Back to the Future ... Oops! I mean, the present
Friday, October 7, 2011 at 1:00PM As fall shows signs of coming soon, it makes me reflect on all that has happened this past year. Like the falling leaves, happy memories of family vacations, fun in the sun, and just kickin’ back softly float down my memory lane. It also reminds me that now my kids are back in the swing of school and I need to refocus my efforts on “getting my life back”. I spent some time this summer really pondering where I want to go from here, where I want to spend my time this school year. While I was considering where to contribute my time and talents suddenly, the “pause” button on my life was pushed! My mother is not feeling well and requires extra care from me at the moment. My kids are requiring a whole lot of my time in getting them to and from practices, games, and events. The homework load is suffocating on occasion with three kids in school (I don’t remember doing so much homework when I was their age….back in the days of big, feathered hair and bell bottom pants). My husband helps as much as he can, but has many big commitments on his plate as well. I realize that “getting my life back” means that, right now, I need to “get my reality under control”. In trying to decipher where I am being called to go in my future, I suddenly realize that right now, I am called to be exactly where I am. In many ways that is a liberating feeling. It is so refreshing to have permission to live in the “now”, to enjoy all that each day has to offer. I now find myself laughing a lot during the day as I play “McDonald’s drive-thru”…complete with a microphone and cash register…with my 4 ½ year old son. I cheer like a crazy mom at my boys’ football and soccer games. I thoroughly enjoy watching my daughter practice her splits and dance steps in the living room. I remind myself that I will only have my children for a very short amount of time and I don’t want to squander that time looking for the next big thing. I want to live the life that I have been blessed with right now. I want to see and experience the DETAILS of my life and etch them into my memory. I want to help my family get healthy again and treasure the many joys, big and small, that are a part of my day, every day. I will continue to keep my eyes and ears open for opportunities that present a new challenge to me and stretch me to give more of myself, but I want to live out my motto of “life is short, so really LIVE it!”. While looking to the future is good and inspires us to hope, I now see that living in the “now” can be the most amazing gift if we only stop to open the present.
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