Take stock and admire the view

I live in one of the most beautiful places on the British Isles. Durham has; history, green, flowing water, and is stunning! The only downside; the hills! They are everywhere and there is no avoiding them, especially walking up to college on a morning.

Last week I decided to go for a walk, it was a gorgeous afternoon. Cold but bright. I headed, like a dog, towards the water. When I am in one of those kind of moods I just want to explore.

Explore I did! I found new paths and ways around. It was FANTASTIC! And for the most part I could hear the cathedral bells ringing out.

As I was walking I saw a bench by the river and felt inclined, a God nudging I call it, to sit. The view of the river was breathtaking!
I felt God say I want you to 'stop and admire the view'.

If you like climbing hills, as I do, if you didn't stop and rest you would wear yourself out and possibly cause yourself all kinds of injuries. Furthermore, if you kept climbing all the way to the top and didn't take stock and admire the view it would seem a bit of a pointless walk wouldn't it?!

So one thing I'm thinking about doing is stopping and admiring the view along this journey. I would like to invite you to do the same.

Can I invite you to make comments bellow my blog posts of anything which is challenging you.

Writing and journaling helps, in my experience, have you tried it?

I am setting myself the goal of taking myself physically out of college at set points in the day or week to write, have a coffee and 'admire the view'.

Part of the pause is to 'take stock' remember.

So take time to look how far you have come, what has challenged you?, what was helpful?, what have you learned? Then look forward to what comes next.

Have you got more of a climb to go?, are there resting places you can see along the way?, are you heading downhill after a pause of a while at the top?, what things can you see in the journey ahead where you can smile?, what might be the more difficult patches? Ready?

GO!