Bwaaa Haaaa!!! That's a quote from my best friend who totally gets my sense of humor.
So I left off in June with my goals for the half way point of 2013. I kept my goals in the back of my mind as the summer whipped by at warp speed. As I was going along trying to keep the kids in a healthy balance of busy and bored, do you think I was focused on the things I was accomplishing with my goals or on the things I WASN'T getting done?
I don't think I'm alone in focusing on the bad or what I'm not accomplishing. For this summer, it was my Bible reading. It is my goal to read through the Bible in a year and I have been following a great reading plan from A Radical Journey. Getting my reading done isn't like trying to read a novel by the pool or a magazine article in the doctor's waiting room. I need a chunk of uninterrupted time with peace and quiet. That doesn't happen with two kids with me all day long. Could I have made it a higher priority and made it happen? Yes. Was I working on balancing my life while starting a new medication that makes me simultaneously an insomniac and a completely exhausted person? Yes. So, that rock slipped and I felt badly about it especially since it's supposed to be my number one priority.
Towards the end of the summer as I was letting the guilt of not keeping up on my reading get to me. What will I have to say for myself when it's time to blog again? What kind of example am I? But then, I started to take inventory of the rest of my goals:
From the Post Finish the First Half Strong
ROCK CHECK by the end of June:
God-I'll be half way through the Bible reading plan at Bible: 365
Family-We will be back from our week of Family Camp!
The husband and I have had more dates this year than the last few combined
Self-fulfillment-I'll be heading into rehearsals for The Wiz, prepared because I've been taking voice lessons
Kids-One-on-one time with each kid is carefully scheduled during the summer
Career-Public Speaking Conference is booked for September
Financial-Emergency fund will be complete
And you know what? I had accomplished EVERY OTHER GOAL I set for the half way point and then some!!!
Why do we focus on the negative? Who cares why?!?! Let's just stop!
So, for now I'm working on catching up on my reading. In the past, I may have felt too overwhelmed to move forward but not now. I look at all that I HAVE accomplished this year and I'm encouraged to keep going.
How about you? What have you done so far in 2013 that you need to stop and acknowledge?
Are you seeing the glass half full or half empty?
Next I'll be sharing what my focus will be for finishing 2013 strong!
And you know what? I had accomplished EVERY OTHER GOAL I set for the half way point and then some!!!
Why do we focus on the negative? Who cares why?!?! Let's just stop!
So, for now I'm working on catching up on my reading. In the past, I may have felt too overwhelmed to move forward but not now. I look at all that I HAVE accomplished this year and I'm encouraged to keep going.
How about you? What have you done so far in 2013 that you need to stop and acknowledge?
Are you seeing the glass half full or half empty?
Next I'll be sharing what my focus will be for finishing 2013 strong!
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