Just keep treading...

It has been quite a while since I've last posted a blog entry. I always seem to say I'll do better, but then fail miserably.  It has been on my mind for a couple weeks now that another entry was past due, trouble is, when time gets to this far since the last time, you have so many things you can talk about. the trouble is finding that one thing that is worth mentioning.

Tonight I sat here thinking for a while about what it is I wanted to share with the world. Spent time reflecting on where my life is at, where I'm headed, and if anything interesting was happening that was worth telling the world.

The glorious water bucket thing.

After pondering for some time, the point finally came that all my thoughts, all my feelings, and everything else in my life seems to be getting joined into one big mess. So while this post may not make sense to you who read it, imagine what havoc is going on inside my head right now as I seek for more direction in my life.

That being said, there is a solution, and it has to do with this picture you see to the right.

Back in high school, when I was playing water polo, we spent a lot of time training in the pool. Everyday for 3 hours we would tread water, practice game-like situations, conduct drills to better our technique, build our strength level, etc.

I always felt my weakness came down to my leg strength. If I were to get beat, it would be because the other guys would be able to out tread me. One of the drills that we did to overcome this weakness used this  5 gallon water jug.

We would fill it with water, then as we were treading, we would hold it over our head as the water came out. It was tough, really tough. 50 pounds of weight to hold up. The goal was to keep your head and shoulders out of the water the whole time the water slowly came out of the small hole at the bottom. It would have been easy to just give up and toss it away, but a lesson we learned while doing it is simply to tread on. Over time, it eventually got lighter, and easier to bear. But in order for it to get to that point, one must learn this one lesson; just keep treading.

This is just like us in our daily lives. Sometimes the weight/pressure seems too much to bear. Its times like these where we feel we are being pushed under water, struggling for air while trying to deal with our trials and afflictions.

World, My life has been flipped upside down and inside out. But just as I endured the water falling out of the jug, I will endure these temporary trials weighing me down. Things will come around, and life will get easier.

This entry was for me more than anyone else really, however if it was any help to you I'm glad I could be of assistance.