Today's Reflection

Laureen S.
on 2/14/11 9:23 pm - Maple Shade, NJ
I didn't really have a plan for a career, but I learned how to run our business quite successfully one day at a time.
--Joann Reed

Whether we have a specific plan for how we anticipate our lives unfolding or we react to opportunities spontaneously, we have to take whatever comes in small increments anyway. Life only happens a day at a time, regardless of who we are. Being "leveled" in this way is good for one's humility. It's also a relief to many of us. Living way into the future prevents us from appreciating whatever is happening at this moment.

There can be joyful excitement in the decision to squeeze the thrill out of every minute that comes to us. If we are practiced in living just one day at a time, we'll not find this difficult. But many of us get caught in the struggle to control outcomes, cir****tances, and people far into the future. Living a day at a time can feel like taking a giant step backward.

With practice, we'll realize that living more slowly actually extends our lives because we're able to truly experience each of the moments. Learning this, at any age, is a gift. Let's rejoice in it.

Today offers me twenty-four hours of moments to be appreciated. I will do my best to love them.


My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . .  It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . .  Laureen

"Success is a journey, not a destination."  Ben Sweetland

Debbiejean
on 2/14/11 10:31 pm - Shelbyville, MI
Loved this Laureen especially today, I needed this big time!

One of my favorite volunteers is in the hospital with lung cancer, it's not good.
Living each day and appreciating the little things in life makes the grass look greener, the sky more blue! Hugs Debbie
Connie D.
on 2/15/11 12:12 am
Thank you Laureen....I needed this one today as well!!

Hugs....connie d
seasheleyes
on 2/15/11 4:33 am - Manteca, CA
Great post Laureen- just a few minutes ago I was having a therapy session with two kindergarteners and as we came out of the room I was saying "That was so much FUN!" just as the Principal was passing my room... we both started to laugh... living in the moment is the BEST!
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