What Do You Choose?

Your life requires your mindful presence in order to live it. 
Be here now. ~ Akiroq Brost

​At this time of year many of you are ready for spring after a cold, snowy winter.  It’s that time of year when there is rebirth and the signs of growth in nature.  The cold winter is melting away and there is a feeling of renewal in the air. 

What a wonderful time for you to shed the heaviness of winter and ask yourself “What do I choose for me right now?”  Are you on autopilot?  For the most part, do you do the same routine every day?  Instead of going through the motions of everyday life, what can you do differently. 

If I were to ask you if you choose life, I bet I know what your answer would be!  You would say “Of course I choose life!  I get up every morning and do what I do, grateful for another day.” Are you choosing life or are you on autopilot just trying to get through another day?

Choosing life is a conscious awareness to be committed in the moment to living the best life you can possibly live.  You are fully participating in life.  You are creating your life not just moving through whatever happens that day.

You can start your day with a few minutes of gratitude, prayer, journaling or meditation to choose the day you want to live.  Just a few minutes taken before the “busy-ness” of the day can make such a difference.  It sets the tone for the day and is a wonderful place to reflect back to as needed during the day.

It is easy to just “go through the motions” of living.  You live in a world that is fast paced and constantly changing.  Some days there is so much happening, it can be overwhelming.  Responsibilities of work, family, and your needs, can feel like a heavy burden.  What if there was another way to ease that burden you might be feeling.

As you go through your day, check in with yourself and see if you are present in what you are doing.  Doing something while thinking about five other things is not being in the moment.  If you are not living in the moment, it makes it harder to handle the distractions and challenges of life.

If you find that you are thinking about the future, whether an hour from then or next year; or you are stuck in the past thinking about something that happened, ask yourself “What am I doing in this moment?”  That will bring you back to the present. 

I have found that when you are living from every now moment, opportunities can present themselves to you and you are able to be aware of them.  Often when you are not consciously in the moment, you don’t see something right in front of you that just may be wonderful! You don’t want to miss that chance of improving your life experience or doing something exciting.

In the next week or two, I would challenge you to check in and see if you are living in the moment.  Are you on autopilot going through the motions of living or are you consciously choosing to live a life committed to being the best possible version of you?

It is time for you to fully live your life. 

Commit to the most important person in your life . . . YOU!

What would you say if I asked you “Do you choose life?”

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