What is keeping you right now from deepening your relationship with God and others?
Could it be something as simple as walking?
Recently, I wrote about a disordered attachment I had to a New Year’s goal for IgnatianSpirituality.com and the steps I took to regain detachment and freedom.
Here’s an excerpt:
“As we entered the third month of the year, however, I quickly realized I did not have time to walk 25 minutes every day. Some weekends I found myself walking in excess of three miles each day to catch up with my goal. It didn’t take long before one of my legs started to ache. The pain began in my ankle and moved gradually up to my knee and finally settled in my hip. I did what I could to mitigate the pain. I bought new shoes, I started stretching more regularly, and I even visited the chiropractor. The only thing I did not do was slow down on the walking. After all, my twins were loving their mom time. I was getting some great Vitamin D from the sun, and walking is supposed to be a healthy activity! But the real reason I didn’t slow down was I did not want to fail at my goal.
It occurred to me one afternoon as I was forcing myself to get in a few minutes of walking despite my aching leg that this goal of walking had inadvertently become a disordered attachment for me. Instead of being something positive for my sons and me, it was quickly becoming an impediment. I suddenly came to a stop in the middle of the sidewalk. “What am I doing?” I asked aloud. There was no one to answer my question as my twins had stopped walking with me a few days prior.
It was time to set myself free.”
Read it here: https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/when-walking-became…/
… and let me know if it resonates with you!
