Lately, I have had a lot on my mind but more importantly, put in my heart. I have trouble living in the moment and enjoying the here and now. I tend to get caught up in plans for tomorrow and making sure that the future is always in my sight. I'm always waiting for that next opportunity. "When such and such happens, then I'll be happy..." However, this past Sunday at Elevation Church, I heard a message that really resonated with me. Granted, they all seem to speak directly to me but this one had real meaning. We are all put in a certain season of our life for a reason. Often our detours are God's destinations. Sometimes, He has to reroute us back on a better course or put a stop sign in front of us to open our eyes to our current situation. If we get stuck worrying about next week, month, or year, how are we supposed to appreciate today? These moments are the moments of our life and right now will never happen again. I dislike taking that for granted, yet so often, I find myself envisioning the future instead of being present today. Instead of staring at my computer screen for hours sending out emails, updating the website, creating event listings, and planning gatherings, I am taking a personal commitment to not neglect the relationships and circumstances around me right now right here. The Pastor's wife encouraged us to turn our waiting rooms into work rooms because God may have placed you in this season to fulfill a specific purpose, grow in a specific area, or impact a specific person. That last segment really speaks to me. There are people that I have the opportunity at this current time to help and I need to not take that for granted. I also know that I am not perfect either and always have room for growth. Instead of complaining about the waiting process, I am going to turn the waiting room into a working room and get to work on doing some meaningful, powerful stuff for all those directly in my life now, myself included. It is time to stop taking things for granted and start being more appreciative. What about you? Do you ever find yourself stuck in another day rather than appreciating this one and only moment? Anyway, our destination is always moving because if we ever really quite got there, life would be over. Once we reach a certain destination, another one appears. It's about the journey. Don't take that for granted.
Being a nanny for this little man puts me in an important position to be a positive role model!
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Hello there friends, thank you for stopping by my blog! I 'm Suzanne and I'm the creator and founder of Project Change The World. I began this movement from the childhood dream that I could make the world a better place. Yes, I know, most children dream of being astronauts or rock stars but I've always been slightly different than most. Nonetheless, my dream of living life to the fullest by making a difference in the world was fully realized back in May 2010. I was tired of sitting back and helplessly watching bad things happen to innocent folks. I was sick of not doing anything about it. I decided it was time for a change. I scribbled some notes and ideas into my composition books and began the planning and research phase. Shortly later, PCW began to come to life. I realized that if no one else was going to do something like this, someone had to. Someone had to stand up for what's right. Even though I don't like scary movies and people have let me down one too many times, I decided that it was time to be brave and step out of my comfort zone. I thought of all the greats (MLK, Rosa Parks, Lincoln, Einstein, Washington, etc.) and realized that if they too had been afraid, where would our world be today? So here I am writing this, in hopes that one day others will step up too and join the movement to save lives. My ultimate goal is to live in a world where kids can safely play on the streets, people are strong enough to do the right thing despite temptation, no child really is left behind because they are our future, nature is preserved, no animal is abused. cancer is cured, teen girls don't starve themselves, and so on. Some will call it all naive and unrealistic but anything great in life never comes easy. I dare to do what others deem impossible. I want to live in a world where good deeds and spontaneous, warm-hearted gestures mixed with strong yet gentle love are everywhere to be found. Don't you? But wanting is not enough; it's time to do something with that dream. We must enable, empower, save, help, restore, give, heal, and change. Join me?