There is a danger in the avid pursuit of one’s dreams – selfishness, self-absorption, self-centeredness. The way to avoid this danger is to always stop to live each day and cherish each friend or family member.

When we value each person for their dreams and hopes and struggles and pain, we deny selfishness a point of entry into our hearts and lives. As important as it is to pursue our dreams, we must remember that the dreams of others are equally important.

There is no comparing of dreams. What might seem grand to you might seem a small dream to another, and vice versa. Never compare dreams. Instead seek out ways to help one another in successfully fulfilling their dreams.

“Perfect good breeding is the result of nature and not of education; for it may be found in a cottage, and may be missed in a palace. ‘Tis the genial regard for the feeling of others that spring from an absence of selfishness.”           — Disraeli

There are always so many things to do. There is work, kids, spouse, grandchildren, friends, housework, and yard work. In January there are winter challenges and tasks – shoveling snow, scraping ice, bringing in firewood, building fires and more.
 
January is also when we start thinking about taxes and about planning for the New Year and honoring resolutions.  If the planning was already done, it is time to begin to put the plans into action.
 
In January there is so much to do. It is so very easy to become overwhelmed by all the things before us. It is also very easy to become so busy doing things that we forget to simply enjoy living.
 
Give yourself time to live, time to laugh, time to play and time to work. Try to keep it all in balance. If balance becomes elusive, give me a call – I can help you put it all back into perspective (203-855-9714).
 
“Prepare to live by all means, but for heaven’s sake do not forget to live. You will never have a better chance than you have at present. You may think you will have, but you are mistaken.”      — Arnold Bennett