One of the questions that I ask myself on a regular basis is, "What am I learning in this season of life?" As I am walking with the Lord through this very uncertain period of my life, I am trying to apply a truth that I have known but stink at applying: LIVE for TODAY!!!
I know that a big chunk of my life is spent in one of two phases: analyzing past failures and anticipating future dreams. While there is certainly nothing wrong with spending some time in analysis and dreaming modes, if most of my time is consumed by doing this, I am missing the gift of TODAY (is there any wonder that we refer to today as "the present"?). As I think about the gift of the present, I want to . . .
- Focus on loving those closest to me. The greatest lessons I am learning in life today come from Alison, Maddie, the rest of my family, and my closest friends.
- Be in much less of a hurry. . .I am not very good at slowing down, but I want to be better at it, so I can enjoy today and have time built in to savor the God-ordained "interruptions" that come along the way.
- Laugh more, especially at myself.
- Cherish the moment without thinking of the future.
- Ask more questions and thoroughly listen to the answers to those questions.
- Treat the people with whom I have relationships in a way that they KNOW they are my number one priority.
- Tell God that I am grateful for the gift of the present, even on the days when TODAY is painful than hope filled (Today is not that way for me by the way, but I know that day will come again, but I'll focus on that future when it becomes today...
Until then...
Carpe diem. Dixi.
Posted by: reece | May 28, 2007 at 09:52 PM