My favorite quote today comes from a book I’m reading entitled A Gentle Thunder, by Max Lucado.

Much of life is spent rowing. Getting out of bed. fixing lunches. Turning in assignments. Changing diapers. Paying bills. Routine. Regular. More struggle than strut. More wrestling than resting…

…You thought marriage was going to be a lifelong date? You thought having kids was going to be like baby-sitting? You thought the company who hired you wanted to hear all the ideas you had in college?

Then you learned otherwise. The honeymoon ended. The IRS called, and the boss wanted you to spend the week in Muleshoe, Texas. Much of life is spent rowing.

The trick is to find joy and meaning in those routine things, and choose to relish the pauses between breaths. Have a good day everyone!

Tags: A Gentle Thunder, life, Max Lucado, perspective