The wind is blowing today. The high winds are getting a lot of notice here in Los Angeles County because of the fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not in danger of fire. But the winds are making me nervous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s an old story these winds, They happen at regular intervals. As I write this, I am thinking of how I am weary of how predictable my life is at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And those winds are huffing and puffing. That\u2019s another old story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The big bad wolf\u2014he wants those tasty pigs and he has the power to blow their house down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He can blow all their safety apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the pigs have built their security in different ways, the first with the straw, the next with sticks and the last with solid bricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those pig houses took a little planning to construct. I am pretty sure the pigs were all doing what was true to their character. They saw the work that had to be done and went to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t special. It was a regular, tedious long task that had to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tedious, that is, until it was the most important thing in their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first AND the second pig ran over to the brick house that the last pig put together to shelter himself, the hairs of his chinny-chin-chin and he saved his two pig brothers too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wind is howling and huffing around me as I sit in my safe strong house. I\u2019m moping because I\u2019m stuck in a rut of still feeling sick and tired of these cancer treatments. It feels so long and tedious. I\u2019m impatient with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the story reminds me that it is worth it. All the things I am doing to stay safe and the choices I make are going to make me and the ones close to me happier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That wind is scary out there, but it\u2019s also exciting. It\u2019s lending a little drama to my day. I know I\u2019d rather do the tedious work of the brick pig than the foolish work of the straw pig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work practices that I\u2019ve built with the character and disciple are worth it. Even when it feels boring and like it doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wind is reminding me of the big bad wolf that I am fighting against and is encouraging me even as I work through the next set of stuff in front of me. I\u2019m the brick pig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The wind is blowing today. The high winds are getting a lot of notice here in Los Angeles County because of the fires. I\u2019m not in danger of fire. But the winds are making me nervous. It\u2019s an old story … Continue reading