Life Quote

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived."
-Henry David Thoreau

Ironically, this quote is what I chose to be listed under my senior picture in the high school yearbook.  I am only scraping the surface and finally discovering what this quote means for me.  The more I actively I live my life, the more deliberate it becomes.  By planning, life becomes less chaotic and more focused.  I always thought planning would make life too constricted, but the truth is, without a plan I was committing myself to failure.  There was never an end to the chores, and there was never time for what I wanted to do.  Deliberately making some type of schedule allows for flexibility and a more accomplished feeling.  I can choose to get the laundry done today, and then if there is time, do the vacuuming.  But as long as the laundry is done, I will feel like today's work is complete.  These thoughts are what I try to tell myself now.  The nagging of chores is less overpowering when there is an end to today's list and a new list for tomorrow.  

By living for today, I waste less time and energy worrying about the things to come.  Now, is all that matters.  I am more in control of the day and my life, instead of just following the current and letting life push me along.  This is my life, and I need to start living it.

-Tanya