Yesterday I turned 40.
40 is significant because in theory, it marks the half-way point in a person's existence on earth. If I live to be about 80, my life is half over...so today, May 30, 2011, is the balance of what has gone before and what is still yet to come. Very exciting, and yet daunting at the same time!
Here in the balance of past and present, I know that my choices matter. Listed below is what I'm choosing to pursue as I walk the "second half" of my life:
My husband and children
My family is not a stumbling block to my purpose. They are God's personal and precious gift to me. I choose to take the time to enjoy them, thankful that God is revealing my purpose in his timing.
Connections with other women
Women need to bond. That's just a fact. When I try to go at life without the influence of other like-minded women, I become myopic and dissatisfied. I choose to connect to friends--and potential friends--because I am not an island!
My health
I choose to have the energy to do life, as best as I can. I thank God for my good state of health, and I will protect it with exercise, good nutrition, good supplements, and quality sleep.
The guidance of the Holy Spirit
If I think I'm the one in control of my universe, I'm just kidding myself. I'm so thankful I don't have to figure it all out and manipulate things into being. I choose to open my heart and mind to what the Holy Spirit is leading today.
Today in the balance of turning 40, I choose a Life of Balance. May the important things (the "Big Rocks" from the previous post) provide meaning amidst the tasks of the daily grind.
Now I ask you, regardless of your age today...
Is your life in balance?
What do you choose to pursue in the midst of the daily grind?
Now, take a step in that direction.
I'd love to hear how it goes!
Blessings,
Stephanie
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