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To Plan Or Not To Plan

Every day is filled with decisions.

Little ones and big ones.

Decisions that can change a life.

Usually around this time of year I’m making my new year’s plan about what to complete, forget about, or begin.

But this year I have the absence of plans. Oh, there are still things on my proverbial plate, but it’s different. Instead of filling the plate up with plans, I’m emptying the plate.

You might ask what I need an empty plate for.

Ah! There’s no immediate answer. Nor am I looking for one. It seems that if I have a plate, I should put something on it.

But the truth is … nothing comes to mind.

What’s funny is looking back I see the moments I could have been kinder, and more aware. And wonder who that earlier Paulette was, and wonder who I am now, and who I will be, looking back a year from now.

So I’m entering this final week of the year with deep gratitude for family, friends, problems, and opportunities.

Nothing to add, I’m filled with love and peace.

Wishing you a new year created the way you want.

My love goes with you as you work with this Uplifting Moment.

Posted on Tue, December 27, 2011 by Paulette Sun Davis filed under

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3 comments (Add your own)

1. wayne austin wrote:: When one looks at the plate of possibilities and nothing shines yet nothing is needed one then realizes "I'm getting old." And one also realizes that the first part of life is to fill the plate and last part is to clean it up. The plate is empty when one is born and empty when one dies.

Merry Christmas to you and Michael. :)
Tue, December 27, 2011 @ 1:27 PM
2. Paulette wrote:: Thank you for your wisdom. What shines brighter is love. What empties are regrets. What continues is "running down the road."

Happy New Year to you and Kay. :-)
Fri, December 30, 2011 @ 9:36 AM
3. Umar wrote:: talk to an adult about her lsiong weight and not eating it can be very bad for you you can loose energy too fast and all sorts talk to an adult and get it fixed they will always forgive you!
Sat, February 18, 2012 @ 3:51 AM

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