I am having a hard time setting goals this year or even thinking too far into next year. I think it may be because last year did not end up looking anything like I expected it to look. I think I feel a little scared about what the future may hold, and I don’t know how to plan when the world feels like all it holds is unknowns. So to those of you who are in the same boat as me this year instead of trying to plan for and around unknowns I am going to plan my year based on the things that will not change regardless of my circumstance.
A never ending constant in my life is my God who is truly the only thing consistent in this world. I am really going to lean into that fact this year. For whatever reason it is easy to lean on my own understanding but I am going to try and live this year rooted in prayer and relationship with God.
Another constant for me is the love of my family. No matter what our life looks like, no matter who is sitting around our table year after year, the love I have for my family will never leave. It might look different in different seasons but that deep love will always be there.
I am another constant in my life. I do not know if it is strange to be on my list of constants or if it is strange that it took me this long to realize that I am a consistent part of my own life. I think this realization feels empowering. I have been working with my clients to help them live the lives they were created to live. To dream big and pursue the things they love because this is often where happiness and success come together. If I am basing my goals this year on things that are constant I feel like putting focus directly on some goals that bring me joy will ultimately set me up for success in other areas of my life.
Friendship is something that I have been fortunate to always have. I am blessed to have some of the best friends I could hope for and I want to continue to foster those relationships, but I recognize that I have had deep relationships with friends in the past and those are not the people I call on today. And that feels ok. Past relationships will always be special but the people I need in my life right now are the people who are walking this crazy road with me. I hope these relationships last for many decades to come but will be thankful for them however long they last.
Everything else feels fragile, everything else feels like there might be shifts with time. Health feels unpredictable. Safety feels inconsistent. Finances feel unreliable. But even after a trying year my faith, my family, myself, and my friendships have weathered the storm.
So the areas I am choosing to focus my goals on this year are
My faith and relationship with God
My family and our home life and making big memories with my most special people
Myself and my health both mental and physical and my business
My friendships and the people I am blessed to do this crazy life with
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