Monday, January 25, 2010

Anticipation and taking one step at a time

...Let's not get ahead of ourselves here...

I think it's true that sometimes we get a little ahead of ourselves. I'm guilty of thinking too far ahead, worrying in advance, planning without knowing the circumstances, and lurching forward through time. It's fun to plan  but the problem with thinking too far in advance is you just don't know what that particular day will hold.

So, I'm trying to be better at taking one step at a time. Life is often a waiting game, so why not enjoy the wait? One step at a time really is the best. Just live this day. Tomorrow will take care of itself.




I think of where these little shoes traveled when my oldest daughter was a year old. Step after step, until they were, too quickly, outgrown.

And now that little one is expecting her own little one. And she and her husband are building a house. Whew!  They are definitely anticipating the future. Worrying in advance. Planning ahead.

Sometimes, though, done correctly, anticipation is the best part.

I think these pictures tell that story without any help from anything I might write.