Sorry for the delay in the post yesterday. We were out of town for the day and by the time I realized that my post hadn’t gone up it was almost 9:00 PM! In case you missed it, here is my weekly recap for last week.
We’ve been having a lot of changes going on in our lives recently. Wes graduated from medical school, we packed up and moved to a new city and state and now we are beginning our new journey.
I am starting to learn the importance of really taking advantage of the stage of life you are in. We’ve had a bit of a break recently and have been soaking it up because we know things are going to change.
We’ve spent extra time with family, planned a few weekends away, took time to just relax and really just try to go with each day as it comes.
Sometimes, at least for me, it is easy to get caught up in what we wish we were doing or where we wish we were in life that we miss out on all that is around us.
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I woke up Sunday morning and was automatically stressing about getting in my short run. We had already planned to head down to my in-laws for the afternoon but I knew I needed to get my last run for the week in before heading to spend the day with family.
I immediately caught myself and stopped. Why was I stressing myself out on a day I was supposed to be relaxing and enjoying? I don’t know about any of you, but I often find myself wrapped up in a schedule, or wrapped up in what needs to be done, that I forget to really sit back and enjoy things.
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As cliche as it may sound these are moments that we will never get back. I will long for these days once the craziness begins again and I don’t want to look back and see that I was too busy in trying to get to the next step that I missed out on this phase of life.
Each phase of our life has a purpose. I whole heartedly believe that. Even the hard phases shape us and make us stronger.
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I know this post isn’t about what I normally post on, but it is something that has been on my mind a lot lately. I think the quote above sums it up:
“Be happy for this moment, this moment, is your life.”
Do you ever find yourself too focused on the future?
What are some ways you slow yourself down?.
Hmmm so I don’t have any real great advice for this, and it’s definitely something I’m working on. Spending time with my whole family is always good and that’s probably the closest I get to being in the moment!
Family is the best way to stay in the moment!
I love this! I always stress about the future, but I have to remind myself- God already has a plan for me, and stressing out is not necessary or good!
That is so true!!
I totally agree. I feel that I am in an endless cycle of “getting things done”. Once done it all begins again. PLEASE, if you get the answer on how to stop the vicious cycle let me know! BTW – I like the post!
Will do Jenny 🙂
I completely agree! Enjoy the moment you’re in. You can’t change the past, and there’s no point in worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet. Enjoy every day! ~Ree
YES! This is perfectly said!
I love this post! And I especially love the second quote, about not wishing your days away. This is a reminder that I need often. We’re in currently remodeling our home, a project that was supposed to take 9 months, and we’ve been working on it for 2 1/2 years. So often I find myself thinking, “When the house is done…” This is a great reminder to live in the moment, no matter where that moment is. Thanks!
Wow that does sound like quite the task! Yes, even on the hard days we need to remember the blessings! 🙂