Lessons from the Beach - A View Worth the Climb

My husband and I were walking at the beach the other day when he said he wondered how the open water looked – next thing I knew he was off climbing the hills of frozen sand and ice to get a good view. I stood there for a minute, wondering how badly I wanted to see the water. There was a mound of frozen sand, then 2 decent sized hills of ice between me and the view. Do I really want to see it or do I just want to stand here on the flat, frozen sand of the beach?

Here I am, very comfortable with my place, walking along enjoying the beach. My view is a bit limited with a bluff on one side and ice hills on the other, but I am happy. Suddenly my situation isn’t as comfortable. The guy who was sharing my limited view has gone off to take in more. I’m not happy with my limitation now, but I don’t want to climb this stuff. I mean really, the last time we were on chunks of ice like this, the dog broke a nail in half, right down to the quik. Now Tom is over there and one foot just went through the ice that had skinned over a puddle so he has one wet, frozen foot. If I stand here I am safe. I know the terrain and I know what’s going on. If I start climbing, all kinds of icky things could happen.

Feels an awful lot like the place we find ourselves when we are unhappy with a portion of our life. I can stand here where I have been comfortable and I know what’s what. OR I can go over there, climb some new terrain, risk some minor injuries, and get the life that guy has.

I chose to climb – both in my life and on the beach – and the view is spectacular!

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