The Southern Belle CEO

the year ~ It seems everyone has the Top Ten list of the best or worse of 2009 or even the Top Ten of the decade.

For me, even thought the holidays are busy, this is a good time to reflect on my year and the past decade.

10 years ago we were bringing in a new millennium, Y2K was in the news and excitement was in the air. Yet, it seems like yesterday, those 10 years have flashed by…. For most of us, the past 10 years have seen major changes in our lives. Births, deaths, marriages, and divorces….Jobs gained, or recently, jobs lost.

Some things were unavoidable…some things weren’t. Just about the only thing that was the same for us all was that we could choose the attitude in which we handled the situation.  I don’t know about you, but some attitude choices that I made were good….and unfortunately, some weren’t so good.  (Yeah, being real honest here…)

At this point we can look back and get very discouraged about our life’s events and some of our attitudes with them. Or we can chose to be thankful for all the learning experiences that we have had, yes ~  learn from them, apply them, and walk on.  This point of view  isn’t an easy one for me…. I have a hard time being thankful for the loved ones that have past on, or for the added stress of lost wages.  But, when I take the time to get past the hurt, then I see that there are always lessons to be learned.

Don’t focus on the past ~ bring your attention to the present….what you can be doing today to change your future.  We sometimes get lost either in the past or the future, bring your attention to today!  And do take the time to make a plan, have a goal, get your focus narrowed to the prize.

Take time to enjoy your life, because it goes by fast ~

shay