“When it comes to the future,
there are three kinds of people:
those who let it happen,
those who make it happen,
and those who wonder what happened.”
John M. Richardson, Jr.
jan. 28
do you ever wonder
where you will be ten years from this day
when i think back ten years ago
where i was
and where i am now
it is nothing like what i thought it would be
not in a bad way
just so far different than imagined
and maybe i never really thought much about it then
life was more like suriving
than making things come to be
living each day
and doing the very best that i could
but now
ten years later
it is
stepping out
learning
accepting
acknowledging
moving forward
cultivating
manifesting my wishes
creating my dreams
our dreams
i do think often of ten years from this day
for my husband and i
we are young
still in the early years of our life
our children have been born
and are feverishly growing and thriving
but one day
one day
they will leave our nest
and where does that leave us
if we do not think now
if we wait
let the days continue to move forward
and we remain the same
i have feared that
and i chose not to follow such
everyday
i wake
i think
i ponder
i write
i discover
a new stepping stone
that will guide us along the way
i shared with our oldest the other day
that in only a mere eight years away
he will be twenty
"eight years" you say
is still so much time
but i have
seen
felt
experienced
how quickly it does pass
he will stand before us
at the ripe young age we were
when we found out
he was being slowly brought to life
kind of scary right
eight years
i though
i pray
not so much
that he could be a father himself
in such a short time
i kind of shudder at the thought
yet also think of the life
of my husband and i
we grew up quite fast
missed out on some wild years
yet how young we will still be
when ours are ready to leave
a whole life
still waiting for us
waiting for what we will be
in our days ahead
so in the midst of this ramble
my thoughts are of these
i look forward to the coming years
sitting
and
knowing
i have become
only what i wished myself to be
not one of looking back
feeling as if i missed the adventure
but of fullness
richly blessed with each day i took
to create the world in which i am living
what about you
~do you ever wonder
in ten years
where you will be~
17 comments:
You write beautifully. There is so much truth in your words about creating our lives instead of just existing. While raising children, sometimes our lives are put on hold, as we invest ourselves in them. Just as they are about to fly away, no matter how old we are, we begin the wonderful adventure of rediscovering who we are, and what we would like to do.
So much has happened in the last ten years, I don't think I can imagine the next ten. Yet, I know that today I will create, love and give my day to the Lord.
Karen
Such a beautiful post! I often think that Daniel's and my life feels so different from that our most people we know because we don't have children. I see with my sister that much of life is measured by their children's milestones - first day of kindergarten, of school, etc. Our lives progress more evenly, although we have moved a lot across continents and the US.
We've always been people to go with the flow of life and not plan our future except to affirm it should be happy and in keeping with who we are. So far, that has served us well, giving us a life that is both exciting and calm. Here's to the next 10 years!! Can't wait to see what surprises await us... and you!!
Love and blessings, Silke
Yes, I wonder about 10 years from now, but I try not to dwell too much on it. Not because of fear but because of the recognition that life is just not predictable so the future is simply speculative. I prefer to focus on the present (or reminisce about the past).
I never look ahead, just not my thing I guess. But ten years ago? That's a funny one. I was 60 lbs. lighter, making good money in a career I enjoyed, traveled alot with The Husband and had no intention on changing anything or adding a kid to the mix. Now I have a beautiful little boy who I never knew how badly I needed until he took his first breath, am a stay at home mom with no intention of going back to work unless our financial situation should change and it is necessary and I am quite the homebody. Who knows what will happen in ten years, but I'm sure I could never guess right now.
Beautifully put, and thought provoking.
10 years ago, I was working too much, suffocating in suburbia, and dreaming of NOW! NOW is here, and 10 years from now, I hope I am STILL in this dream of NOW! The only thing I miss from 10 years ago and before, is the laughter of my children-now their laughter is that of an adult. I am almost totally empty nest. Enjoy the time while they are small- it goes faster for you, than for them............
Beautifully written, my friend. My children are long grown and I am closer to retirement than starting a whole new life. I guess ten years from now I would like to have come full circle and living back in the beautiful countryside where I was born.
Mary
This is one of my favorite posts yet! Such wisdom here - and no, I never thought 10 years ago that I would be here - a mother yes, but artist? No, not even a little. I also never thought that I would still be building my family at this age - but here we are - living our destiny and I think it's my job to do my very best to remember it all. Which is why your post is so important. Thank you friend, xoxoxo
BTW, how is your belly dancing class? xo
Instead of just "surviving," now you are THRIVING! :) I gaze into my future and then remember that what we are creating today will bring us into the future. I think being a mother, one does think of time skipping by so fast, sometimes in a beautiful and happy way and then sometimes in a bittersweet way. Thank you for the beautiful reminder of "time."
....Sometimes I do think about it, only because something spurs me at the moment to think about what happened to the last 10 years. I am pretty happy with my life where I stand now. I could say, I could be more, I could be less, but all I know is this.. I am made up of the past years of my life. The person I am today is a reflection of those years, good, bad and indifferent. All the experiences I have had in a short 10 years past,will yield me 10 fold that in wisdom for the next 10 years to come. I choose not to think about yesterday or to think past today in terms of what might have been or what will be. I am cherishing the seconds of my day and counting them as golden moments of opportunity that I can determine to some extent the memory this day will become.
I love your post by the way...:)
yes there are times when I ponder on the past as well as the future... the time recently with my son and his affairs has made the extra time we have had together so sweet. At lunch yesterday we talked about life and the possibility of seeing kids, grandkids and so forth.... This year my oldest turns 28.... I remember all to well when he was the mere age of 12.... seems like only yesterday
this is beautiful, you are so blessed!
I love posts like this, and they are good for me too! Thought provoking and worthwhile for application to a life.
Thank you so much for sharing, you are a blessing.
Have a great weekend, with your love, and the wee ones.
What a beautiful post!! I know that you are right, my children will be all grown up in the blink of an eye. It makes me sad to think of all of the time I have wasted over the years, worrying, fretting over things I could not change. Thank you for always making me think and want to be better!
Have a lovely weekend my friend.
Sincerely,
Melinda
What a beautiful post! I did sometimes think on it, but I really try to focus on the present and live in the here and now. I can drive myself too crazy with too many "what ifs." But sometimes I dwell on the past about too many things not done - and so I am trying to change that...if I can. Take care and have a terrific weekend! Theresa
A beautifully written and thought provoking post! I feel I know where I'm going but not where the path will take me.
Eeep! I wrote a long comment, but in the wrong browser. Hehe you didn't want to read my ramblings anyway! ;) Firefox needs to start working on this type of form!
Time flies by so swiftly with each passing year. Sometimes I think I shall blink and be 50. 10 years...at this time, I really am just hopeful that we will recognize our planet in 10 years. I think we have some big changes coming and I really just hope Mother Earth is merciful to her misguided two-legged children. ;)
Big hugs! Just think of the handsome man he'll be in those 8 years. ;)
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