Writing down your goals and daily dreams are an absolutely important thing to keep telling each other...but I think back to a day when I actually saw my granddaddy wake up earlier than me and my brother on a cruise ship.
We were actually believing that we'd be in the small minority of people that woke up at 5:30am in Bermuda to prepare for the sunrise. We had a plan to get off the cruise ship and climb the tallest hill on the Bermuda island.
We're about to go through the gateway of the ship and I look up at the top deck to see how many people are up and watching.....I scan for about 10 seconds to find about 2 people awake and 1 of those people is my grandfather. I point it out to my brother and we wave and he already knows that we're there.
I have had the pleasure of knowing this man and I know for a fact he was not only aware but in that planning phase that you write about. I see the importance of mapping a trajectory for your future moments. I would only add that you don't lose sight of the actual moment right in front of you!