In his recent blog Garland (2018) discusses the necessity to step out of the crazy current of the river of life.\u00a0 Garland’s response is prompted by a reflection of Thoreau’s\u00a0 call to solitude (Watson, 1988).\u00a0 Garland shares that only through the pursuit of solitude is it possible to gain the space to recognize that in really seeking Christ, we will find all we really need.<\/p>\n
With constant demand on time and dollar and with the recognition that other organizations are constantly pushing forward, it is too easy to be swept up in seeking more.\u00a0 If we do not push forward ourselves then perhaps we fear that we will be left behind.\u00a0 Taking time to withdraw however should create space for reflection, renewal and balance.\u00a0 In this then we as leaders should maintain the steady pace required for the long journey.\u00a0 Despite the tyranny of the urgent, it is in focusing on the long journey that we are able to realize that we can actually, strategically find time and space for solitude. As Garland suggests, if we use that solitude to balance life in the hand of Christ then we know that we will be able to find our way forward while maintaining our own sense of being.<\/p>\n
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