“Live your life the way you want to see it in hindsight.” 

~ Melanie Ann Layer

“How do you know what to do next?" You ask yourself, honestly, what your 90 year old self would advise you to do. What they would have wished you had done. You ask yourself, honestly, what you’ve sensed from the beginning. What you have ignored, what you have quieted and distracted yourself from. You make two lists, the positives and the negatives, and you weigh them. And if there is one thing on the left that overpowers the dozen things on the right, then you trust that. You ask yourself what path will make you more of the person you are meant to be.” ~ Brianna Wiest

Those two quotes go together so well! Create a vision…

The past has brought you to where you are today, and the lessons learned are invaluable (valuable beyond estimation), however, there is no need to dwell there. Your days will go by…how do you want to feel at the end of each day, or when you wake up the next morning. The things you do today, make tomorrow what it is.

Make a beautiful memory with someone you love - strengthen that relationship.

Eat a healthy meal - strengthen your immune system.

Go for a walk - strengthen your body and feed your soul through nature.

Spend time in meditation - listen to your inner guidance.

Find balance between your work and your play.

Do something creative - activate your mind.

Play in the rain - get in touch with your inner child.

Find abundance in the vastness of the sky and the ocean, friendships, laughter and love. There are different kinds of abundance.

Read a book and get lost in another world for a while.

Surround yourself with people who uplift and support you and be that person to others.

Be aware of being fully present in the moment as often as possible.

Live intentionally each day. Do things purposely that you know you’ll be grateful you did. Life is so short and the days go by so quickly. Do your best to be aware of that as you get up each morning. Make a list of things that you want to live that day…small things like getting ice cream with a grandchild or calling someone you love. These things don’t have to be big things, just important things that make you and someone else feel good. In the evening, after you’ve lived your day with intention, you’ll have made memories and feel gratitude for those memories.

It’s such a small shift…live your life like you want to see it in hindsight or let life happen without thought.

Things will come up, plans will change, you’ll get angry or someone will get angry with you…life will never perfect, but in the imperfections, lessons are learned and wisdom is gained. Learn to handle these situations with grace, knowing that you’ll have far less regrets that way.

You are far more likely to have a good day(s), if you build in memories you want to make by planning with intention.

I am a quote collector, if you hadn’t already noticed…so here is another quote that I love!

“Balance is the key in everything you do.  Dance all night long and practice yoga the next day.  Drink wine but don’t forget your green juice.  Eat chocolate when your heart wants it and kale salad when your body needs it.  Wear high heels on Saturday and walk barefoot on Sunday.  Live high and low.  Move and stay still.  Embrace all sides of who you are.  Be brave, bold, spontaneous and loud and let that complement your abilities to find silence, patience modesty and peace.  Aim for balance.  make your own rules and follow your own path and don’t let anybody tell you how to live according to theirs.” ~ Unknown

I’m sitting at the beach right now…it’s raining and no one is up yet…it’s so quiet, but I know that won’t last long! Feeling reflective, grateful and looking forward to making more memories with the people I love on this rainy day! I hope you’re all having a great week…don’t forget to live on purpose!