There’s no question I was a “hare” most of my life, and I would never have imagined that I would turn into a “tortoise”.  I have been a confident risk taker, quick to take action.  However, my overall journey of life is based on faith and is steady and consistent.  I’m patiently waiting for Jesus to guide my way.

For much of my life, I thought the “tortoise” and the “hare” were mutually exclusive.  How is it possible to quickly make decisions and take action, and also be slow and methodical about your decisions?   Seemingly incompatible with each other, I never thought that I might actually be defined as a “tortoise” when I spent much of my life a “hare”.  

I rarely had to be asked to do something twice.  If I didn’t know what was next I would create opportunities.  My leadership, however, was built more like a “tortoise,” a slow intentional process that took numerous years to develop.    

Life changed for me when I met my husband, who was very much a “tortoise.”  His whole life was a slow and steady race.  He never missed the beauty of the world among all the chaos that attempts to take us off track.

Life pushes us to bounce around from here to there.  Applying pressure on us to do and be everything for everybody.  But what are my priorities?

When I look at my number one priority, my faith, I have to put that in perspective.  I have to know that being a “hare” is not the way to sustain that journey.  When I am a “tortoise” I’m in it for the long run.

The world needs “hares” acting quickly with love and kindness.  But in the journey of life, it is just fine to be a “tortoise,”  a steady, calm, peaceful, and patient follower of Jesus.

Over my lifetime I have been both a “hare” and a “tortoise.”   They both have their benefits and are not necessarily mutually exclusive or incompatible.  

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