What will you do with your “today”?

Hi friends! I hope you are having the best day.

Every Tuesday, I sit down and I am reminded of what a gift it is to talk to you all. What a gift it is to have incredible friends, write, share stories, connect, grow, and BUILD.

I love the community we are building here. I love getting to chat with you all and meet you all where you are. Today, I am reminded of what a gift today is. What a gift. A major reason why I really honed in and committed to the word “build” to be my word for 2024, was to remind me that it’s a process. Each day you keep building. Each day you get 1% percent better. Not 1000% better. Just one. It’s a process. Life is a process. I am reminded that when I am present and when I take each 24 hours by what they are I can handle it. I can grow and I can get 1% better.

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Did you commit to starting habits or trying new things this year?

I find this time of year so inspiring. It reminds us of a fresh start, a new thing. I find that the new year reminds me of the dreams I am chasing, of the goals, and the vision of where I want my life to go. Which is so fun and so inspiring. However, today I wanted to talk about the gifts that today brings. The wonderful things that are happening for you today, in this set of 24-hours. You can do so much in a day. I love the perspective that today is a blank space. It doesn’t matter what happened yesterday and tomorrow isn’t here yet. We have today. Today to get 1% better. Then tomorrow we will build on that but for now all we can do is prepare ourselves today to build tomorrow.

Start that project you’ve been putting off. Read for 5 minutes today. Spend 30 minutes doing something you love, something relaxing. Stop doing that thing you know isn’t going to help your future self. You get today. You get to make it great. I believe that great things can grow when we build them. Take bite size pieces of that goal you are working towards. Make the first move. Take the courageous step toward your dream. Whether it’s a project, a new resolution, a habit, a goal, etc., start today. Just start with today. Make today the best day of your life. When you wake up, proclaim that today is a great day. You were made to do incredible things today, and I believe that.

You know me, with everything I write, I want to reflect Jesus. I’m not writing this today because I feel this all the time and I’m on top of the world. Heck… if you would’ve seen me yesterday. But, one thing I am reminded of is that THIS is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it, Psalm 118:24. Let us be glad in it. He created this day for us as a gift. I know how easy it is to look into tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year, I do it all the time. But, I’ve found that there is true joy in the moment. I’m praying for it. I’m praying that the Lord would allow me to find joy in this season of life. Every time I circle back to the thought of this season of life, it feels like a large burden and a long way to go. That’s when I am reminded in today. That I get to make today great. That today is all I have to handle. That tomorrow will worry about itself but for right now I have these 24-hours.

What will you do with your 24-hours?

My prayer is that you would dwell on things that fill you with joy. Movement that will fill you with gratitude. Love toward your neighbor. And a mentality that today is an incredible day. Today is YOUR best day… and guess what, when tomorrow comes that, too will be your best day. But for right now all we have is today. I hope it’s your best one yet.

Xx,

Mo