Mantra

Earlier this weekend, my oldest daughter asked me to download a song she heard on CoolTv. We love CoolTv at our house, it's the free and local MTV type of program...music and videos played all day. The song she heard is called "One Day" . Listen to it on my pop-out player~ I was amazed and impressed my 6th grader chose this song. That's my girl!
I've come up with a new mantra for myself. It's not that I necessarily think of these when I should, but I'm finding myself thinking about it often enough. It's simple and to the point: This is my life. This is where I'm at right now. And I'm going to make the best of it.
Am I exactly where I want to be? Nope. Am I ever going to be? Nope, probably not. Because the secret is to live right here, right now. I don't know the future, and every time I've tried to plan it, it's changed in sometimes wonderful and sometimes not so wonderful ways. So...I still dream, I still have my goals, but I am NOT going to miss today. So, on that note~ my favorite things today are:
1. Waking up this morning to my kitten and puppy laying in bed with me.
2. Watching my youngest skip everywhere she went~light as a feather and certainly my little butterfly.
3. Having my almost teenage daughter show me a song she loves, and her holding my hand as she snuggled next to me.
There is beauty in this world, indeed.