As a fitness addict I am embarrassed to say I belong to two gyms. One I use for my weekly step and yoga classes and a place to get ready when I run outside and the other for primarily rainy and snowy months.
The one I use the most is close by and even though I am almost fifty years old in the morning I am one of the youngest ones there. Most of the people even though it is early are seventy and above. They absolutely crack me up with how they work out for about half an hour or less and then sit and talk for about two hours, drink coffee and eat cookies every weekday morning. Most of them are men and the women do come but they are definitely in the minority.
I hear them discuss the world's problems and find a way to solve them. They come from all walks of life from the business man, the executive or the blue collar worker but they all want to be heard and are not afraid to argue and talk above each other in the area they often sit in.
I wonder how many of them really feel like they have lost a part of themselves as they have left the workplace and all they want is to be heard.
Then I go to school and I deal with many different kinds of children. Many push the limits of my patience and instead of in the past getting frustrated as easily I pray and ask the Lord now for wisdom on how to reach them. Sometimes the answers come easily but many times I find that no matter their emotional or academic disability they are like those old men that just want to be noticed and heard.
When I think of those around me that just want to be heard I am grateful for the Lord who listens to my needs, thoughts, hopes and dreams whenever I ask him.
Advice is good and I seek it everyday from my family, professionals and from the vast knowledge I have acquired as a teacher but most of all how wonderful it is to know that the Lord will give it you in His time when we seek Him.
James 1:5New International Version (NIV)
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