.Today.

Sometimes it's not about where we're going....it's about where we are. I find myself so consumed with my next step, the thousand things I need to do and get done, the next year or five years, where I see myself, and a million other what if's that I miss the presence of each day. Everyone teaches you to dream big and with that we spend all these minutes and hours envisioning the specifics of our lives. We miss the little miracles and blessings that occur when we allow ourselves to just live in the moment. If you had just today left in your life, what would you do?

Isn't that a crazy thought--if you knew that today was your only day, what would you do? I would sleep in a little....take my dogs for a brisk walk that would turn into a run...I'd listen to the sounds, take in the smells, and pray nothing but thanksgiving. I would invite my favorite people to my house for a day of fun.....they would trickle in here and there and some would stay and some would leave and inevitably, some wouldn't make it. I would tell each of them how much I love them, how each has impacted my life, and what I hope for them as they continue this journey. I would soak in each moment, some with a glass of wine and others with laughter, tears, and a whole lot of heart. I wouldn't spend my day planning the next minutes or trying to fit in every last dream on my bucket list. I'd spend it as myself--loving, living, and hoping that the best parts of me will always be remembered.

So, maybe if I spent more time appreciating exactly where I am instead of anticipating the next best move for myself I would find my heart content and happy more of the time instead of stressed, worried, and lost. It sure sounds easy but we all know that it isn't. It's human nature to get caught up in the stress of it all....because we want to be everything for everyone but I'm realizing that I need to be everything for myself first.

It's all about priorities. Sometimes they need to be rearranged, but always, they need to be in the present, for just this very moment. It sure sounds cliche but we don't know what we've got until it's gone so we can't plan for what we don't even know yet. So, for today, I'm going to spend some time living in these precious hours. Soaking it all in....being thankful....being hopeful...and always being true to myself.