You know the sort of day?! You’ve been working hard. Got stuff on 2 or weekends in a row and so decide to take some time out, a day off and chill with God, tidy up lose ends, etc etc.

Today I had great plans. I was to start at the gym at 730. Then I was going to read for a bit before going for a walk to just mull things over with God. Then I was going to watch a film I had been meaning to watch for a while, get tea ready, do a bit more reading before collecting the children from school.

Today Beth was ill – so the day d not go according to plan. It always seems to happen that way, so while Beth lay on the sofa watching Princess Diaries for the 257th time I thought I’d get some work done. (what is it about children and watching the same film over and over again – she says the lines now before the characters do!)

Then I had a change of heart and thought I could still use the day to chill and read and so on, rather than it just being lost as another work day.

This morning I read ‘Who Moved my Cheese?’ This book is a bit of a mystery. It was in my welcome pack at Staff Conference but not sure how it got there. The book took me less than an hour to read and is pretty cool. It’s a story about 4 characters – a simple parable showing how people deal with change. The back of the book says ‘discover the secret for yourself and learn how to deal with change, so that you suffer less stress and enjoy more success in your work and life.’

A big claim for a little book of 80 written pages or so. I found myself laughing at me in the book, and seeing others. I exclaimed ‘yes’ on a few occasions and ended by wondering who I want to share the book with first – family, friends, YFC or church?

It really is a great little story which has got me thinking throughout the rest of the day. My favourite quote from the book to be applied to any situation:

What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

It’s quite a liberating question.
As you look ahead, as you dream, ask the question of yourself.
What do you come up with?