Lessons That Teaching Has Taught Me—part 5
One time, when we
were studying Richard Foster’s book Celebration
of Discipline in our Sunday school class, one honest guy said…"My life
is a series of times of great relaxation followed by great panic." I’ve heard people say…"I’m just not the
schedule type. I like to fly by the seat
of my pants." But I have been
there, done that, and found my pants generally on fire. Those who say they have no schedule -- but their pants aren’t on fire--probably have rhythm in their life they don’t even
realize it. I, on the other hand, have had to work very hard at finding rhythm
and pacing. You don’t have to have an
elaborate schedule, but finding rhythm and pacing ourselves leaves us with more
margin in our lives to enjoy life and God and everything. Find a few things to do consistently. Develop a basic rhythm and structure to your
life, and you will breathe easier.
The author Sarah Wolf Frey is a 20 year veteran of
applied music teaching. In her words
“There are some ‘lessons’ that have become more and more true to me about life
in general...” This series is used by
permission of the author.
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