Small Lessons of Life....

I had "promised" that I would write about the tire that was locked to the bike rack that I found at UF Wiemar Journalism buiding. Unfortunatley, the picture from my cell phone wasn't save (part of my ignorance). It's ok...I'm sure everyone has a vivid imagination.

Close your eyes, do you see a long bike rack with lots of bikes locked to it. Now...suddenly do you see just a tire..laying on the ground but locked to the bike rack? A nice and looke new tire. Just laying there...bound to a rack like a prisoner. Are you wondering where the rest of the bike ran off to? I know I am. Was it stolen? Did the owner loose his key and took the bike but left the tire behind?

I just thought when I saw that tire there, just laying there by itself-locked up alone; something was just odd about it. Of course, Tim thought I was just being weird. He told me I always find the wierdest things to think of "lessons of life". Well, maybe I do. But you know what, in all that we do, or where we are at...you will find lessons in it. After all, life is full of daily school lessons. We never stop learning. Right?!

Often we are addicted to the things of life that often locks us up. We are afraid to let go of those things or memories. Parts of us may move on, leave and go to other places, while there are other parts of us that just hangs on. Protest. Lock ourselves up in things that may not get us anywhere. Our minds may spin, round and round...but it can also be stuck ..left behind...holding on. We often become "prisoners" to those things or to those memories.

Are you like this? I know I am. So....what are we going to do to find that key, so we can go on that merry way....find the bike it belongs to and move faster to better things...better memories? Are we willing to unlock the chain....or do we choose to stay locked up as prisoners to the past?

I think I can go to much more places and faster if I have two wheels on my bike, than one (1). Don't you think? What is your thought on this? Perhaps you have a lesson you found it it too...let us hear it.


This morning, an elderly couple that I met at the Fair yesterday delivered my Culligan water-the cooler, the 3 five gallons of water, a case of bottle water and a cute cloth case to cover the water. I had found a great deal to have some cold spring water constantly. The 3 five gallons were free, so was the case of bottle of water. The rental of the cooler is only $1/month. The five gallon of water will be monthly only for $5.00. So basically, I'll only be paying $6.50 a month . Its surely cheaper than the bottle waters I've been purchasing ($5.99/case) and that last less then a week and tasted horribly. The water flter ...well that didn't last long either.

Water was delivered to me....water. I knew something good had to come out of this. It meant more to me then just satisfying my thirst. I knew it had a much meaningful lesson. God often uses nature to teach us lessons of life. He has known that I have been thirsty for a better life- good health, good friends and family. And today, He delivered the message to me...reminding me that there is still hope, love and faith....but the greatest part of it, He wanted to remind me that He still loves me....unconditionally....despite who I am, or where I come from, or what I've become. And he reminded me...as long as I accept this, I shall thirst no more.

Water- the gift of life.