!)
Sometimes a life filled with responsibilities and expectations causes me to want to roll over in bed and sleep in. This is especially true on the those rare days when I don't have to get up. Now occasionally sleeping in is fine--a treat, really. But just like most treats, it should be used in moderation. I can hear the cow in my head exhorting me--"don't sleep your life away."
Even wide awake, we can sometimes "sleep" our lives away by not being present to the moment, or by simply going through the motions and longing for changes that we may be too afraid to make.
Life can be exhausting at times. Our blessing is to find the joy--even in the mundane responsibilities and risk the changes that will energize us. This is how we stay "awake" to all that this beautiful journey has to offer.
In the words of the Steve Miller band, "Time keeps on slippin', slippin' into the future." Don't let this life pass you by. Wake up and March forth!
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