Hello
Blogging World!
This is my first blog ever, so
let me tell you a bit about myself. I am 30 years old and am married to my
favorite man! We have been married for 7 years now and are still in love. We
don’t have any kids right now, but you just never know what will happen in the
future. I work full time in accounting and take online courses part time to
work towards a Payroll Certificate and an Accounting Technician Diploma. From
there I may continue on towards an accounting designation, but that is too far
off into the future for me to see.
My favorite
drink is a hazelnut mocha! In fact, that is the only form of warm coffee that I
will drink. Mmmm, I can taste it now just thinking about it. It’s like drinking
pure warm love straight into your heart.
If love was a beverage, I am confident it would taste like a hazelnut mocha.
I am starting this blog to
discuss topics related to living life with intentionality, passion and balance.
This is something that I have been thinking a lot about for several
months. There are times when I feel like it’s impossible to balance my schedule
and still have time to do things just for me; things that make my heart happy.
I don’t want to just survive my life, I want to savor it. However, each year
seems to fly by quicker than the last. I am afraid that without intentionality,
I will suddenly wake up at 65 wondering, "What just happened?" and "Who I have
become?"
Each day I wake up is a gift. I truly
believe that. If my actions are going to match my beliefs then I need to be
intentional about what I prioritize, and where I invest myself. I am often
harassed for being overly organized, so it wouldn’t surprise anyone that knows
me if they found a spreadsheet on my computer that mapped out my entire future - everything that I valued in life and what I want to accomplish in the next 30
years. Unfortunately, apart from some journal scribbles here and there, I can’t
say I have that figured out. Don’t get me wrong, I fully understand
the need to be flexible and adapt to what life brings you; however, that’s a
poor excuse to not have any plan at all.
If I don't know where I am going in life, then how can I expect to get there?
I would like to take the time
over the next few months to have a careful look at different areas of my life
to see if they line up with who I am, what I value, and where I want to be in
30 years. I don’t want to let the chips fall where they may; I want to build a
masterpiece, something I can be proud of. I feel like this is my opportunity to
write my own eulogy. I know, it’s a weird thought, but if there are things that
I want to be said about me after I am gone, I need to be intentionally living
them out. Everything that we do in life is a choice with either good or bad
ramifications.
I would like to finish my life,
when that time comes, knowing that I was:
·
Joyful & at Peace
·
Compassionate
Please feel free to respond with
your thoughts on the topic. Is this something that you have thought about
before? What would you like to write into your eulogy? And hey, while we are at
it, what is your favorite warm beverage?
You can check out this link
to a similar article about living life on purpose. I enjoyed reading it
and you might enjoy it too: the-helpful-guide-to-living-an-intentional-life
