Ever feel like you wasted your time? This is one of my recurring dreams – the frittering away of time, and the feeling that you can’t get that time back. Every morning we awaken to a new day – full of promise, challenge, and excitement, and each night we get to look back and see if we made the most of it. If we do, it’s because we have a plan, use our resources wisely, make time to check how our efforts are progressing, make any necessary adjustments, and keep at it until we reach our goal(s). The thing I had to learn was that not everything works out as planned, and in that there still can be accomplishment. The key is to set goals – big and little, ones that get done and others that continue towards longer-term timelines. The thing you never want to do is give up, get distracted, or give it too little effort – it’s this last that for me was the most troubling, because later that night you can’t avoid the feeling that you didn’t do all you could. But that too happens, and rather than let it be upsetting, learn from that realization and re-double your effort tomorrow. Make sure your morning meanings turn into satisfied feelings today.
Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946): American novelist (The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas), poet, playwright, and art collector.
An interesting life story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Stein
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