Do you remember your favorite pair of sneakers when you were little?  Remember the feeling of getting a new pair?   You could hardly believe that you put up with those old ones for so long …  so springy and alive the new ones felt.  You might have even thought you’d keep the old ones for backup, but after tasting the fresh tread of the new ones – fat chance the old ones would ever come out again.   Washed up or not 🙂

My sneakers of choice were, of course,  “PF FLYERS”.  I so remember the feeling of going to “The Dime Store”  – ( yes, that was really what it was called ) –  to get the annual beginning of summer new pair!   Ahhh … the feel of fresh rubber under foot!  School was out, freedom was here, and the whole summer lay before me like a silky smooth water slide.

I don’t have PF Flyers any more.  Sadly, there are lots of rituals that we leave behind as we get older.   Some we replace with grown up versions that may give us some of the same feel.  We may take yearly retreats.  Perhaps at the beginning of summer we may pause to ask ourselves what would give us a sense of summer rejuvenation and freedom.  I might suggest that we could spend a moment looking at what thoughts we’ve been wearing all year that we need to put some fresh tread on! 

But, it’s summer.   And truth is sometimes, you just need a new pair of sneakers to bring a whole new perspective to life.  I just googled “PF FLYERS” and discovered they still make them!  Course they are $59.00, but what the heck, I’m going to get some new tread for the summer!   How about you ?

See you on the water slide.

You are Precious.  You are Awesome.  You are FREE!!!

Rev. Kristin