| Just before I was about to begin writing this article,I | | | | doing that I never looked around. |
| went through my emails. There it is! An email with the | | | | Sometimes when you lose a spouse, you suddenly |
| following quote: | | | | think about all the things you never did. Some goals |
| "Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not | | | | may not be realized -- you may not retire together -- |
| because they never found it, but because they didn't | | | | but when I lost my husband after he had battled for |
| stop to enjoy it." --William Feather, Writer. | | | | years with cancer, I knew one thing. I knew that I had |
| Talk about Law of Attraction or synchronism, here I | | | | no regrets that I had put off the things that we could |
| was thinking about what to write and this pops up on | | | | do while working to meet our goals. We traveled with |
| my screen. | | | | our son, went camping, but most important we took |
| While studying for certification as a life coach, Life is a | | | | the time to have fun. |
| Journey not a Destination was one of the | | | | Maybe because we knew we had a limited amount of |
| "Empowerment Foundation Principles" that was taught | | | | time, we took advantage of it. |
| at iPEC (Institute for Professional Empowerment | | | | BUT WHY? |
| Coaching). But why write about it? This principal has | | | | These things didn't distract us from working toward |
| special meaning for me and is one I think many of us | | | | our goals but definitely enhanced the process. |
| forget in our busy lives. But what does it really mean? | | | | The Next Thing On My List by was a book we read |
| Life is a Journey not a Destination is about living in the | | | | for our book club a few months ago. This book is |
| present. It's not about not having goals but it is about | | | | about a girl who had a list of things she wanted to do |
| working so hard to reach your goals or being so | | | | before she turned 25. Unfortunately she was killed in a |
| focused on "getting there" that you forget to enjoy | | | | car accident. The woman who was in the car with her |
| today. | | | | found the list and decided to complete it. Have you |
| Are you so concerned about retirement that you're | | | | made your life list? Whether you're 20, 40 or 60, what |
| afraid to take a vacation and enjoy today? Is your | | | | haven't you done that you wish you had or that you |
| next promotion so much on your mind that you forget | | | | say I will when...? |
| to leave work for your child's preschool graduation.? | | | | One more thought. Do you remember being 14? Were |
| How come when we're visiting a new place we love | | | | you as consumed with getting into college as today's |
| to walk around and find those unusual stores or | | | | kids are? Talk to a teenager today and almost |
| restaurants but at home we never notice? After | | | | everything they do is related to how a college |
| getting my nails done recently, I was hungry and saw a | | | | admissions person will view it. We have to teach our |
| sushi restaurant. It was so good that I asked how long | | | | kids today to work hard but enjoy life also. |
| they had been there -- 28 years -- and I never noticed | | | | Life is a Journey Not a Destination - plan your |
| because every time I went to that shopping center I | | | | destination and please, enjoy the journey! |
| was so intent on where I was going and what I was | | | | |