No Plan, No Action, No Change

Without a plan, without action, we are without change. We remain the same. It’s interesting that we all death is certain. It’s certain that we know we have to work, with very few exceptions. We, you and me, have a finite amount of time on the planet. Most live as if it won’t end, but in the back of our minds, we all know it will. Maybe there’s some peculiar twist allowing us as humans to think if we don’t think or talk about it, it won’t happen.

Imagine needing to grab some milk or bread from the grocery store. If you have a car, you get your keys, and head out the door. Before getting in your car, you knew where you were heading. Before getting your keys, you knew your destination. Here’s a question: Do you know where you’re heading? With your family, with your career, with your education, your relationships, your love life, your marriage, your purpose, your legacy? Do you know where you’re heading?

We can all pretend like it won’t happen? We can think delusionally about our future. I sure did and for longer than I’d like to admit. But the sad reality of getting older is those things from five, ten, twenty years ago don’t seem so long ago. It seems not that long ago that I was living in America, but I’ve been in the Philippines for over five years. I have the fondest of memories thinking about Rio de Janeiro, but that was over seven years ago. I recall with fondness graduating high school, but that was more thirty years ago.

The truth of the matter is life goes on. Time wait for no man. It’s as simple as that. We can all pretend as if we know where we’re going or we can have a plan, just like going to the grocery store. We can plan out the trip to the store. We can plan out steps to get inside the store, grab our items, and head to the cashier. We can even see ourselves walking back to the car and driving back home. But how is it we can’t see ourselves living with purpose? How is it we can’t envision ourselves living debt free? How is it we can go through life doing the most mundane of tasks, but those that are truly vital, we can’t envision? The is rather straightforward - we never sat down and mapped out future.

As I continue to write these lists, I’ll put some of the things I’ve done. What’s worked and what hasn’t. The benefits I received and the lessons I’ve learned. Shannon Sharpe said, “A fool learns from his experience. A wise man learns from the experience of others.” In the same vein, I’ll, “Be weary of those offering their opinions and grateful for those sharing their experience.”

Today, Monday, January 22, 2024, I am grateful that:

I was able to secure my hosting plan for my websites. I’ve got several sites to build out and without a hosting plan none get built or seen.

I’m generating a bit of momentum. Not much, but some. Slow progress is progress. I’m my own worse critic at times, but not today.

The weekend was nice and relaxing. Got a chance to recharge the battery, tweak my plans, and get a bit of cleaning done. Nothing major, other than a wrap up party for Sinulog. Not as good as last year, but still a nice turn out and always a nice venue.

Herb and I spoke on Friday, instead of Thursday. The

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