Today, when I could have slept late, God woke me up earlier than usual.  The house was quiet;  the day is overcast and a bit misty; and I am warm and safe and without fear.  For this sense of overwhelming security, I am thankful.

My family members will gather today in various places to share lunch, love and conversations.  Children and grandparents will spend a little time together simply existing and finding happiness from those priceless moments.  We have transportation to bring us together, and telephones and computer messages for those who cannot be present physically.  Bonds are strengthened just by slightest efforts.  The food we share will sustain us, nourish us and (in some instances) entertain us.  We are Blessed.

In the afternoon, the freedom of our particular Sunday allows time to watch football games, browse local flea markets, work in the artist’s studio and play catch up at the business next at home, by choice and not by instruction.  We can wander across the wooded grounds of our home with only birds, squirrels, random neighborhood cats and dogs, to drop in unexpectedly and without harm.  (I am happy to say the neighborhood skunk who chose to sleep at my back door Friday night has moseyed back to the woods.)  My family is safe from harm.  For the many factors that contribute to that safety, we are Blessed.

For family and friends.  For the opportunities laid before us.  For the chance to recognize those opportunities before they pass and to seize them for best advantage.  For the talents inside us and the discovery and development of those talents.  For the good health and physical well-being to be able to enjoy all of our Blessings.  I am Blessed.  For these Blessings, I will SHINE to the best of my ability and try to bring just a little brightness to the lives I may touch in passing.

Thank you, God, for this Day.  Amen.

Ideally, you would have figured out your Logittude BEFORE determining your Destination and Directions.  Ideally….  but not realistically.  For a jump start, consider these questions:

Where do you really want your life to go from here?  This means considering what you would like to be doing personally, professionally or in general.  Where would you like to be living when you are do what you wish to be doing?  Who do you want to share this experience with or not?  Can you financially support these choices?  Do you have the health, physical fitness or intellectual tools to accomplish this?  You may think of some extremes in your answers, but these extremes may direct you to some ideas that you really see possible.

Now… what can you do now – today, tomorrow, this week – to bring that goal closer to reality?  Just pick something small if necessary, but at the end of each day, find a way to say YES to the question:  Have I done something today to get closer to my goals?

Directions are not just for travel.  Mapping is not just for finding physical destinations.  A positive enjoyable and rewarding existence is not just a happenstance of the Universe.  Living a great life intentionally is possible by discovering your own personal Compass and learning to use that tool to direct yourself to the goals you want to reach.

“Where is your head at?”

“Where are you going with this?”

“Where did THAT come from?”

“What were you thinking?”

If you’ve ever asked yourself questions like these, or been asked those questions by other people, Logittude may just help.