Before we get halfway through this year, do you remember your New Year's resolution(s)? If they fell off of your radar, you could revisit, revise, realign. I am remembering that I wanted 2012 to be more intentional. These were my thoughts:
Have you ever lost INTENTIONAL?
I lose IT often--in my eating, in my checkbook, in my daily time management.
Losing INTENTIONAL happens when we fail to plan in advance, so the saying comes true, "Life happens while we are making other plans." I'm pretty sure life also happens while we are making NO plans.
God must like INTENTIONAL because He used it to make us.
People around us who live productive lives with less stress must know INTENTIONAL because it seems to be directing their lives, building the space around their day that sets boundaries, keeps to-do's within sane limits, and leaves margin for rest and relationship.
So, in 2012, I am going to resolve only one thing: to find and keep INTENTIONAL as my daily shadow. I want it with me as I pursue God, family and friends, church, writing, and other loves of my life. I want it with me as I plan my eating, my exercise, and the inescapable mundane to-do's.
I hope INTENTIONAL is already your shadow. If not, maybe we can find IT together.
Happy New Year's Eve.
And now, happy May 24th, 2012. I am going to at least be intentional about remembering!
