RE-locating, adding another home base

We have gotten a second home in Troutdale, OR, which is about an hour drive or more from where we have been. This is to be closer to our business we are developing. The task of doing so has been more than consuming and I find myself exhausted and spent in a delightful way. I feel good that we are working on our dream, and I feel completely drained from the sheer effort involved. The place we are setting up in is three stories, and TALL ceilings, which make a LOT of stairs! This is a great work out and I call it FREE GYM. Thanks to Renee ;-)

I find that I am blessed with physical symptoms that tell me when it is time to slow down/ to back off and take a break, and now is the time! With this huge hurdle behind me, I feel consumed with reflection on all the like skills and lessons that I am learning, all be it slowly. I am learning that balance is to reign over production. I am learning that love is to reign over perfection and mostly, that grace ought to rein over all. Unfortunately, as a very driven individual, I am not prone to this as a natural born understanding, but must toil tirelessly to beat my head against the stubborn wall of 'accomplishment'. It seems that God would have me learn to cherish the stillness; the balance so that I may enjoy the fullness of joy in my life.

So, as I embrace this lesson, (which I admit is progress from simply noticing it), I do so with a kind of understanding that leads toward integration....or at least an appreciation that I have not had. I have a deep, driving desire to move into this new phase of life with balance. This is going to be a phase where I am about to take on an enormous endeavor and one that I am fully experienced with and know full well the breadth of energy it takes. Yet......I intend to take with me the balance, love and grace that are the characteristics of my Creator.

Tonight, I sit back and thank God for bringing me through the perils of this year. They have brought me to the raw, open bottom of life and allow me to sit in the areas that I have been so very deficient in. For so long, I have pushed myself way too hard. It is time for balance, love and grace toward myself as well.