In
our technology centered world, it’s hard to imagine putting your cell phone
down to enjoy the outdoors. Every summer
my favorite place to be is in the Pocono Mountains. My grandparents have a small cabin in a
summer community around Pocono Lake. In
some ways it is similar to a country club, because it is a private community
for members and their families, but it is much more than that. I think that to each person, Pocono means
something different, an escape from a stressful job, a summer job, anything you
want it to be. To me Pocono is a
reminder of the beauty of nature I so often forget to appreciate when I get
caught up with life, it is a place where I can slow down and relax.
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For
over a hundred years Pocono has operated around a three word saying: “Simplicity, Sincerity, Service.” At Pocono we put away our cell phones in the
main center to catch up with friends we haven’t in a year and we wave to
everyone we pass when driving on the 19 mph dirt road. Even if we personally don’t know each other,
our parents, grandparents or great grandparents grew up together. We are all connected through our love of the
lake and everything that comes with it.
Pocono
Lake has become a part of who I am, part of what makes me, me. The summers I have spent biking around,
swimming in, kayaking and motor boating through the lake with friends, or
blueberry picking with my Dad are the some of my favorite memories. These memories make me truly appreciate God’s
wonderful creations; the warm summer sun, the cool breeze on a late August
night, a breathtaking sunset, the sound of water trickling down a stream, the birds
chirping on mid Sunday morning, the dark evergreen trees and their reflection
on the gorgeous blue lake. Far too often
the world forgets to stop and smell the roses.
It is something I am making an effort to do more often. But no matter how much time in Pocono, I will
never get used to the hidden beauty of nature.
