Bare Feet and Egg Yolk

By Addison Road • Jun 3rd, 2008 • Category: Artists in Residence

Behind my house I have a little creek where I pretty much spend my evenings. Sad? No…I love it. I have a routine. I’ll make something to eat(usually a sandwich or anything that has not yet molded), take my shoes off and set off on an adventure. Yes, I am 28 years of age and I have no problem with the fact that am eager to go on explorations.

Usually on these adventures of mine I try to discover something mysterious with a hint of danger. Example: Wednesday night I came face to face with a skunk and a rabid possum. Well, I’m not sure if it had rabies, but in my head it did. I like to think so for the purpose of feeling like I narrowly escaped the clutches of a wild and unforgiving animal. When I’m not dodging vicious rodents and crawling through dark tunnels, I have a lot of time to think on these journeys.

I feel like it’s kind of an escape from everything that tends to weigh heavy on me during the day. Often I worry about things like finances, the future of the band, what my life looks like in 5 years, do I have toilet paper, will I ever have a wife and a family, etc.. I hate that I let these things get to me like they do.

I feel like God gave me a little slap on the back of the head the other night while walking bare footed through the creek. I kept thinking about a couple of verses. One being how He tells us not to worry about tomorrow because it will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Also, how He talks about His yoke is easy and His burden is light. I love that verse! Although every time I read it, i get this mental image of God eating eggs over-easy style. The cool thing is…every time someone tells me, “don’t worry man…things will be okay,” I just want to tell them to shut up. BUT, when I read it in the bible or i feel like God is speaking these verses to me, it’s like I can breathe easier. That’s a good feeling. I forget how much God wants to take all of that from me. Make my heart lighter. It’s a selfless act.

Your bare-footed friend,
Travis

P.S. I challenge anyone to go on an adventure this week and report back to me with anything that you discovered! Watch out for furry things with beady eyes and claws.

↓ One comment

#1 Matt on June 12th, 2008 at 8:36 pm

Nothing furry to report, but this is a good reminder of the power of the ability to get away from everything now and then…

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