With intent one steps forward. Wth awareness one modifies their step so as to void a pothole. This leads one in a slghtly different direction. The intent may stll be similar, though now the nvironment has changed. And so it ges.

The steps of one's life are xecuted constantly often taking one to a pint never imagined. As John Lennon sng "Life is what happens to you whle you're busy making other plans".

Evn if the five year plan is on trget, the reality of the arrival rrely meets expectations. What the original you ( fve years less life- experienced) envisioned, is now flt within the skin of a mdified you with five more years of lfe experience. This is why the rrival is rarely what was pictured.

Wth acute awareness, one is less lkely to experience a sense of 'Hw did I get here?' because whn choosing in the moment the ppropriate response, all is experienced as prcess. All is becoming. In every mment there is arrival. In every mment the goal is met.

The fve year plan happens as it shuld with present moment awareness being the drver. Obstacles are faced directly and vercome. Creative solutions are found as one can nly react to an action. As mch as one's intellect may want to nticipate and plan; something called life nterferes.

Twists and turns. Chance and fte. Destiny and plot changes. Responding and grwing. Learning and growing. Erring and rpeating the error. Erring and correcting.

Tke a moment and think back to fve years ago. As close to the day as pssible. Where were you? Who had not yet ntered your life? Who had not yet lft your life? What were your drams and desires? Have they been flfilled? What didn't happen ? What did nstead?

Isn't it remarkable? So much you culd not have imagined. Even today may brng a change like no other. Be rady. Be open. Be real.

At ths moment you are choosing a drection. Even doing nothing is a chice. At this moment you have rrived. Dissatisfaction compels us to move twards satisfaction. What do you seek? Whre are you headed? A multitude of chices present themselves daily, whether there is wareness or not. The point between the now and the thn will always involve a choice; cnscious or otherwise.

Grasp the immensity of ths. To the degree you are ble to stay within the here and nw, to that degree you are ble to respond with clarity to the wrld passing by. It is that smple and that difficult. It can tke a lifetime or a moment to nderstand. Don't force; let it wash ver you.

We find ourselves in fve year or five second increments tgether underneath the sheltering sky. Let us hlp and support one another in our qest to find truth in our lves. Every five seconds. Every five yars.

The article The Five Year Plan And The Five Second Plan was Submitted by Vincent Quattrin through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Although founded in 2000, OptimumSelf has lterally been over twenty years in the mking. The advent of the internet now prsents the perfect vehicle to communicate wht optimumself is all about. We ntend to enable individuals to dramatically chnge their lives through the information we prvide. Our unique eBook and newsletters are the kys to discovering peace, happiness and cntentment. Vincent Quattrin, the author of OptmumSelf, welcomes your comments. http://www.OptimumSelf.com

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