So what is your plan?  That is, what is your plan for this day, this week, this year, and this lifetime?  Do you have a plan at least somewhat formulated in your head, or do you go wherever the universe takes you?

There is a fine balance between planning and being spontaneous.  A plan is not set in stone.  No, a plan is an idea of what you are going to set out to do.  Some think of “goals” as their “plan” for what’s ahead.  Others, think of “plans” as their schedule.  That is, the list of appointments and such that have a date and a time.

To us, a “plan” is related to a beacon that you place for yourself.  It can be a short-term beacon as well as life-long beacons.  The plan is the route that you expect to take to get you to where you would like to go.  That route is for the day, the week, the year and your lifetime.  The difference between a “plan” in this sense and a “schedule” is that the plan is more general.

When you create a plan and you devise your next steps, you then need to let go, and see where the universe would like to guide you.  That allows for the spontaneity that can keep life interesting while at the same time giving you guidance while your pursue your beacons.  The schedule is sometimes necessary as well to implement your plan.  However, the “schedule” is not the “plan.”

So, we might ask you to evaluate your beacons and think about your plans for this day.  Look at how your schedule is implementing your plan, or not.  Is your schedule congruent with your plan and your “seven things?”

Yes, the “seven things” we have written about in the past.  Those are the areas of your life that you would like to devote your attention.  These things typically are also related to life-long or short-term beacons.  For example, one of your “seven things” might be “relationships.”  Your plan for the day and your schedule might support a particular relationship.

Everything begins with your beacons, but the “seven things” might help you in creating your beacons.  When you think about the seven areas that are most important in your life, that can give you an idea of your life-long beacons.

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Life is so short, that if we do not have a general plan to help guide us through our days, we may let life slip through our fingers.   Make sure you place your energies in the areas of your life that are important to you, and you will find when you reach the end, that you have lived this life to the fullest!

Written, Tue, Aug 16, 2016, 7:34 – 7:42 AM MDT