Intentions for 2013

My life, my journey, is amazing and it is mine. I own it! I believe in writing down reflections and goals. As I sit here reflecting on my remarkable year of 2012, I see room for growth.  

Personal Goals for 2013:

1.     I will live in the moment. I want to enjoy my days on this beautiful planet and I cannot do that if I am constantly looking ahead. I will look ahead briefly to make sure I am still on my path and glance behind to see where I have been, but I want to focus on the current day, moment, second. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not here. What if I only have today and I miss it?

2.     I will embrace change. Change is constant and every life goes through difficult changes as well as peace. I want to learn to go with the flow of change instead of trying to stop it from occurring.

3.     I will quit asking people if they are okay. I know this sounds weird but I always ask Steven, my kids, and my friends if everything is okay the minute I notice they seem distant. Maybe they are thinking about something other than me, God forbid. I need to believe in them. If they have something to share, they will share it.

4.     I will finish school and ENJOY it! Quit looking at my planner, checking off assignments or events, and instead, enjoy the time I have to learn and grow with my friends. I will not get to see these amazing women I call my friends everyday and though I feel like ready for this chapter in my life to come to an end, I want to enjoy my last days at TCU and student teaching.

5.     I will focus on what I have instead of what I do not. 

6.     Positive energy works better than negative energy. I want to focus on the positives in my life and in every situation. I have a tendency to absorb sadness from television shows, the news, other people’s lives, etc. My health and mind cannot take it and so I will work diligently to disconnect from sadness that is not my sadness.

7.     I will quit disempowering myself. “I can’t,” “I’m not good enough,” “I’m scared,” or “I’m sorry,” are my favorite inner dialogues I tend to begin my thoughts with. Instead, I want to change those thoughts to, “ I can,” and “I am a badass, I got this.”

8.     I will continue to work on my physical body. My physical self is important and I only have this one body. Working out is not an option. The option is what kind of workout fits into my schedule today.

9.     I will get a job. YIKES!!!! Though I have heard the first few years of teaching is hard, I want to remind myself “I can” do this job. I want to let the scary parts which are in the future go. Please see goal number one.

10. I will read and write for pleasure. Television is one of my favorite recapitulation past times and while I do not want to get rid of it completely, I want to remind myself I also love to read and to write. I want to turn off the television when I am going to bed and instead read or journal.