Well, hello. It’s been since October that I have sat down to write anything, let alone something for this platform. Time has been fleeting and I’m at a place in my heart where I feel like I don’t have anything to show for the time I’ve used. The people who know me like I know me know that I am constantly moving.

Remember back when we were kids and our lives consisted of going to school and coming home to play in the neighborhood? Taking a bath was the worst part of our day and dinner time couldn’t come soon enough but stayed way too long. Remember Toys R’ Us was the only toy store we wanted to go to and books were enough? Oh how much fun it was to spend our weekends at the ball park and the pool! Sleepovers were super fun and mom picking you up the next day felt too soon. We would spend countless hours reciting spelling words just to get that gold star on our paper the next week. School plays were cute for the families involved but I swear I felt like I was on broadway. Remember when we were just kids?

I remember the first time I got money for my birthday. Within the walls of a shiny birthday card I found $7 on my 7th birthday from my Aunt. My mom suggested I save it for “something good” but I didn’t need something good… 7 year old me thought she had everything good. I wanted something FUN! We went to Dollar Tree and I ended up spending all $7 on other people. I was just a kid.  I didn’t need that money.

Wow. How different things are now for this world and for 21 year old me? We all know the trials of being an adult, or being in college, or raising a family, or working a full time job, or doing all of those things at once (god bless those people). At the beginning of this blog I mentioned how I never stop moving. That was super fun…when we were just kids. Now- the adult version of that 7 year old who wore two left shoes to Dollar Tree really needs to remind herself that you don’t always have to be doing something.

So, a quick ending note to all of you out there who are like me and refuse to sit still in this already fast world:

• Sit still for 5 minutes a day. No phone, no TV, no book…just sit still.
• Get off your phone. Go do something intentional…life may feel a little bit slower.
• Spend time with people who encourage you to slow down.
• Spend more time at ball parks, “playing” with your friends, and enjoy dinner time.
• Spend money on yourself….it’s okay to spoil yourself.

Just slow down, friends. This world we live in doesn’t allow us be kids for too long.

xo,

Chance Colleen