I had a strange awakening this morning.  My plans for the day were already vague as the person I was seeing had lost the use of their car and this freed up my day.  Like everyone I have a list of useful chores I could ‘tick off’ if I used this time, and I‘d feel virtuous about that.  It is a lovely sunny, if chilly, day and being outside and perhaps walking would also be invigorating and make me feel good in different way.  Then again I’d awoken feeling the early signs of bug trying to ‘get me’ and maybe if I just had a gentle day, and finished the book I’m so enjoying; I’d be healthier tomorrow .  Then I thought I could have my mother round for tea and be a virtuous son…. or I could make some bread and that would be lovely for lunch…  So many possibilities, so many choices, so many ways to spend a single day.

I know it is necessary to plan and manage how we use our time, it is after all a key resource, but I so often hear people who are totally driven by these plans and commitments and it blinds them to so much, and by-and-large, leaves them feeling victims in their own lives.  How often do you hear people saying “I’d love to BUT…”  Of course some of the time they are just being polite, but certainly not all of the time.  We all have the power to choose, every minute of every day.  Perhaps it is true that Change (with a capital C) starts with you making a different choice about what you do next…  You might pause next time you hear yourself saying  “I’d love to but” and ask yourself what you truly want, what is really good for you.

I hope you make a positive, enriching and fulfilling choice

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”   Joanne Kathleen Rowling