The Saturday past I had the great pleasure to see Great Big Sea in concert in Minneapolis. In today's rush rush society, where everything is wanted to be my way right away, the idea of slowing down and enjoying life is lost. The old wore down reminder, "Stop and smell the roses." There is more to this than an old saying, it is a way of life. When you slow down and allow your stress to subside life becomes a joy rather than a burden. Life is worth living, not a rush to the grave. Great Big Sea is a group that lives this out in their music and performances. They are out there performing for the audience and for the music. They are doing what they love and loving each day of what they do. In the performance they brought the petals of the music they carry with them and gently sprinkle them on the heads of all those listening.
It is not a complex idea. Take time to do what you enjoy and life is better. Do not just spend all of your time working and worrying. I am not advocating laziness, rather joy. Life is worth living. True joy does not come from money or power. True joy comes when we come to know the One who loves us and made us for Himself. The only source of true joy is Him. Want joy in life come to know the One who is Joy.
