Walking on Water or Just Walking

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, swelling in the present moment and feeling truly alive.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I spent a pleasant hour or so last night talking with Scoutmaster Jerry Schleining author of the Scoutmaster Minute blog and podcast. (keep an eye out for our discussion on a future Scoutmaster Minute podcast). One of the recurring themes of our discussion was how little either of our Troops resemble a Norman Rockwell painting and how pleased we are that this is so. Once Scoutmasters discover the tremendous capabilities of their Scouts and let them go to work great things happen.

These great things are not perfect but they are still great. We don’t have to walk on water, all we have to do is walk.