Happy Mindful Year

Happy 2015! I know this is resolution time, so I thought I would offer up an "easy" one: be mindful. J told me living in the present and being aware of right now is on her agenda this year. That is a really good place to start, no matter what your other goals include. 

I imagine part of being mindful means noticing things. Who and what is around you, and why. I had a brief look into my future back in the summer of 2001. I had no idea, though, because I failed to really look at the people around me. J had come into my life, as most of you know. She did not stay long, but perhaps if I'd paid attention, she might have. I did not notice that the person in my peripheral vision was my soul mate, was the person I would laugh with, grow with, share hopes and plans with; the person I would weep with over shared losses. I did not see that potential because I failed to NOTICE. What ever you may be searching for--a career, a love, a dream--it might be right there, going unnoticed. Pay attention. Be mindful. Look around you--what you seek is out there.