You Can't Plan Life

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans."

-- John Lennon

So, you've made your New Year's resolutions, set your goals, created your vision, planned your work, and now you're ready to work your plan. Great! Just don't think for a minute that it will really turn out that way.

Think back to high school. Did you ever imagine then, that at this age, at this stage of your life, you'd be doing what you're doing now? Of course not; you didn't have a clue! And it isn't just because you were young and naive then. It's because Life, thank God, doesn't fit into our nice, neat little categories, doesn't kowtow to our to-do lists, doesn't respect our expectations. Life is unpredictable, unquantifiable, unfreakinbelievable!

So, if you're making a whole PDA full of plans for the new year, fine. Just remember to plan to be spontaneous, envision yourself as adaptable, set a goal not to miss all the serendipitous opportunities that are sure to come your way. I'm kidding. Sort of.

Perhaps the one thing you can do to harmonize most seamlessly with Life is to just be aware. Life is consciousness, and the more conscious you are of all that is around you and within you, the more you and Life will get along just fine. You'll even come to resemble each other, like that old lady down the street and the dog she's had for such a long, long time.

So, not just for today, for the whole New Year, even better for now until forever, ride the waves of this tsunami called Life. And as you do, simply be aware, be aware, be aware.