Most days in my life have been great. I am just happy most of the time. Happy to see my friends, happy to play with my kids, happy spending time with my wife. Just happy.But there are days when I wish I was a turtle.
Days where I wish I had a shell that I could pull my head into and just hide from the world.
They are rare, but I have 'em.
There is an issue with pulling our heads into our shells and disappearing from reality for a bit though. It can start to become a comfortable place to hang out.
Being inside of your shell is safe…after all, you are the only one in there.
Nobody can say hurtful things to you.
Nobody can stab you in the back through your shell.
Nobody can stress you out in your shell.
That all sounds great, but here is the downside to hanging out in your shell.
Nobody can say hurtful things to you
Nobody can stab you in the back through your shell.
Nobody can stress you out in your shell.
You might think that it would be great to go through life without ever being stressed out, without anyone ever hurting you, or without ever suffering……..but you would hate it.
You would have nothing to compare.
You would never know how awesome it is to be stress free unless you have experienced stress.
You would never know how peaceful it is to have loyal friends unless you have been stabbed in the back.
To truly see how glorious the mountaintop is, you have to go through the pain and anguish of climbing up from the valley.
You don't want to be a turtle.
The shell looks cool and protective. But in the end, it's just keeping you from experiencing life. The good and the bad.
Life is calling you. Climb out of that shell.
