Does this describe you? Sadly, it doesn’t describe me. I am the goal setting, future planning type, I tend to look at what I need to do today in order to be able to reach my desired end. If I don’t do today what needs to be done, I postpone the possibility of my ordered path. Plus I double up on what needs to be done the next day. But also… it was a principle (not to put off) that I was raised with so it’s difficult to not have that mindset.
There’s part of me that would definitely like to be a bit more ‘one day at a time’ type. But not enough to discard my plan. There’s a type of freedom, spontaneity that comes with the one day approach. Some, not me, would call it frivolous and/or irresponsible. Personally I view this on a continuum – from highly organized to highly serendipitous (not sure that’s a word but it does convey the correct attitude). Extreme on either end is not particularly ideal. A blend, merge seems to be a better stance.
I believe life should have your plan: what you’d like to do, to be, to accomplish and how you’ll know if you are on your path toward success. But the plan can’t be in so much cement that it can’t breathe: grow, evolve, and even change. One becomes quite rudderless without a goal and without a path to attain the goal. But there are storms that cause one to veer from the primary focus. It comes as part and parcel of living.
Whether on the mountain top or in the valley, occasionally you need to stop and consider. Your path, your plan may need adjusting and the one day at a time approach encourages this. The assessment part of life typically is relegated to a form of oblivion because everyone is so involved in ‘surviving’. If you are a one day at a time type, you typically wake to a discovery and determination of what to do … in the day.
…but, what do you think?
