Life gets crazy and hectic. Today is my son's birthday but I still have to blog, send emails, work on a book that is coming up on a hard deadline, clean, do laundry, and cook dinner. That is a pretty normal day for me. Change some of the details but I'm guessing that's a pretty normal day for many of you too. It is hard to stay focused and be present when you have so much on your mind at any given time; when there are so many things that you have to keep track of just to get through the day.
No matter how busy I get, I have come to find that if I fail to be present, none of it really matters. If I am not present with my son later today, it won't matter that I completed my "to do list." If I fail to spend five minutes on the phone with my friend who had a rough day, really listening and supporting her, it won't matter that I put a post up for all of you to read. Finally, if I fail to be present with my husband, making time for him, it won't really matter if I finish my book by the deadline.
One of the biggest mistakes we make in this busy world is a lack of presence. We are always thinking about what comes next. When we are at work, we're thinking about home and when we're at home were thinking about work. Our work suffers because we're not focused and our relationships suffer because we're not really present.
I want to encourage you to practice being present this week. When you are at work, be there and do your work to the best of your ability. When you are with a friend or family member allow yourself to really be present and forget about all the other things that you need to get done.
I know that all of this is easier said than done but, if you don't try, things will never get any better. Sure, you'll still think about work when you're at home and, of course, you'll think about work when you are at home, but when those thoughts come, push them out to the best of your ability. The more you do it, the easier it will become to do it more and more.
Go and enjoy your week and be present in all that you do.
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