This is the 25th year in a row that I have come to Alaska to fish for salmon. In the past years, I have fished for 12 to 14 hours each day. I figured I could catch up on sleep time when I got home. The joy of fishing motivated and energized me. But, alas, I am almost 76 years old, and my body won’t keep up or cooperate with my brain anymore. I was supposed to get up at 3:00 am and fish with my son Seth. When the alarm went off this morning, I told him to go without me, and I slept until 9:00 am. The group returned from fishing a few minutes ago and caught lots of salmon, and all said to me, “You should have come, Dee; fishing was awesome!” I felt like a lazy old man. ‘Two Bible verses have become a focus in my meditation lately and have helped tremendously in accepting my need for increased sleep and rest time.

Psalms 37:7 Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of life’s limitations.

Psalms 131:2 Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.

Such is life; enjoy it.