My Daily To-Do List

I don't know about you, but I love lists. I write lists for everything. Grocery lists, to-do lists, wish-lists, project lists, you name it! I write lists because they keep me organized and productive. I feel like I am in control of my day and can better manage my time when I have structure. But despite all of these lists, at the end of the day I feel that there is never enough time to accomplish everything I'd like to. There is always one project left unfinished, one more item awaiting completion, the last checkmark calling my name. A woman's work truly is never done.

But maybe it's ok that I am only human. Maybe it's even a good thing that I will never have a finished to-do list in my life. President Uchtdorf says it best:

Isn't it true that we often get so busy? And, sad to say, we even wear our busyness as a badge of honor, as though being busy, by itself, was an accomplishment or sign of a superior life. 

           Is it?

I think of our Lord and Exemplar, Jesus Christ, and His short life among the people of Galilee and Jerusalem. I have tried to imagine Him bustling between meetings or multitasking to get a list of urgent things accomplished.

I can’t see it.

Instead I see the compassionate and caring Son of God purposefully living each day. When He interacted with those around Him, they felt important and loved. He knew the infinite value of the people He met. He blessed them, ministered to them. He lifted them up, healed them. He gave them the precious gift of His time.

These inspiring words by an apostle really put life into perspective for me. I realized that I don't want to live my life at such a fast pace that I lose the time I am so frantically trying to save. I want to live each day purposely, and as a result I decided to make a different kind of list today.

Although this new to-do list seems daunting at first, I know that it will be worth every effort! Below is one of my favorite video clips of all time. The simple message has done a lot for me over the course of my life. It especially lent me inspiration for this blog post, and I think it will help get me started and properly motivated for this new to-do list of mine. I can't wait to see how my week goes! Enjoy lovelies :)