Be The Present Moment

My day of love consisted of me trying to do everything on my to-do list. As you may have read in my previous post, my Sunday was thrown out of whack and Monday was my day to catch up.

I spent the day finishing projects with the looming desire to still cook all the food I had planned for the day before. I was determined to turn our Superbowl Sunday Feast into a Valentine’s Day dinner.

By the time I finished my work, I was pretty wiped out. However, I pretty much forced myself to still cook and document everything I made.

We ate as the food was ready, but I didn’t finish cooking until 11pm. By that time, I was completely exhausted. 

While I enjoyed cooking and seeing the smiles on the faces of my loved ones, I was too tired to really be present with them in the moment. Sometimes I can be stubborn and not let go of the things I want to do.

Even if that means, pushing myself to my limit. And as I was cooking, I remember thinking how much I wished I had been present to the evening, laughing and watching tv instead of running around the kitchen like I was on Top Chef.

I’m still learning to balance everything. I think I still get in my head about trying to create the perfect time. Like if I don’t, our time would be less significant. Crazy, I know. All that really matters is being around the people you love.

Be in the present moment, instead of trying to create the perfect moment.