"Enjoying the moment" has been one of my goals for the year. For too long, I've worried about what was coming next. What was going to happen. What did happen. What did not happen. This "leaarning" hasn't been an easy one for me--or anyone around me.
Now while I say this, and while I plan every single day in my "day job," I have largely been unplanned in my home life. This "seat of the pants" iternerary, however, does not always go hand-in-hand with enjoyment. Sometimes, it comes at the price of feeling obligated. Wishing for more. Wishing for less. And while I have tried to laugh through life, enjoying the moments--all moments, well...my goal.
Last night, I had an "aha" moment (and yes, I enjoyed it!). I looked over the previous 30 hours and smiled--30 hours of moments (some planned and some unplanned), but so many that were enjoyable. Heck, even some that should have not been enjoyable because they included confrontation were enjoyable because I didn't get angry. I didn't engage in the drama.
Unexpected dinner and adventure. Calls and visits from (and with) friends. A text exchange from out-of-state friend that made me laugh until my sides hurt. Projects with my teenage son. Good conversations with same teenage son--who knew! Text exchanges with a friend who shares my sense of humor--laughing, strike that--crying from laughter, most of the time. A sweet facebook personal message from a high school friend about how fun it has been to reconnect. The abduction of a teenage son by a teenage girls to go to Poke Stops (Pokemon Go...I don't get it, but the smiles....ah, the smiles), all the while I'm exchanging texts with girl's mom (aka "the Driver." ) And on and on and on....
So in this life of "life," things don't always go like I hoped/planned/expected. O.k. they rarely go as I expected. I'm not married (only once) with 2.4 kids in the suburbs--with 2 dogs, a SUV, and a gorgeous body (Hey, if I was going to dream, I was going to dream big!) This isn't how I pictured my life, or what I even wanted. I can tell you, however, that I have too many "moments" to count of enjoyment. The laughs. The tears. The conversations. The rest. The humor. The moments--the real moments--make up one pretty damn good life. And for that, I'm thankful.
Happy Sunday! ...make it a Fun Day! Whether it is using your mop handle as your dance partner as you mop the floor...or go on a picnic...or call that high school friend back to tell him/her how much you have enjoyed getting reacquainted. Make the most of your moments. It seems trite, but he events of the week remind me that these moments can be taken away in...a moment. Don't pass up an opportunity--To Enjoy. To Share. To Love.
Now while I say this, and while I plan every single day in my "day job," I have largely been unplanned in my home life. This "seat of the pants" iternerary, however, does not always go hand-in-hand with enjoyment. Sometimes, it comes at the price of feeling obligated. Wishing for more. Wishing for less. And while I have tried to laugh through life, enjoying the moments--all moments, well...my goal.
Last night, I had an "aha" moment (and yes, I enjoyed it!). I looked over the previous 30 hours and smiled--30 hours of moments (some planned and some unplanned), but so many that were enjoyable. Heck, even some that should have not been enjoyable because they included confrontation were enjoyable because I didn't get angry. I didn't engage in the drama.
Unexpected dinner and adventure. Calls and visits from (and with) friends. A text exchange from out-of-state friend that made me laugh until my sides hurt. Projects with my teenage son. Good conversations with same teenage son--who knew! Text exchanges with a friend who shares my sense of humor--laughing, strike that--crying from laughter, most of the time. A sweet facebook personal message from a high school friend about how fun it has been to reconnect. The abduction of a teenage son by a teenage girls to go to Poke Stops (Pokemon Go...I don't get it, but the smiles....ah, the smiles), all the while I'm exchanging texts with girl's mom (aka "the Driver." ) And on and on and on....
So in this life of "life," things don't always go like I hoped/planned/expected. O.k. they rarely go as I expected. I'm not married (only once) with 2.4 kids in the suburbs--with 2 dogs, a SUV, and a gorgeous body (Hey, if I was going to dream, I was going to dream big!) This isn't how I pictured my life, or what I even wanted. I can tell you, however, that I have too many "moments" to count of enjoyment. The laughs. The tears. The conversations. The rest. The humor. The moments--the real moments--make up one pretty damn good life. And for that, I'm thankful.
Happy Sunday! ...make it a Fun Day! Whether it is using your mop handle as your dance partner as you mop the floor...or go on a picnic...or call that high school friend back to tell him/her how much you have enjoyed getting reacquainted. Make the most of your moments. It seems trite, but he events of the week remind me that these moments can be taken away in...a moment. Don't pass up an opportunity--To Enjoy. To Share. To Love.