Do you ever think about your life? Like seriously think about it? I use to be the girl that on Monday was wishing it was already Friday! I still do sometimes, I was always rushing around, trying to see how much I could cram into a day (okay so maybe I still do) BUT even though I may still be and do all those things- something changed!! It was so bad, I could not even sit down to watch a movie because I felt like I was wasting time. Every minute of every day needed to be consumed in doing something productive.
So many of us are trying to make sure that our children have it better than we did by allowing them to participate in sports, cheer, dance, and signing them up for summer camps. Taking them on all these adventures. While I am not saying this is a bad thing, I do think we are overwhelming them sometimes just as much as we are ourselves. They too need down time. Time to be children just like we need time to be an adult.
As a mother, I remember when Taylor graduated from High School and how i felt- completely lost. I had everything scheduled out- and I mean everything!! From what days we had practice, game days- if they were home or away and depending on the day of the week I knew exactly which restaurant I was ordering our dinner or if we could eat at home. My phone contacts were full of restaurants numbers and I knew the specials depending on the day. While she was in whichever activity practicing I would not sit and wait like some of the other moms. I was either in my car grading assignments, preparing for lecture the next day or you would find me in the grocery store or Walmart. I was literally trying to multitask all the time!!
Today, I still struggle with some of the same things, how can I get one more task done in this 30 min. before I have to be somewhere else? Sitting in a zoom meeting, I am thinking about what I need to do when I get off, or maybe checking my emails while the meeting is going on. Come on, we all know we do this. Instead, I have began to just focus on the meeting, how can I engage more, contribute more. EMBRACE what is in front of you! Not only what you can get out of it but also, what you can contribute.
Instead of focusing on the next moment or the next thing I needed to do- I now try to EMBRACE each moment! Enjoy the week! I look back on my life and realize I was not enjoying the moments that God had given me and boy did I miss out! So as the weekend is coming to an end, I challenge you to slow down and enjoy each moment no matter what you are doing! EMBRACE the time with the ones around you, soak up all that is happening, engage with those around you!! Love life to its fullest and not wishing it away! Monday can be just as amazing as a Friday- mindset and perspective.
Until next time remember, “Life is short. Time is fast. No replay, No rewind. So enjoy every moment as it comes.“
Southern with Sass 