You're not done until you act like you are...

“If your heart is beating, if your lungs are breathing, if you are still alive… then it is not too late to do something kind, creative, generous, satisfying, and courageous. Today.”
~Alexandra Franzen

We all have those days. The ones where we are just really off our game.

I had one this past Monday. I had an incredibly wonderful weekend and had set my intention to write about a subject of a personal nature but one I thought would resonate with others. We went to bed early and when I arose at my traditional 5:00 A.M., I felt a little tired. The rest was a script for the typical unplanned Murphy’s Law day: Internet disrupted my Yoga practice, dog went crazy and barked incessantly during our walk, emails started going off at 6:45 with ‘urgent’ messages…. Suddenly, my intended subject seemed uninspired and misplaced. I think I actually growled out loud.

I pushed through the day by sheer determination, and it ended on a good note.

Thanks to the fact that I work with some very incredible humans, it was impossible for me to feel as though the day was a complete loss. But I struggled as I hit the pillow. I had not written my blog and I wondered if this might be a good week to skip it. I stretched out my arms and said audibly "I accept", a mantra I had preached on Sunday to a dear friend, and went to sleep thinking about letting go.

Anne Shirley was right.  Tomorrow is another day, fresh with no mistakes in it...

Tuesday was a better day. I chose a mantra for my Yoga practice of "I am open" and carried it with me through an unexpectantly delightful day. As I arrived home and took Eddy out for a treat walk in the refreshing Autumn afternoon, I was rushed with inspiration. Six simple words struck me, "The week is not over yet." It was only Tuesday, and I was rising like the Lotus through the seemingly impenetrable mud. 

In my increasingly older age, I wonder how many times I will have to be reminded of this lesson?

How many times can you recount that you pushed out your jaw and stated, "It's not over yet..."? You went for a walk or made a call or wrote a note and experienced something of a revival of mind and spirit? 

Just when we think the forces of nature and the unseen are against us, we find a way to turn it around through affirmation. 

It's a powerful reminder that we are not done until we decide to act like we are...

There is still time to make something good happen, no matter what has happened so far in the day. It reminds me that I don’t need to wait for a new day, a new week (or month or year) to decide to make it count. We have within our grasp the POWER, the very WILL to make the most of our time.

Today.

Are you done?

If you read this whole thing, I'd say nope...

Cheers.