This morning, I was driving to my destination and the person was just riding my bumper! I was already going over the speed limit so I didn't feel like I needed to move out of their way. They could just go around, right? Well, about 5 cars went around the car that was tailgating me and once they all got out from behind that guy, he stopped riding my bumper!
Isn't that just how it is in life? I realized that he looked at what was in front of him and couldn't go anywhere. All the people behind him were coming up so fast that he felt like he had to do something but he was stuck. Sometimes we just get stuck in the moment and since we don't know how to move forward, we just let the memories of all that is behind us overtake us. What if we just enjoyed where we were at right then? The past is the past and even when you don't know what your future holds, you can take a deep breath and enjoy the "right now". As everyone else rides your bumper, gets stressed out and heads out into the unknown. You will be just sitting there enjoying THIS moment!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Live while you still have some living to do!!
I used to be a manicurist. When my mom was dying, she asked me if I would make sure her hands and feet looked nice before she died. Of course I said yes. But in my mind I thought that if I did that, she would die. That it would just signal the end. I was in such denial about what was going on in my life and what was about to take place. So needless to say, I didn't do it. I'll never forget the night she was taking her last breaths. When she finally breathed that very last breath I immediately went into a panic because I had not done what she had asked me to do. I grabbed my stuff right at that very moment and did what I had promised.
I am not a free spirit in any way. I am very calm and reserved. You will never find me out acting any other age than my own! I didn't grow up around little kid's really. I always hung out with adults it seemed like. I will however do something totally random at times just to crack my kid's up. But that doesn't happen very often.
A couple of days ago, it snowed more than I have ever seen it snow in my entire life. The kid's had a snow day and it was the perfect snow for building an awesome snow man. During the day someone who I know who has lost her husband, told me to go play in the snow with my kid's and have a snow ball fight. I was instantly reminded of waiting until my mom died to do her nails like she had asked me to. I came home and we watched it snow, I let them play in the snow even though they got tons of towels and clothes all dirty as well as my floors. The next morning we got up and we made a big snow man together and we went for a walk down to the pond, we attempted to go sledding. We built a nice fire and all watched movies and slept in the living room together. The next day after that we did the same thing when their dad came home. Doing this was WAY out of my comfort zone. But it felt awesome!
It was great to have stepped out and done something that mattered. So I said all that to say, don't wait until there is no time left and all opportunities have passed you by before you do the things that really matter! Things that will be remembered many years after you are no longer on this earth! Live while you still have some living to do!!!!
I am not a free spirit in any way. I am very calm and reserved. You will never find me out acting any other age than my own! I didn't grow up around little kid's really. I always hung out with adults it seemed like. I will however do something totally random at times just to crack my kid's up. But that doesn't happen very often.
A couple of days ago, it snowed more than I have ever seen it snow in my entire life. The kid's had a snow day and it was the perfect snow for building an awesome snow man. During the day someone who I know who has lost her husband, told me to go play in the snow with my kid's and have a snow ball fight. I was instantly reminded of waiting until my mom died to do her nails like she had asked me to. I came home and we watched it snow, I let them play in the snow even though they got tons of towels and clothes all dirty as well as my floors. The next morning we got up and we made a big snow man together and we went for a walk down to the pond, we attempted to go sledding. We built a nice fire and all watched movies and slept in the living room together. The next day after that we did the same thing when their dad came home. Doing this was WAY out of my comfort zone. But it felt awesome!
It was great to have stepped out and done something that mattered. So I said all that to say, don't wait until there is no time left and all opportunities have passed you by before you do the things that really matter! Things that will be remembered many years after you are no longer on this earth! Live while you still have some living to do!!!!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
World of Comparisons
One of my favorite magazines is Consumer Reports. They do all the comparing for you and everyone trusts them. If it is listed as very good in that magazine, people will buy it and they will even sell out of that product at times. If they give a car or a product a poor rating, that is not at all good for the company who made it.
It is so easy in this day and age to compare before you buy. You can do your research on the internet, ask other people, look in Consumer Reports, etc. We shop and compare for the best car. We look in the Sunday paper and look through the adds to find the best deals. We ask for referrals so we can find the best doctors, hair dressers, chiropractors and the list goes on and on. And then there is Miss America and Miss USA. Searching for that perfect woman with the best hair, best eyes, best body, best personality.
I am starting to think that we would be much more at peace in our minds if we did this same comparing with our thoughts. When we have a thought that tells us we aren't good at something, we aren't pretty enough, skinny enough, perfect enough, smart enough, we should compare that thought with some of our good thoughts. Compare them to what God's word says. Even saying it out loud helps us to know if we really want to keep that thought.
Just like when comparison shopping. When we are shopping and we find out something has a poor review, we don't even think twice about it. There is no way we would go buy it and spend money on it. So, we shouldn't even give crazy thoughts any extra time to stay in our minds. And believe me when I say that I am preaching to the choir!!!!
It is so easy in this day and age to compare before you buy. You can do your research on the internet, ask other people, look in Consumer Reports, etc. We shop and compare for the best car. We look in the Sunday paper and look through the adds to find the best deals. We ask for referrals so we can find the best doctors, hair dressers, chiropractors and the list goes on and on. And then there is Miss America and Miss USA. Searching for that perfect woman with the best hair, best eyes, best body, best personality.
I am starting to think that we would be much more at peace in our minds if we did this same comparing with our thoughts. When we have a thought that tells us we aren't good at something, we aren't pretty enough, skinny enough, perfect enough, smart enough, we should compare that thought with some of our good thoughts. Compare them to what God's word says. Even saying it out loud helps us to know if we really want to keep that thought.
Just like when comparison shopping. When we are shopping and we find out something has a poor review, we don't even think twice about it. There is no way we would go buy it and spend money on it. So, we shouldn't even give crazy thoughts any extra time to stay in our minds. And believe me when I say that I am preaching to the choir!!!!
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