ROCKING CHAIR

I can’t get this image out of my mind since last week. I read something that got me thinking (which is always dangerous.) So much to say lately but don’t know quite how to express it.

One of the things I use in setting goals and making decisions is taking the Rocking Chair Test. I imagine myself very old, like my beautiful grandma who will turn 91 in two days, mind still lucid and agile, still feisty, a life well-lived her way. I’m in the twilight of my life, sitting in my rocking chair on the terrace of my home on the beach. I feel the warmth of the sun on my face as the clear blue ocean waves splash on shore. I think about all the people who have touched my life, the challenges I’ve overcome, the many faraway places I’ve been, the things I’ve experienced, contributed and accomplished.

I then ask myself if there are other things I’ll regret not doing when I look back at my life from the vantage point of my Rocking Chair. Will I miss out on an entire lifetime of experience and joy because I didn’t want to take a step when I was young (now)? Will there be sadness because I never pursued opportunities, experiences, relationships? Or will I look back at those things with a sense of fulfillment and joy because I pursued my dreams and followed my heart. Will I have lived a life of passion with no regrets.

When I view things from this perspective it makes decisions a lot clearer, though not necessarily easy.

Something to think about…

Have an amazing day!

-R

MY NEW YEAR'S WISH FOR YOU

That Life would be an amazing adventure.
That your time is now, this day is your life.
That you won’t put off your best life.
That you’ll breathe in life deeply.
That each day, you’ll do something that makes your heart beat faster with joy.
That you’ll find moments that make your heart jump, that take your breath away.
That your dreams would become real.
That you’ll shine brilliantly.
That you’ll make every moment a work of art.
That you’ll get to the end with a smile.
That you’ll fall madly in love with life. Life is good.

“There is no remedy for love but to love more.” –Thoreau

with Love and Passion.

-R