Thursday, July 10, 2008

musing...

i hesitate to admit this, but lately i've been pursuing hypermiling as a personal discipline. i am not by nature a very patient or passive person. thus, driving no faster than 62 and confining myself to the right-hand lane has been a real challenge for me.

although i'm only in the second week of this initiative, i have already realized that this expression of intentional slowing is leading me towards greater depths of personal reflection and prayer. i am constantly flagellating myself for failing to demarcate enough time for solitude, prayer, journaling and spiritual development. moreover, since i most often encounter the Other in the midst of such practices, i think that a fair amount of the self-condemnation is deserved. however, hypermiling is reminding me that in addition to reaching out in silence, i also need to pursue holiness and communion in the midst of the ordinary activities of my day.

so i guess hypermiling is an effective treatment for my incipient gnosticism. who would have guessed?

3 comments:

kristi said...

what a great exercise--i really treasure these moments when i realize that something so mundane can bring me closer to God. now, let me go change that poop diaper and see how it refines me... ;)

james said...

nice man. Sounds like you're leaps and bounds ahead of me even though i've been hypermiling a few weeks longer than you. As of now, i'm still spending too much time looking in the rear-view mirrow to see who i'm pissing off in the slow lane...

Appreciate your persepective!

g13 said...

let me share with you my secret dr. james: pissing people off is part of the fun:)

unfortunately i haven't really seen an increase in milage up to this point. i'm going to check the pressure in my tires and perhaps get the tires on my bike fixed so that i am driving less.