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Today's
Meditation:
For some reason, most of us go through life without
ever really having any sort of plan at all. We have
no plans in place for advancing in our careers, no plan in
place for improving our relationships (or even maintaining
them), no plan in place for reaching goals that are
important to us. But when it comes to a vacation or
a party or a dinner, we'll plan out every minute detail,
and we'll be greatly satisfied when our plans come to a
successful result.
There are many, many things that we can plan that don't
involve other people. We can plan to read a certain
number of books on a topic that's related to our careers
by a certain date. We can plan to do something kind
for someone, somewhere, each day of the week. We can
create a plan that should lead to a promotion, based on
quantifiable criteria. We can plan ways to make sure
that we have money in the bank for times when we need it.
The fabric of our lives is created thread by thread, but
most of us use whatever thread happens to be lying around,
without really thinking of ways to find brighter, more
colorful, more durable threads. When we make our
plans an integral part of who we are, then we'll be
finding and using threads that will give us those rich,
wonderful colors that will make our lives something
beautiful to regard from any perspective.
Doing so does take a plan, though, and it takes a lot of
effort to stick to our plans. We can be sure,
though, that the best fabric comes from the best
materials, and we go about creating those materials each
day of our lives.
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