Well another new year is under way and as many of you, I am pondering some goals for 2010. I have a small list. Nothing too daunting but enough to give me a challenge.
The forerunner for this year, in my list of goals is simple. It is to be fully present in the moment. In looking back, I realize that I have had a tendency to always be looking forward. To be planning for the next big vacation, event, achieved accomplishment, etc. I know these things are important but as I’ve heard before, “life happens while you’re making plans.”
I was tempted to abandon my new goal today.
I was brought back to reality and my new years goal by a friend who sent me a text saying that she was feeling sad about how fast her daughters were growing up. That did it. I got my family together and we headed into the city for a night of food and fun. I think the best part of the night came when my daughter Cambria saw a photo opp. So out of the car Marissa and I jumped as we hoisted Cambria upon a fence so she could get the optimal angle. We giggled and laughed and this I will remember forever.
As a type-A planner, I am much the same way. This morning my prayer was simply,”God, help me to just enjoy today.” There’s so much God has planned for us, and today is included in that plan…so I’m working on enjoying the blessing that is today.