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Good Afternoon. Here is a great thought for the day:

One Exit Too Soon

Paula told me she recognized a pattern in her life. When she was driving on a highway, she would frequently panic, feeling like she passed by her exit. When this happened, she would get off, turn around and go miles back, only to find she had not yet reached her turnoff. She was getting off the highway one exit too soon.

Knowing that she had this tendency, she learned to continue one more exit beyond where she thought she should get off. She learned to adjust her internal clock and have more patience.

Then she asked herself, "Where else am I getting off one exit too soon or rushing through life?" Her answer was resounding - "everywhere."

Give yourself time to arrive at the right place. The way we spend our time is the way we spend our lives. Can you slow down enough to get "in synch" with life, nature, and most importantly, yourself? Tune in to your rhythm and natural pulse. Take off your watch and give yourself a day off. Eat when you're hungry and sleep when you're tired so you can discover who you are, what you need, and what works best for you.

Make a date with yourself, every day if possible. Even if for only a half hour, carving out time for you is a great act of generosity. Your work can usually wait a half hour, but your soul can't.

Whether we like it or not, the clock keeps ticking so live fully, every single second of every single day. Learn the true joy of doing less and having more as you experience each day as priceless. Fill your life with as many precious moments and experiences of joy and passion as you humanly can.

When you "catch yourself in the act" of doing something that doesn't serve you, you can choose to change it and when it's a repeating pattern, you can literally change your life.

Have a wonderful day.

"Each morning is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When the sun rises tomorrow this day will be gone forever, in its place will be something you have left — may it be something good. Follow your heart, it knows what to do."

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