Day 32 – Listening to the Rain
April 23, 2010
It was raining this morning when I woke up to go running around 6:30 am. I was at a women’s retreat and in a small cabin. I started to make myself get up and go despite the rain, but my body urged me just to rest. I actually listened to it. I know there will be times when I have to push my body when it does not want to go out and train, but today I chose to let myself rest. I opened the cabin door and went back to sleep listening to the rain – its gentleness washing over me. It was a gift that I gave myself. I cannot care for others if I do not learn to care well for myself. Part of caring for myself includes learning to listen to my body and honor what it tells me. I don’t do that well, but I am learning. Part of caring for others, especially the poor, is learning to listen to them rather than impose my own agenda on them. They are wise and know what they need – we just need to listen. May I run toward a hope that will meet their needs rather than my own need to “fix” their problems.
