Personal Meditation no. 200

“Can you smell the Friday?”

Embrace the Within.

I don’t know about your Mays BUT my Mays are always hectic and full of activities. Last night we got to celebrate the work of Logan and Sophia at an awards ceremony for the county and, with the school year winding down, there is always something on the calendar to celebrate. This year most of those celebrations focus on Sophia and her imminent graduation a few Fridays from now.

And with so much going on in our lives, especially in May, sometimes I can get too caught up in what is next and, like our welcome speaker addresses last night, forget about the now. And I get caught up in this all the time. I am a planner. If you looked around this keyboard and my study you would find many notes to myself. I google-chat myself. I email myself. I write myself notes on index cards and notepads. I am always talking to myself about the plan. And that can lead me to sometimes neglect the now.

And that is a struggle. I can get so involved in what I need to do tomorrow that I can forget about the importance of now. And that is a struggle I think a lot of us share. And as I go out and smell the Friday today, I am going to focus on embracing each part of my day. I am going to focus on right now and not tomorrow. I may write some notes. I may shoot myself a message. BUT I am going to strive to work in the present.

There are a lot of things we never get back. And if you don’t take the time to enjoy them right now there is no guarantee you will get the opportunity to remember how great they truly are. So take some time today and enjoy the Friday. Smell the Friday! Taste the Friday! Enjoy the Friday! You only get one.

Have the day you want. I hope you find whatever you’re looking for.

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