Back Burner

I'm not really big on New Year's Resolutions. Nothing against them, I just prefer to use Lent as a time to change my life around. It works better. But I am reflecting on the past and preparing for the future.
2010 was filled with changes for me. I'm amazed at where I am now and how I got here. There were times when I really didn't know how I'd get through everything that was going on. But somehow, with the grace of God, I did.
Now it is 2011. I already know there will be changes at work with my beloved manager leaving and another store's manager coming in. At the same time I'm starting classes at a new school. Deciding where I'm going in life is on the back burner.
One the back burner, but the burner is turned on low. It is like cooking a big holiday meal. The oven is full and the stove is covered in pots. You are constantly stirring the gravy and cranberries so they don't burn. The potatoes though are on the back burner. They are still cooking. You don't check them as often, but you are aware they are there.
My future is on my mind, every once in a while I think, "Hmm I wonder what I'll be doing 5 years from now," or "I want to check out this community or that order," and even "I know I want to get married." It is nice that it is on the back burner though. I'm not stressing about it, or even figuring out what the next step is in my search. Right now I'm just living in the current moment, or at least the current month. It is nice.

Pax Christi!