I went away for a couple of days. Partly for the sake of being somewhere other than my apartment, and partly to go some place where I could think without all of the distractions of home. At home there is fire calls to respond to, phones to answer, voice over jobs to record, emails to check, Jon & Kate Plus 8 episodes to watch, and a hundred other things that eat away precious minutes of the day.
Some of these time consumers are certainly more important than others, but all of them suddenly disappear, albeit briefly, when I go away from home. I don’t care who you are, or what you do – or don’t do – for a living, we can all use a little time away every now and then.
During my time away there were two things I enjoyed more than anything else. Use of a hot tub, and a king size bed. These are two luxuries that I don’t often get to enjoy, and yet, two luxuries I think we should all be able to enjoy!
Should I ever find myself elected Prime Minister of this fine country, one of my first acts in office would be to institute tax incentives and rebates for the purchase of both hot tubs and king sized beds. Allow me to explain a logic that may be difficult for some to grasp.
In my, far from expert, opinion, happy citizens are better citizens. They contribute more positively to society, they have better personal lives and better professional lives. I further believe that two things that can contribute to such a happiness are hot tubs and king sized beds.
My journey away from home for the past couple of days, was not merely a journey of physical distance. It was also a journey in thought. The pathway I found myself on was one that ended in a decision. Whenever I find myself facing a great decision, I always like to separate myself from the world for a time so I can focus entirely on making a right choice.
On the way to my destination I make numerous stops. Stops to pray. Stops to read. Stops to question. Stops to make lists. Each one of these stops is crucial in making it successfully to my destination. It’s not unlike a long car ride that involves stops for bathroom breaks and breaks to stretch your legs, stops to refuel you and stops to refuel the car. All of these stops are necessary to get where you’re going.
I can get lost in a king size bed. I can swim in it’s vastness. I can sleep sideways, lengthways, crossways, it really doesn’t matter. because I can never run out of room. It has untapped potential. If I were to select but a single word to describe such a luxury, it would be abundance.
Life is like a king size bed. How we decide to use it is the key! We can choose to live life comfortably, finding contentment in a small, non-threatening, simplistic, challenge free existence. In essence, we can climb into the king size bed and sleep in an area of if no larger than ourself. We play it safe, using no more than we need to just get by.
Then are those who grab life by the horns, if you’ll pardon the cliche. Life is an adventure to these people. Behind every turn is a new challenge waiting to be met. There is success, there is failure. This is joy, there is sorrow. There is living!
Abundance is available to those who are willing to seek it. It does not come easily. It does not come without challenge. There will be sacrifice, there will be hard work, there will be great reward! To these people, life is a king size bed, and they are ready to enjoy every last bit of it.
In the last two days I have slept in a king size bed, and have used every inch of it. Now, I pray, that I will find the courage to approach the opportunities life brings my way with the same resolve. Sometimes, we find the answers we seek in the most unusual places. I found mine sleeping in a king size bed.
Look it up – John 10:10
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