T Minus 2 – Love Lives Even in the Details

I loved today.  I can’t believe I loved it, and yet I did.  Even with the list.  Even though I added almost as much to the list as I crossed off.

(c) Kathleen Thompson I added to the list, even as I completed some.

I loved today.

You know how I said I wanted to be present with what I did, even if it was organizing papers and stuff like that?  You know how I said I was going to take breaks and breathe and make sure I enjoyed the time?  Well I actually did it.  And it felt so much better that what usually happens before a trip.

Now granted, there’s still more than one day before I leave, so the crunch hasn’t completely hit.  And I have a meeting all morning tomorrow, which will eat into the time I have left.  But through prayer and present-focus, I was actually able to enjoy topping off my travel bottles and tying up loose financial ends.

Maybe there’s something about setting the intention to enjoy it that made it happen.  And I did have some good breaks.  I stopped for an hour at lunch time. Met with our team to plan worship.  I had an Alexander lesson, which helped my body get connected.  I took time for dinner too, choosing not to multi-task.

Now it’s time to stop.  Time to wind down my mind, or it will be going in the middle of the night.  And instead of visions of sugar plums dancing in my head there will be the to-do list.

I know I haven’t given you anything monumental here.  It was just a day.  And yet I lived today with intention.  I intended to be present.  Be in the flow.  Listen to my body tell me when it was time to take a break.

I also intended to enjoy myself.  Appreciate the gift of this day that God had provided.  Because what if it was my last one?  I wanted to spend it just as much in his presence as I would a momentous day.

You can do that too.  No matter what’s on your list, why not set your intention to be in the flow?  Listen to your body?  And enjoy it?  It just might happen.

What intention would you like to set for today?  Leave a comment.

Why not set your intention for today? It just might happen.

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2 thoughts on “T Minus 2 – Love Lives Even in the Details”

  1. This. Is. Monumental (for me). And momentous. 🙂

    “Maybe there’s something about setting the intention to enjoy it that made it happen. … Be in the flow. Listen to my body tell me when it was time to take a break.

    “I also intended to enjoy myself. Appreciate the gift of this day that God had provided. Because what if it was my last one? I wanted to spend it just as much in his presence as I would a momentous day.”

    I am reading and nodding and saying “Yes” to this mindset you’ve modeled. Today, again, I’ll be sifting and sorting through almost 3 decades of accumulation … newly inspired! Thank you, friend!!!

    • Oh how I wish I was there to help you, Laurie. I know how hard what you’re doing is. Especially when it’s not really something you want. Just went through that with a friend here. Glad you can say yes to that mindset. And give yourself a break – maybe by singing or something that fills your soul. Sending love to you.

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