getting up to speed

So, I am in downtown Orlando today sitting in an open office area on the 17th floor of the Plaza building.  This is the office space used by Bonded Entertainment, Renee's management company. (It's not Renee's company but the company that manages her booking etc.) They have graciously given me permission to work here when I find working from home getting to me.

I don't come everyday.  Parking in downtown Orlando costs $1 per hour and I can't justify spending $6-7 per day to use the office here.  On occasions I have driven from home to a nearby hospital and left my car to take the bus downtown.  It costs $4 per day to do this.  It takes much longer to get to the office but it has it's upside besides the cheaper cost.  It saves gas and tolls as well but also gives me forced time to read on my way to work!  I actually like "...leaving the driving to us"  bus ride.  For those of you not old enough to remember, that was a paraphrase of the Greyhound Bus slogan back in the 50's or 60"s on television commercials!  YES, they actually advertised on TV and the complete slogan was, "Take the bus and leave the driving to us!"

While living in Moscow, Russia we did not have a car but took public transportation everywhere.  I really enjoyed the slower pace of using it even while not necessarily convenient at times.  Driving brings it's own stress to me and the constant need of paying attention to my driving as well as the driving of others.  You have to plan in the day the extra time but again it actually relaxed me to ride and not be in control of the speed in which I may travel.  When I drive I feel the need to "get there" as quickly as possible.  I have power and control to some degree.  I learn from public transportation that surrender can be a good thing and it brings me benefits.

Well, can you see where this is leading me?  Issues of "power," "control," and "surrender" are exactly the issues God brings to my life in my relationship to Him.  They are also mirrored in any recovery work and our steps to sanity.  Surrender of my will (power and control) to God and His will brings the greatest experience of contentment and peace into my life!