I don’t know about you, but my weeks been a busy one. Like, ‘extra crazy I’m tired and holy crap when is the weekend‘ gonna come’ busy. So here’s my gift to you, my friends. A little pick-me-up. Here’s the “Thursday Chill Mix because the Weekend is Near!” But even in the wake of this insanity, I am reminded by a greeting a missionary I listened to used, “God is good, all the time. And all the time, God is good.” Yes He is.

So chill out, enjoy your Thursday because because God good and the weekend is near…

Thursday Chill Mix because the Weekend is Near!

Make your own mixes @ 8 Track (thanks Mudpuppy for the tip in the wake of Muxtape’s demise)

There’s something so essential about good rock music. It scrapes the weight off your soul like a cheese grater. Tuesday was one of those heavy days, so I left the office late in the afternoon with the Foo Fighters. I have their new album. It’s amazing.

I had to get out. I needed to go hiking. With my iPod in hand I left. The music blared and the sun broke. I felt alive. I hiked a while down a trail till I came upon an old railroad bridge that ran over the Stillaguamish River. I make my way to the middle of the bridge and sat down, watching the river race by. As I sat there I noticed something in the water. There was one a first. Then another. Then tons of them. Salmon were running and upstream, right under me. I watched them for a while, making their way upstream.

Jumping and struggling with such a passion to get nowhere in a hurry. What lay ahead? Spawning and death. I wondered why they were in such a rush. It reminded me of our lives. We’re in such a hurry to die. We don’t think of it like that, but that’s what we’re doing. Always staying busy. Always on that upstream push.

I sat and meditated for a while, praying and praising God. I just let the peace of creation soak in all around me.

As I hiked back to my car one things occurred to me. I swim upstream too much.