Simple, right?

At the beginning of the year one of my sisters-in-law put up a post about her resolutions and in the comments I found a gem that I have stolen as my own. A heart felt 'thank you' to our friend Beth who is full of gems! She stated that her resolution this year is to 'do what matters most'. I love it. It's so simple...or is it?

Do what matters most: watch a dumb TV show or read to your 3 year old, simple.

Do what matters most: comfort child A who is crying for any number of reasons or feed child B who is crying because she is the fifth child and has been ignored for way too long, not so simple (especially when you add in child C, child D, and child E who also need something RIGHT NOW).

Do what matters most: go for a run or eat the leftover treats on the counter, simple.

Do what matters most: do one of the household chores which is long overdue or shower, unfortunately not so simple and not so uncommon!

Do what matters most: read a mindless magazine or read scriptures, simple.

Do what matters most: use the hour of free time you have to truly pamper yourself so you are a happy momma and want to do nice things for your family or grocery shop ALONE, not so simple.

Do what matters most: blog or go interact with a real live person, simple (which is why it has taken me a month to post this...it didn't matter most ;-)

I could go on but you get the point. I have spent the majority of this month asking myself 'what matters most?' It varies from day to day, hour to hour, minute to minute. That is the beauty of this goal. My goal is to do what matters most, not lose 50 pounds or read 20 books or anything concrete yet I'm confident that I will accomplish many wonderful, concretely measurable things this year. I will probably lose weight because usually what matters most is being healthy; going for a run or choosing the veggies over the fudge. I will probably study my scriptures more because usually what matters most is reading them over watching TV, flipping through a mindless magazine, or reading a recreational novel. I will probably be a better wife, mother, and friend because what matters most is usually other people instead of the silliness of the day. I will probably be a happier person because usually what matters most is meeting your basic needs. But sometimes what matters most is eating fudge, watching a movie, and being silly--you just never know.

Happy 2011, may you spend today doing what matters most!