Gosh, it’s been far too long since my last blog post. I entered a weird (good weird) season in life, and time got the best of me.
All the same, here we are in a new year! I’m thrilled to be in 2016 and to be able to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future.
As you might know, last year I did not make resolutions, per se, but I cultivated a mission. I refuse to use the term “mission statement,” because I think it’s cheesy. I still have a mission, though. My 2015 mission was to be the best version of myself. I set out on that mission by making small changes – things like going to church regularly, paying attention to food and exercise more carefully, and refusing to stress about work too much. I did well in some areas of this mission, and others need a little more attention. So going in to 2016, I had an idea for my new mission:
Be consistent.
It seems simple enough, but this is where all of my goals go to die. Consistency is where I struggle the most. I admittedly get discouraged after about a week with things like exercise and eating well. These are the two areas I am really putting forth all of my effort right now. It is hard to say I’m going to be consistent, because my schedule is all crazy right now. But I really want to make this commitment to myself. I am entering my 30th year, and it hit me that basically a third of my life is complete. Entering this next third of life, I feel like I know who I am as a person. I just need to really focus on enhancing the areas of life that will give me the most benefit.
…that last part sounds a bit selfish. Really though, happy and healthy people are able to make a positive impact on others. That’s really all I want out of life: to help others and to be a positive force in the world. I can’t do those things if I am not healthy (mentally and physically). So the journey begins.
Here’s to a New Year and to new goals. Let’s crush them!
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