Daniel Fast Day 2 :: Slow
We walk the edge of the earth, an old friend and I. Her pace is painfully slow. It's not even a pace, really, more like just walking aimlessly, and I begin to wonder if I can do this: go slow.
But the water below the dam laps like the Gulf of Mexico--the sound of home--and the shimmery sailboats wink in the sun. It's 70 degrees in January, and the conversation is sweet. So three hours and eight miles pass, and I've never walked that far all at once before.
You can go farther when you go slow.

My normal pace is frenetic.
Eight miles with the smell of water in the air to learn that this time will have to be different from the 104 other times when I decided to do whatever it takes to beat the food issues. I've never tried slow before.
You know what happens when you walk eight miles with a friend and enjoy catching up on each other's kids? You renew an old friendship. You also have sore hip flexors, you know, those muscles that don't get a good work out until you've walked a long distance.
Vicki is training for next weekend's half-marathon. She's going to walk it.
Sharing this in community with Jennifer at Getting Down With Jesus.
Photo Credit: Rick: Cafeinated, used with permission.
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Daniel Fast Reflections From the Beginning:
Day 1 :: Food
6 comments
Oh ho! That was a real knock-out ending there, a big Aha! Hm, I guess slow must work! Hm. Thanks for this. (I really like walking -- but only ... slow! ;) May God continue giving you His wisdom through this month.
ReplyDeleteI have trouble going slow, but God doesn't. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm inspired by your fast, Dawn. May God bless you along this journey in many unexpected ways -- as He did with renewing an old friendship. I loved that.
ReplyDeleteyour writing has a way of drawing the reader in... a bit of a poetic voice... thanks for taking me on your walk
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ... Blessings to your friend as she does her marathon! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this word ... I always want to do everything fast ...
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