what really matters?

Our greatest fear as individuals should not

be of failure,

but of succeeding at things in life

that don't really matter

-Tim Kizziar

I find myself asking that question every so often.

What really matters in life?

Status, how much money I earn, what great things I accomplish?
Fancy clothes, new cars, lots of friends?
Good looks, college degrees, popularity?

I'm not saying I don't like those things, or even wish for them.
I'm not saying they don't matter.

All I'm saying is I know I forget about the important things in life
and I need to be reminded of what truly matters and lasts.

When I get to the end of my life, what will people say of me?
What difference will I have made in the small time I existed on this earth?
Whatever it is, however big or small, great or ordinary, I want
it to matter and mean something. I want it to last.

Just some thoughts rolling around in my head this Friday morning.
This was one of those weeks, that, well, I wanted to be over since it started.
So much change happening...trying to embrace it with a positive attitude.
I am very excited for this new year and the new things that it holds,
I'm just getting used to all the newness.

Hope you really do enjoy your weekend.
I have finished 3 books so far this year (high fives for me)! Maybe I am on my
way to being a reader again.
But now, I am in need of a new good book.
Please feel free to share suggestions.

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