Chewing the Cud

It’s funny how in a particular season we may have felt very passionate about a thing and several seasons later, it feels like it may have been an entire lifetime ago.

Our eldest sister shared some old photos with my other sisters and I, and we got talking about the old times and how every photo told a different story. We talked about striving in the midst of tough times and how to keep our heads above water in those times too. We agreed that seasons change and nothing is ever permanent.

Angela shared a song with us; The Story I’ll Tell by Maverick City Music, and she said; “This song encourages me a lot.
It helps me see that the end is good and different from whatever I may be experiencing now. I’ve sang and listened to it so many times in the past year. “

This song she shared sent me down memory lane. It reminded me of a time when it was my life’s theme song. I can’t believe I almost forgot about it.

I began to remember that season and all that led to picking the theme song. I remembered how writing was my go-to place and how it made me feel a whole lot better whenever I began to feel heavy.

…and so I went back to everything I had written then and I read all of it.

I saw myself making notes as if I was reading something someone else had written. It all felt so new to me.

I know some people don’t believe in going over the past but I’m beginning to think it’s something I might start to take seriously, especially the positive things that can help me remember how and why I made certain decisions and how I got here; where I am right now.

I’m glad my sister regurgitated old photos for us to chew and ruminate on and that I did the same to my old scribbles and writings. 

I wonder, do the animals feel the same way when they chew the Cud?