Remembering What we Forgot

I was stopped at a light on this snowy morning, waiting for the signal to turn green when the driver in the SUV next to me opened his door and got out.  He reached up to his roof rack, pulled down a small cup of coffee and climbed back into his car.  Watching this made me smile.

We've all done that--or something like it--put something on the roof of the car, or in the back seat, or on the counter by the fridge, and then sometimes we forget about it, briefly or longer.  Life can be like that--we are carrying around multiple things and we set something down somewhere and forget about it for a bit--it ends up on the back burner, even though it was important to have in our hand just a moment ago.  Hopefully we remember it while we are sitting at a light, or before we leave for the airport, or before it goes bad on the counter--and hopefully it's a cup of coffee or today's lunch and not a laptop or our wallet.  Sometimes though we remember we are missing something when it flies off the roof or spills on the back seat--or when we arrive where we were going and realize we don't have something we know we had in our hand at some point.

The reflection that happens as one year ends and another begins is a natural time to take stock of what you have put down that you wish was still in hand.  Writing regular blog posts is something I know I put down at some point this year--and I have missed it, so I am recommitting to my writing.  For me there are other things that fit into that category too--a daily meditation practice, making my way through my reading list, keeping in better touch with friends, cooking more--and I can't pick them all up at once without dropping something again--so I am not making a series of resolutions.  I am, instead, making one: pay attention to where I put my time and make sure I am always choosing what matters.  Hopefully, this way, I won't find myself juggling as many things, and what I spend my time on will be more meaningful.  What's one resolution you can make that could shift how you look at all those little things in your life you wish were different?  Once you decide what it is, write it down and post it somewhere you will see it every day--which is the equivalent of never putting it down.  And if you want more tips on how to achieve your goals, click here.