Choices

Everyone seems to be having their word – “My Word”, “Word of the Year”, “One Little Word”. Have you chosen one yet? Has this been around for a long time or are we just hearing about it more because of Facebook? We seem to hear a lot of things on Facebook and some of it we could do without such as rumors, bashing of politics, and airing dirty laundry. OK – I’m guilty of some of this also. This brings me to my word – CHOICES. We make them all the time and sometimes without thinking. Maybe we should think about another word with this – consequences. Isn’t that what we strived to teach our kids? So many resolutions are thrown out there at this time of year with the most popular seeming to be get organized, save money, eat healthier, lose weight, spend more time with family, be more patient, do more for others, etc. Do you make resolutions? I really don’t because then if you don’t complete it to your complete satisfaction, it can be viewed as a failure. Or, maybe you can take this in baby steps in your CHOICES you make daily. What if you want to be more organized? Does that mean by next December you have to have all the shelves in your garage in containers, labels, and a list saved on your computer? Wouldn’t that be wonderful, but it could mean when you need a certain document, you know exactly where it is or that junk drawer got cleaned out. You have a choice – if you want to fit into that certain dress for an upcoming event, don’t eat those Orange Danish Rolls for breakfast, choose oatmeal instead. Want to get organized, choice to spend just a few minutes a day going through the pantry, that junk drawer, or that pile of magazine articles you have pulled out. These have already been my choices for the day. What’s yours?