My writing tends to focus on now, right now and what you are doing in and with now. If you aren’t engaged in what is happening in you moment then you are wasting opportunities and challenges, discoveries and adventures. Tomorrow is built on now. You don’t need to be obsessive about this mindset, but it will direct your thoughts and behaviors. Now is what we have, what we know, what we are experiencing… enjoy, learn, grow from it.
However… What about tomorrow? Do you make plans about/for tomorrow? Or are you a fatalistic? Do you ‘let the chips fall where they will’, that nothing you do or don’t do will have any bearing on what will happen? Perhaps you prefer a serendipitous approach to life both today and tomorrow? What is your belief about tomorrow and what you should, need to do?
We do read in scripture, Matthew 6:34, ESV:
“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be
anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat
or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than
food, and the body more than clothes?” (Matthew 6:25)
However, this is not telling us to be cavalier about tomorrow. It isn’t suggesting we do no planning. It does tell us to not worry or be anxious – and this is the crucial point, our mindset – how we think about, act on, plan for tomorrow.
Personally, I’m a planner. My belief is that I can always change the plan but if there is no plan then I’m operating in a vacuum and I really dislike reinventing the wheel when I can simply look at the potential problems, issues, opportunities in advance and develop a plan that is open to change and improvement. Plans are never in cement because life rarely can be viewed this way. So looking at tomorrow is always involved in my today.
The important consideration for you is: how do you think on and prepare for… what about your tomorrow?
