Tomorrow I get to watch a dear friend, Amanda Field, get married to a new friend, Michael Griffith.
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Right now I'm trying this thing called intentionality. I'm a little bit crazy, so doing life on purpose is new for me. Part of my new habit is a productivity system called Storyline. Storyline is a book written by Donald Miller. He wrote it in four months after he decided to follow the schedule he made, found here: http://storylineblog.com/sps/. This schedule asks questions like, "what are you looking forward to?" and " what is your life theme for the day?" It forces me to think about what my life is going to mean today. This is hard, because I am not a very reflective person. Usually I plan my life around very imaginative circumstances and wishful thinking without challenging myself with what's realistic. This means I talk big and dream big, and then often live little. I create a cycle of being displeased with who I am and where I am, because I see myself as President of the United States instead of a busser at Red Lobster. Taking the time to say, "this is what I care about today, this is what matters to me, these are my priorities," brings peace and rallies around the idea that I may not be extraordinary, but I am doing stuff. I found a blogger who did a post featuring intentional living over a five day period here: http://newlifesteward.com/intentional-walking-with-god/ What she has to say is down to earth, uplifting, and doable. Right-away she shared two important points: #1. No amount of planning and intentionality makes it possible for one person to do it all. #2. The first step in living intentionally is to make choices. These points are key because all to often I think people take intentional living to mean "perfect" living. Also, being intentional requires making choices about what is important. There is no way to include everything and still come out on top. As a more whimsical human being I excel at being vibrant and present. People who meet me find me charming and enjoy the fireworks of our new friendship. However, I struggle to be consistent with my passions. I'm an ADD hype girl with an audience who is ready for more than words of encouragement and intermittent acts of service. What I have learned? True love is an act of everyday faithfulness, not sporadic inspiration. What does it mean to be faithful? I think faithfulness is about making a plan, sharing the plan, and acting on it. I have always been a pro at making plans. I have been ok at sharing them. And I am horrible at doing them. Because halfway into most of them I realize they are bat-crap-crazy. Today I'm living with a new set of blueprints. This free bird is getting a flight plan. Because love and whimsy lose their worth when we don't pair them with purpose. My guess is I'm behind on the times. My peers probably have this figured out already. But this is me living life on purpose, because sometimes the pants of your seat just isn't enough. Photo Cred: Tim Walker |
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