A good friend whom I respect for her heart, depth, and life example recently posted her goals for 2015. She encouraged her readers to post theirs. It dawned on me, that I haven't made any. In fact, I really haven't officially made any goals in years! Sure I have had goals here and there, but officials ones, where I write them down, and WORK to meet them....wow! It's been a long time. The funny thing is, people come to me on a regular basis for guidance (mostly professionally) on how to succeed or improve. One of the first things I would say is to write out your goals and how you would accomplish them. So I am thankful, extremely thankful, for my friends encouragement and challenge to come up with 2015 goals. So I thought about them, and came up with some realistic goals that I will challenge myself with this year. When I finished there were six. I don't like the number six much so I worked a little longer to add one more. Ah! The number seven. Such comfort and peace with the number seven, so I stopped there.
7. Floss Daily
I know this sounds kind of silly, but I have this weird fascination with my teeth and I use to be a floss nazi. Over the past year, life has been crazy, so I fell out of the routine of flossing daily.
6. Give myself a budget and stick with it
Working downtown now, it is really easy to spend money. Eating lunch is easy $10 if not more. No one really has plans for lunch on a regular basis and I can easily get caught up with the social hour and go to lunch at the drop of a hat on a daily basis some weeks. If I have a budget, I'll stick with it and have to just say no.
5. Appreciate Now
I want to appreciate each day I experience. I don't want to live for tomorrow, or Friday, or even next week. I want to live in the now and really embrace it. I want to write on a daily basis what was great about today, what was difficult, how did I succeed, how did I fail, how can I learn from where I failed. Did I meet my goals today? If not, why not? A boss I had a few years ago encouraged me to do this and it never really stuck. I'm finally gonna try and make it stick Dixie :)
4. Encourage More
About a year ago it dawned on me that I love to encourage people. I inconsistently sent out cards to encourage people that the Lord laid on my heart but as He continued to lay people on my heart and I allowed distractions and the day to day to keep me from listening and sending those cards out. This year I want to hear from God the people He wants me to encourage and be obedient to this precious gift He has given me.
3. QUIT complaining
Oh my goodness! Anyone who knows me knows I vocalize every thought I have. This means complaining....a lot! As someone who strives to live a life that glorifies Christ, I should be able to live my life without complaint. I mean, let's get real, I am so beyond blessed it is ridiculous for me to think I have the right to complain about anything, much less the things I complain about. They are dumb! I need to get over it and realize the complaining I do takes away from the awesomeness God does in my life on a daily basis and therefore, hurts the witness He has entrusted me with.
2. Observe More, Speak Less
A friend at work has pointed out to me on many many occasions that I am not observant...of anything and for my entire life I have been told I talk too much. I've also been told I share too much, reveal too much about myself, etc. etc. two verses stick out to me:
James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God
Proverbs 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
I want to observe more and speak less
1. Read My Bible daily. I strive for this all the time yet I am constantly failing. I don't want to fail anymore. I want to know His word and know Him more. I want to ahead Him and I can't expect that if I don't give Him the time He so desperately desires.
Thanks for the challenge Allison! It's been a good time to really focus and I look forward to tracking these goals!
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