make every day count

this is my first day and it seems like fun. it is funny where your money can go

Today I got caught up in thinking about some pain from the past and started worrying about the future.

This was in the morning before leaving for work.

Because I wasn’t in the moment, I forgot to bring my lunch to work. I made it but promptly left it at home.

It’s hard to make every day count if you’re not even living today. This morning I was living “yesterday” and “tomorrow.” Somehow I could laugh at myself, which is the best way to react to the goof, but I ended up having to forage for food when a perfectly good lunch was at home.

Well, I wanted to do this last year, so I actually wrote down what made each day count for 365 days. I was surprised that it was less about changing what I was doing; more about noticing those special things that already colored my life.

i want to go to bed every night and feel like i accomplished something

I have always tried not to take the people I love for granted but after this recent accident in our family I realized I just expect everyone in my family to be there tomorrow. The truth is we don’t know how long we have each other. Its way too easy to tell people you love them or that they are special to you. Why wait.