Sometimes one gets lost in day to day activities and before you know it, its the end of the week, the end of the month, the end of the year and then its the year 2020. I’ll be almost 50 then and I don’t want to say, ‘where did the time go’. I want to know where it went. So what did I decide to do, start a blog. Don’t know if that will keep me on track to accomplish the great things I want to do but at the very least, I’ll be constantly reminded.
I read about 22 year old UNC student, Eve Marie Carson’s death today. She was so young and had already accomplished so much. She taught elementary school and volunteered in South America and Africa. She was poised for greatness and now we’ll never know what we lost. My prayer goes out to her family for strength during this time. When I was 22 I was not that selfless, I didn’t give of myself the way she did to help other people and yet I’m still here. A tragedy like this one always shakes me up and gets me to refocus on priorities. Reminds me that I’m not here for myself. I’m here to impact lives and impact them positively. God uses people to accomplish his tasks and I need to get to work. And not the kind that has had me trapped behind a cubicle since I was 22. Time is truly fleeting.
Why is it that most of us get this only when we’re older? To the parents, expose your children to the possibilities of what they can accomplish. Don’t lock them into the ‘go to college get a job’ mentality. There is so much more. Even though the parents of that young lady in North Carolina are grieving right now, they can be proud of her legacy. She has done much more than some of us twice her age has.
Well that’s it for my first post. I’ll talk about anything really. I welcome comments and encourage dialog.
Ask yourself the question – Where do I see myself in the year 2020?
Thanks for reading.
