One Day at a Time

The years of our life do not arrive all at once; they greet us day by day.  Each time the sun sets, we are able to rest our bodies and minds and let the world take care of itself for a bit.  Rest assured, the dawn will bring with it a new opportunity for us to meet our lives anew, seeing fresh perspectives and dream inspired hopes.  As the hours move on throughout the day, it is our choice of how we wish to live, learn, laugh and grow.  Our lives are filled with more joy and compassion when we experience our day making this positive choice - one day at a time.

Picture your future ahead of you and try to notice any stress or anxiousness of the days and years to come.  Perhaps things are changing in you life right now....your health, your loved ones health, your job, your quiting an addiction, your endless list of things to do.  If you are able to shift your energy to today only, and not focus on what may or may not happen in the future, you will notice a new calm.  You may discover an inner faith that the future will take care of itself.  

For me, when I do this, I am much calmer, and joyful.  I know in my head that I can not predict the future, and I endeavour to not focus on something that may or may not happen.  It does take practice, but it is working for me at this stage of my time on earth.
When I visited a friend yesterday who is struggling with family illness, impending death of a loved one, I chose to focus on how I could help.  Comforting her, allowing her to cry, listening, and sorting out some items that were bogging her down.  She was grateful for the help, and I was grateful for being able to make a small difference in those moments.

The way we show up for our lives today, right now, has a profound effect on who we are today, and what we will experience as time goes on.  If we can remain fully engaged in the day at hand, enjoying all it has to offer and put our energy into making the most of it, we will find we are perfectly ready and capable to handle what the future will hand us when it comes.

This is one of my  greatest lessons of my last 5 years of my journey.