(I am still intimidated by my prolific blogging and writing friends, nevertheless I am broadcasting my two cents.)
The responsibilities of life dictate that we can’t live spontaneously from one moment to the next, but there is a danger in overplanning and, in particular, planning too far ahead. I am not talking about lack of goals or financial irresponsibility, but there are areas of life that we can overplan for and regret it later. I know I have done it, and when expectations come crashing down, it can take anywhere from a moment to months to completely recover.
I would suspect that the number of college graduates that don’t follow their major surpasses those who do (don’t fact check me on that). From my experience and all of the accounts I have heard, marriage and relationships rarely follow the perfect intended plan, even when successful. These changes can be good and even unexpected hardships can result in greater satisfaction later in life.
In the third world, the lack of planning is apparent (not to mention the lack of economic security), but their joy of simple pleasures is hard to ignore. It is not a model to replicate, but there is something to learn. We are a culture of fear and we sometimes equate our happiness to how prosperous we are (in a number of areas). In tough times, the overworked and underworked can be just as dissatisfied…their only difference being economic security.
I just bought my first smartphone and I am tempted to schedule away, but I still like using my feeble brain as my calendar and even in the busiest of times, I want to keep some room for spontaneity. Living in “the now” is not always a bad thing, especially when it allows for opportunities that you might not have otherwise.
I choose to embrace the surprises of life. God brings plenty and I want to make sure that I don’t plan over them.
The responsibilities of life dictate that we can’t live spontaneously from one moment to the next, but there is a danger in overplanning and, in particular, planning too far ahead. I am not talking about lack of goals or financial irresponsibility, but there are areas of life that we can overplan for and regret it later. I know I have done it, and when expectations come crashing down, it can take anywhere from a moment to months to completely recover.
I would suspect that the number of college graduates that don’t follow their major surpasses those who do (don’t fact check me on that). From my experience and all of the accounts I have heard, marriage and relationships rarely follow the perfect intended plan, even when successful. These changes can be good and even unexpected hardships can result in greater satisfaction later in life.
In the third world, the lack of planning is apparent (not to mention the lack of economic security), but their joy of simple pleasures is hard to ignore. It is not a model to replicate, but there is something to learn. We are a culture of fear and we sometimes equate our happiness to how prosperous we are (in a number of areas). In tough times, the overworked and underworked can be just as dissatisfied…their only difference being economic security.
I just bought my first smartphone and I am tempted to schedule away, but I still like using my feeble brain as my calendar and even in the busiest of times, I want to keep some room for spontaneity. Living in “the now” is not always a bad thing, especially when it allows for opportunities that you might not have otherwise.
I choose to embrace the surprises of life. God brings plenty and I want to make sure that I don’t plan over them.
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