Early Morning Walk

I decided to take Chandler for an early walk this morning. I went to bed last night thinking I'll never be able to pull myself out of bed early enough, but was pleasantly surprised to open my eyes at 4:45 AM ready to go.

It was so quiet and peaceful. The air was fresh and crisp and the temperature was near perfect! I had my headphones on and was listening to the Chris Tomlin station on Pandora. There's nothing like enjoying God's beauty early in the morning while listening to praise and worship. It was so nice to be quiet and listen to the words that were being sung in the background.

I really got to think this morning, let my mind go where it wanted to go. I didn't have to focus on anything, other than Chandler not going potty in people's yards. So many thoughts flooded my mind, am I happy, what am I doing with my life, am I where the Lord wants me to be, what will my life look like in 5 years, am I ever going to be satisfied, would I do it all over?

Lets just say, my walk wasn't long enough for me to figure everything out. Before I knew it the sun was starting to come over the horizon, the sound of cars driving down the road was drowning out the music, and the clock was telling me time to get home so I could get ready for work. My peaceful, quiet morning was soon engulfed by stress and noise.

Chan and I got home where he happily greeted Shy and went back to bed, must be nice to be a dog. I quickly got ready and jumped in my car to join the ratrace into work. What will the next 7 hours hold? I don't know, but I do know that my quiet peaceful morning has been replaced with people talking, phones ringing, elevators opening and closing, and the sound of people typing on their keyboards.

Ah, morning walk....I miss you! Until next time....

-AKL

Why

Why do people choose to sit in the stall next to you when there are 7 open stalls in the bathroom?

Why do people talk on their cell phones when in a public restroom?

Why do people get ready in their cars while driving to work?

Why are customer service people so rude when you call?

Do cooks really spit in your food when you return it because they didn't cook it right in the first place?

Why are the lights always green when you're early to an appointment, but when you're late you always get red lights?

Why is it so difficult for women to understand men and men understand women?

Why do people carry on a conversation with you while standing at your cubicle when you're on the phone already?

Why do computers crash or freeze so much when they're supposed to make our lives easier and faster?

Why when your a child you can't wait to be a grownup but when you're a grownup you wish you could go back to your childhood?

Why do some meals take hours to make but only minutes to eat?

Why are people so competitive?

Why do semi truck drivers (or any other large truck for that matter) think they can drive their trucks like a mini cooper?

Why do people hang the balls ornament from the back of their trucks?

Why is there so much backstabbing among friends, family, and co-workers?

Why can't you seem to style your hair like your hairstylist did when you first got it cut?

-AKL