Many of you have heard the saying, “life is what you make it”.
Well as it turns out that saying is true.
Do you feel like you live a boring life? Well do you do boring things?
If so I think the solution is clear. BE INTENTIONAL ABOUT CHANGING THAT. Do
interesting and fun things.
For a while my husband and I got in what I refer to as a
boring stretch. Every date we went on was simply going out to eat, nothing more
exciting than that. I started to not even look forward to the dates. Why spend
the money, we could hang out at home. This was contrasted by our dating career
where we explored old buildings, went to parks, went to lakes and rivers and
found secret passage ways at our old college.
At one point we hid under a table, trying not to get caught in the
building after hours, while a woman practiced piano for a whole hour. We
enjoyed each other’s company and we did exciting things. So did we quit doing
exciting things because we grew up and we matured? Maybe, but I think life got
busy and we had kids, and we put adventure on the back burner. We quit being
intentional about it.
We decided we wanted adventure back. We did not conclude
that we fell out of love or lost the excitement for each other. No, we concluded
we had to be intentional about making an adventure out of life. Our dates now include in home camping (for winter), go
carting, swimming, parks, kayaking, and more. The excitement is back. We are
silly again with each other and our time together.
The results of us being INTENTIONAL:
our excitement and passion for each other is back in full action.
Life is what you make it. What do you want your story to be?
Are you making your life meaningful? If not, make a plan to change that. Some
inspirational friends of mine went extra lengths to make sure they were making
memories together. They painted a wall with chalkboard paint and wrote out a
list of dates they intended to go on during that season. When they went on the
date they would check the box, until all of the boxes were gone. This couple
knew the importance of being intentional about shaping their life.
We are all capable of living meaningful lives, so let’s make
it happen.
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