30 days of Joy ...In the Moment

Ok I know I 've been slacking but only because I've been very busy. I have restarted my life after a very stressful 6 months, but i am very grateful for the struggles for I know I have grown as a person and the Lord has taught me the precious lesson of how to forgive those who wrong us. I am desperately trying to work on patience now and thanks to one very special person in my life I believe I might conquer that one also. All this is leading up to something that has been on my heart to share with ya'll for a few weeks. The JOY of being in the moment.....I have always had a problem with not staying in the moment ...I have struggled with this and now I finally realize it's importance in my life.

I realized about 8 weeks ago that if I didn't start living in the moment I would never truly be happy. Being that I am the personality that I am, ( a big planner, analyzer and implimentor) I seemed to get disappointed alot when things didn't go exactly like I planned in my head. I realized that I needed to let go and enjoy what was actually happening whether it was good , bad or indifferent. I know I can't enjoy the moment if I am thinking about things I need to do, or if everyone else is having a good time , etc. So I have discovered a NEW JOY and that is staying in the moment and cherishing everything about it. To me it's like the bride who spends months and sometimes years to plan every little detail of the wedding and then can't remember any of it because she was so worried that some little detail was missed. How wonderful would it be if she had been truly in the moment and soaked up every expression on her husbands face , instead of worrying about whether Aunt Sally and Cousin Luther actually noticed that the ribbon on the stairs didn't quite match the ribbon in the bridesmaids bouquets.

During the analytical phase of all the self developement I realized that one of places or times that i am usually in the moment is in church. I have always been there for one reason and that is to hear God's word and try to implement those priorities in my life.

So now that I have found this New JOY in my life , what do I plan to do with it? Well I plan to milk every moment for what's it's worth. I am quite sure this is going to open my eyes to a lot of things that I was not really seeing before. I am ready for that challenge and really ready for the JOY that I feel it is going to bring to my life.