What a great question. Think about how you eat when you use a spoon. It's like a little mini shovel enabling you to gobble your food without regard for taste, texture or experience.

For those of us in the Western Hemisphere, chopsticks are not the normal utensil used when eating. Infrequently when we endeavor to use them, we find that we are forced to SLOW DOWN, take smaller bites and consequently are able to enjoy the flavor of our food.

This morning the Children's Message at church compared consuming life with a spoon vs. chopsticks. The speaker encouraged us to consider the fact that with chopsticks we are forced to be in the moment of life. No longer can we scarf down experiences, quickly moving from one to another with little regard for what we could be taking in; the people around us, nature, the very journey itself.

The successful use of chopsticks requires practice. We can't expect everything we try to be done correctly the first time. It takes practice. Are we willing to try new things even if it means failing at first?

You can't just use one chopstick. Unless you stab at life, the proper use of chopsticks requires using them in pairs. In life we need to reach out to others, leaning on others, for together we can accomplish great things,

I ask you...are you living life with a spoon or a chopstick?