Is it just me, or do the days seem to be slipping by faster and faster by the year? How in the WORLD are we in the last week of September? If we aren’t careful, our moments that make up our days will turn into years taken for granted. If we are of the belief that every day is a gift, then we have to start acknowledging that no day is the same and every day is significant. There is only ONE Wednesday, September 26, 2018, and if you really think about it, that’s pretty significant…right?
I am a HUGE fan of the writer, Morgan Harper Nichols. I found her on Instagram, and her words have resonated and inspired me in the best ways. Just in case you don’t follow her, let’s take a brief intermission for you to hop on your Instagram app and follow her….
Now that we have that taken care of, let’s can move on. A few weeks ago, she posted this graphic on her Instagram story:
These 5 questions have given me a gift, a gift I already held- the unique gift of today. Really, these questions have helped me recognize the gift that I sometimes take for granted. We do this thing where we go in and out of each day totally unaware that there was a takeaway. No matter how big or small, if we aren’t careful, we will completely miss it the gift of today.
I started to make a point not to only ask myself these questions, but I took it a step further and brought them into my marriage. Intentionally each night (okay almost every night), Chase and I ask one another these questions, and you know what? I am learning so much about him, and I’m kind of enjoying it – A LOT! There are things that he’s told me about his day that otherwise, I would have totally missed. There is growth I’m noticing, places I can see him going, and seemingly small but significant moments that I’m now holding.
The best part about this is the fact that these questions are exposing the significant beauty in not just my life, but in my husband’s life too (and I have the sweet opportunity to see it all unfold- for the both of us!).
So without further ado, here are Morgan Harper Nichols’ questions:
Little Things That Made Today Special:
1. Something (or someone) you saw:
I love this question because it can range from seeing an old friend or witnessing something like a good deed between strangers. It might even be remembering a pretty bird you saw fly up to your office window.
2. Something you heard or listened to:
I have become a HUGE fan of podcasts. This question gives me an opportunity to really think about something I learned about listening to a podcast. It also makes me more observant of my daily surroundings.
3. Something unexpected or different than normal:
This question can sometimes stump me, that is until I think of something and wonder how sad it would be if I had let that unexpected moment go unnoticed. No matter how small or how big, different is what sets your day in another direction good or bad. I think it’s important for us to be aware of what direction we are moving toward.
4. Something productive or exciting you did today:
How fun it is to think about what we DID rather than what we didn’t do in a day? This is a mind-shifting perspective question, and man it is what we need to count confidence in our lives. Yesterday, my answer was I finally put away a large basket of laundry (which was productive AND exciting because I finally found that shirt I’ve been looking for).
5. Something small that you never want to take for granted:
This question stirs an attitude of gratitude in my heart. One day I asked myself this question after picking up food to-go and going to Target. There was a time in my life where I couldn’t have done those things without tremendously stressing about how to pay for shampoo and food all in the same day. This question reminds me of the not-so-small blessings I have in my life.
My challenge to you is this: intentionally ask yourself these 5 questions at the end of each day. Keep them to yourself or share them with someone you love. I guarantee that they will begin to reveal the unique beauty of what each day has held all along.
What do you think? Are you up for the challenge?
Visit Morgan Harper Nichols website for some serious life inspo.
David says
Since I can’t live my life with the person that I want I think I will vicariously live my life through you since you’re the closest to her.