Always, always, always in a hurry. Do you even remember why you were in such a hurry to begin with?

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.
-- Mabel Newcomber

Don't let life pass you by while you're waiting and searching and planning and dreaming.
It is today.
Right now.
This very moment.
Yes, make goals, but maybe one of those goals could be:

I will take the time to say hello to the next person I pass on the street.

I will make eye contact and I will never turn away in shame or pity from someone different.
Whether they are missing a limb, their entire face is scarred from burns, or they merely do not have the means to eat or shower.  God's eyes are not jaded like our eyes.  They see through the exterior.  He does not pick and choose who to befriend or who to love.  It's not the ones that can or will improve Him.  It's the ones that He can improve.  What about us?  Do we choose relationships for our advantage?  Do we seek to gain? Or to give?


Give when no one else is watching.

Don't forget that goals and resolutions can be small.
A small thing to you may be someone else's Mount Everest.

Slow down and remember the widow that gave all that she had.
And remember the 'Good Samaritan' who cared for his enemy.

Who is your enemy?
Who do you hate?
Would you be willing to give that very person a ride in your car, $70 for a room, your medicine, would you tear your clothes to make your enemy a bandage?
Or will you pass him by, your eyes turned, your heart hardened, and your mind saying
"He is only getting what he deserves."

As Mother Theresa said
"If you give what you do not need, it isn't giving."