I took the weekend off. Actually started with half of Friday and then took half of Tuesday. Had almost no access to the Internet. Hiked a bunch of trails around the Old Man’s Cave area of Hocking Hills in southern Ohio. Read a couple of good books. (“False Economy” about choices governments and societies make that lead to economic success or failure; “Distributed Computing and the Cloud”–pretty geeky, but I need to try to stay abreast of technology; also read through Paul’s pastoral letters again, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus)
Did you take off a little time? You can get so close to your work that you get lost in the details. A few days away can give you space and distance from which to view where you’re going.
I’m involved in lots of things. Evidently I’m only happy being involved. It was a time to take a break and then contemplate the bigger picture of what I’m doing in each area of my life. I do this a couple of times a year–the other time being the space between Christmas and New Years.
The main focus of the weekend was gratitude. I could say I’ve earned what I have. That would be only partially correct. Certainly I work hard and never stop learning. But people have come into my life at various times to point a path. I’m grateful for every one of them.
I just saw one couple that had great influence on making me a leader and (slightly) more social. Typical of seeing old, lost friends, this was at a funeral. Most unfortunate sudden loss of another long-time friend.
So, my meditations involved remembering those who have influenced me being grateful for everything God has placed before me. It’s a great way to take a break.
Faith Venture 
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