Make it a best seller!

There are mornings when I wake up and I know that is going to be a good day; today was one of them.  I knew that I didn’t have anything that I had to do today – it was a day for me.   I was awake for less than two hours when I knew that today was going to be amazing.  I started the day by talking with two of my best friends, then saw a lovely quote posted on my wall: “‎There is no skill better to acquire than to be conscious of the present moment, be willing to let go of everything you've ever learned and jump into a spontaneous, weird and unknown new life. All the planning in the world can never prepare you for the time when you must leap into the unknown all by yourself. Welcome to that moment." 

What is so funny about this quote is that I have been thinking a lot this week about why I feel the need to plan everything.  I love to plan, I don’t really like surprises; I like to be in control.  It’s not that I have every minute of my day planned, but I like to know what I am going to do and when I am going to be doing it. This need to plan is something that I can always remember doing- for a long time I wanted to be an event planner; I don’t think you can get much more of a planning job than that!

I have found that when I don’t plan things, my life turns out to have some amazing things happen in to – I meet really cool people, I get a job, or I have a new adventure – so why am I trying to force a life onto myself? Yes, think about that for a second.  What story are you writing for yourself that isn’t as amazing as the one the universe has planned for you?   I had never thought about the story the universe has for me, and I am sure it is greater than the one that I have in the works.

Planning is something that I find comfort in, if I have everything planned out than no one can hurt me; but can anyone really hurt you.  Physically yes, but usually I physically get hurt by wearing dumb shoes or just being the complete opposite of graceful.  Think about the last time someone hurt your feelings – did they really hurt you or did your interpretation of their actions make you feel hurt.  It all comes back to the story we have written for others, and sometimes they don’t live up to the story we wrote; but are you living up to the story that was written for you?

I have read a lot about learning to live in the moment, and I have found this hard for me to accomplish; the planner in me comes out.  Living in the moment is all about enjoying what is happening right now and not missing the beauty in your life right now because you are looking/planning/fearing what may happen in the future. I can say from person experience that  the experience I have had that are unplanned are my favorite memories, and I am sure that I had fun at planned events- but those events doing bring the same warmth to my heart.

My goal for this weekend is to not plan what is going to happen, but to just let it flow.  I believe that by letting go of the fear of “what if” I will be able to enjoy the moment that is happening right now.  Write your own story, but allow the universe to make it a best seller!

You have it all & Confidence,

Lyndsay