Opportunities

Dear Friends,

A few weekends ago, my son, a friend of ours and I hopped in the car on Sunday morning to mosey on up to our favorite cross country ski spot in West Virginia, White Grass, to go cross country skiing for the afternoon.  My son and his friend had no school the next day, as it was a holiday, so they were going to be able to sleep in, and, well, you take snow when you can get it during the winter in the DMV.

We had an absolutely fabulous day, we had so much fun and it was just completely wonderful.  

A few weeks prior, when we got our snowstorm in the Washington DC area, I had been out skiing a couple of different times.  I was up at White Grass the weekend before the snow fell in my area, and then I was able to get out in Rock Creek Park the day the snow fell to ski for a few hours.  Even so, that Sunday I was determined to get my book club book finished in a timely manner so I could get out skiing in the park one more time, because, well, snow is unpredictable in the DMV…you never know if or when it will be back.

As I was reading, snuggled in my bed on a Sunday morning with no one else in my house, I realized I just didn’t want to go.  Yes, snow is unpredictable around here, yes, it could have potentially been the last opportunity I had to go skiing this winter…and also, I was cozy in my bed, tired, and didn’t actually want to move my body.

So I stayed in bed.  I finished my book, I watched a show, I lazed about until it was time to get to my book club…and it was exactly right.

Sometimes we need to take the opportunities that present themselves…but there are other times when it’s just correct to walk away from said opportunity, even when we don’t know if or when it will come again.

I hope, this week, you have an easy time knowing which opportunities you should take, and which ones you should simply let go of.

Have an amazing week, my friend.

Love
Krista