My biggest takeaway from Morgan Housel’s The Art of Spending Money was to have a rich camera roll. I want my wealth represented by the photos I take of the experiences and people in my life.
But life is busy.
Before writing this post, I spent 15 minutes updating my daughters’ and my family calendars through the next three months: high school volleyball, college orientation, college move-in, work dates, doctor dates, date dates.
To make life less busy, I track good moments. Using the year-at-a-glance calendar, I make a heart on days when something good happened. Often it’s small things: funny movies, coffee dates, just hanging out. If a few days have gone by with no pink hearts, then I know it’s time to make some plans and have some good moments.
My moments are fleeting.
In two-weeks my 16 year old sits for her driving test. In seventy-nine days my 18 year old moves into her college dorm. Just last week, she graduated high school.
Man, it goes fast. It flies by. So take today, and fill your heart.
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