Life on the Treadmill

Many see the treadmill as a horrible form of torture. I on the other hand see it as a way to escape the stresses of life and be in my own mind for an undetermined amount of time, in a literal form anyway. I do spend lots of time on my treadmill, it's one of my favorite things in my house. It could be because I have two fans that blow on me, a tv 2 feet away with a cable hook up and a stereo so I can hear it over the belt. Or on the other hand, it could just be a reminder of life. Sounds funny I know because most would say that you don't get anywhere on a treadmill, but I beg to differ. On a treadmill you do the same thing over and over and let's face it over again, and while you don't actually move from your spot you do gain something from it. And I would say that gain is getting somewhere. But my life is much alike the treadmill. Most of us do the same actions day after day with little deviation. I start my day with a cup of coffee. Most days I can't tell you what day of the week it is without looking at my watch, my laundry pile almost always looks the same even though I do laundry almost every day, the kitchen sink fills and emptys multiple times a day, I use my broom to sweep the same 20 square feet 3 times a day and nothing is really all that new in my routine. But even though it might sound the same it is always different because every day I grow in understanding and knowledge. Every day my family gets one day older. Through prayer and obedience I get closer to God. I smile the same smile every morning and somehow it gets me a little closer to my friends. So life is like a treadmill....We do the same thing over and over and let's face it over again but it somehow is different and we really do gain something.