I just got back from picking up our middle son from work. As I pulled out of the driveway I noticed flashing lights along the side street we live on. A closer look revealed one police car with two other cars pulled over. Along the sidewalk, many others stopped to watch. Then, as I pulled onto the main road, a number of vehicles slowed to rubber-neck in an effort to see what was going on.

Sitting here tonight winding down from another day I find myself asking the question; Did I rubber-neck my way through the day? Or, did I actually get involved in the day, living the day to its fullest? How many times do we actually coast through the days, which can turn into a daze, and before we know it, a week, a month, or even a year has flown by. Do we actually become involved in the day, or do we simply rubber-neck our way through the day, without becoming involved in anything.

A couple years ago Adam Sandler put out a movie called Click. While we hated the movie because it was rude and crude, it did contain a few good lessons. One such lesson revolved around the idea of fast forwarding through life on cruise-control. If we do this, before we know it, life has flown by, and it’s usually filled with many regrets.

Tonight I’m wondering how to get more involved in life and not rubber-neck the events of any given day too much.

A Fellow Sojourner,
Dr. Rus