One Moment at a Time

Well... so much for my November blogging streak.  I feel like I'm coming into the confessional booth:  Forgive me readers, for it has been 4 days since my last post.  But really, I have a feeling nobody even noticed so I'm not going to beat myself up about it.  It was a busy week.  Last weekend my sister was in town visiting, then I got some lovely food poisoning, then I was out of town for the last 4 days.  I probably could have written a post at some point, but I decided giving my kids my undivided attention and catching up on some much needed sleep was going to have to come first.  Anyway, it's good to be back.   Here's a post I wrote earlier this week.
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If you've been to Nordstrom recently, it's likely you have seen this poster:

Even though I saw this posted on facebook a couple weeks ago, when I saw this plastered all over Nordstrom's windows and doors this week, it really made me stop and think.

First I thought about it from a business perspective.  It's a great marketing campaign.  Ultimately businesses want people to buy whatever they're selling.  In order to do that, you need people to be talking about you, wanting what you have and walking through your door.  So why would one of America's largest department stores choose to hold off on the Christmas cheer (and make a point of telling you about it)?

I don't know.

I'm sure there are numbers behind it (like the amount of sales that will be generated on November 25th and the weeks to follow).  Or maybe they are capitalizing on something else. While others are decking their halls earlier and earlier each year, they are choosing to go the opposite direction. There's something to be said for that.  A sort of reverse psychology.

Then I started thinking about the line, "We just like the idea of celebrating one holiday at a time."

Celebrating one holiday at a time.

One season at a time.

One day at a time.

One moment at a time.

It's genius.

I've spent most of my life looking ahead.  Doing a, b and c because it was going to lead to d. There's nothing wrong with "d", nothing wrong with looking ahead. In fact, it's a good idea. But here's the goal:  look ahead, plan ahead, be excited for what's to come, but don't ignore the here and now.  I'm getting better at this whole "enjoy the moment" thing.  It's amazing what you see when you're actually present.  I think in this fast-paced, everything is at the touch of our fingertips life that we live, there's a lot to be said about taking things one "holiday" at a time.

Slow down.

Look around.

Enjoy today.

Celebrate.

One moment at a time.


Happy Thursday,
Kim