Get all the facts together and once you know the cost (and it may not be as expensive as you think), divide the cost by the number 52. It may be something simple, like not calling your sister or not holding your husbands hand during that evening stroll. Your regret may be a biggy - something like not visiting that country you always wanted to see, or maybe not finishing college, or not staying connected with that old friend. During that time ask yourself this question - "If I knew for a fact that tonight when I closed my eyes it would be for the very last time, what would be my biggest regret"? Well, do you have an answer? If so, take the time now to set the steps in motion to insure that regret doesn't come to pass.
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Thats right, stop reading for a full sixty seconds. Today, I challenge you to live life, to really live life. We live everyday life without living life everyday. Next morning, we're up and at it again - same routine, different day. We get the kids off to school, we get ready for work, drive that long commute, handle all the task we have to handle, rush back home get dinner, do evening chores then its off to bed. We have that daily routine regardless of the life we have. So often we go through the motions of our everyday life. I know, sounds confusing huh? I mean, if your busy living life everyday, how can you forget to live life? Easy! Really, really easy! It appears I got so caught up in living everyday life that I forgot to live life everyday. There were so many dreams, so many things to accomplish, things to do, places to visit. Often I wonder whatever happened to that teenage girl who would be lost in dreams while watching the clouds float by. I am still fascinated by the birds, squirrels and other wildlife found out and about in nature. I can still sit for hours dipping my feet in a cool stream while becoming lost in the story found in a good book. I still love a long walk through the cool woods on a hot day. What about that young girl who spent her days roaming around the farm? Nothing was better than a hot summers day running through the woods, exploring trails and seeking treasures. Yes, I am very different person now than I was then. It is hard to believe that the woman I am today is the same little girl who would hide under the stove or behind Mamas legs as a child. I am not blond (except for those streaks I occasionally add from a box) and I am anything but quite. Where is that little blond girl who was so shy and quite? Anyone who knows me now surely thinks I am not describing myself with that sentence. I look back at my life and wonder just where the time went. Wow! It's hard to believe in just a couple of days we will be ushering in the year 2010. With Him alive within me, how can I possibly criticize me? In all things I will praise Him, for He lives in me. I was created in the image of God and starting today, I will not condemn Gods creation. It is not by my strength or by my might, but by His stripes. This life is not about what I can accomplish, but about what He can accomplish through me. I will remember that this life is not about me. Yes, starting today, I have made a promise to me. "I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." Psalm 91:2. Not only that, but, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made", according to Psalm 139:14. Instead of including the terms "I can't" "I'm not" "I don't" my personal descriptive dictionary will contain the phrases I can, I am, and I will.įor you see "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me", Philippians 4:13. How am I going to make these changes? Really, quite simply. I am going to recognize that I have importance and can positively contribute to the lives of those around me. I am, however, going to accept that I have value and worth. No, I'm not going to be egotistical and prideful.
I am going to stand on success and strength. I am going to praise my achievements and accomplishments. I am going to be my number one cheerleader and supporter. Starting today, I am going to be my very best friend. I agonize over mistakes, and I confess, if not out loud, then silently, just how stupid those mistakes are.Īt least, I would do that. I know where my weaknesses lie and I will point them out and exploit them, even when others fail to see them. I am the first person to criticize or condemn myself, my actions, and my abilities.
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