I got a new fire pit
yesterday. Bonfires are a favorite of mine. We’ve had amazing weather the past
week or so and I was thrilled to be able to sit out around a fire after life
wound down last night. Unfortunately, the temp was a little below “comfortable relaxation”
level and the time around the fire was short as a result. I didn’t want to
waste my logs but I didn’t want to soak them either. I separated the logs from
each other and spread them out around the outside of the pit. Ten minutes later
after the company had left and the lights were turned out in the house, the
fire was dead. Not a spark, not an ember, not even a glow.
Nothing will kill a
fire faster than separating the logs.
Nothing will steal
your spark faster than isolation.
Nothing will stall
momentum in your life faster than removing yourself from like-minded,
like-passioned people.
Nothing will build
you, encourage you and keep you warm more effectively than huddling in to those
people around you who are moving in the direction you want to go.
Are you feeling like
you’re slowing down in areas you want to burn brightly? Snug up. Push in. Find
the ones who are burning like you want to be and get in there close.
Are you feeling like
you’re on fire in places that need to die? Remove yourself and walk away.
It takes a lot of
water to drown a fire when the logs are close. Those hidden embers keep burning
in spite. It takes a lot of opposition to drown momentum when a few people are
committed to pushing in and pushing thru together.
Lean forward,
Bekka
