It's the time of year when we bring out the new calendar, exclaim
over the passing of time, and think on some resolutions for the new year.
I remember writing my list of goals for the new year
when I was younger, but I haven't done it in many years.
Maybe because after a week or so they were always forgotten.
A scrap of paper buried deep somewhere never to be seen or thought of again.
I've been sick since Christmas and have tried to slow down.
Which brings opportunity to think. And wonder about changes.
I've done some reading about change and the idea of small goals.
Reachable and manageable, bite-sized.
Keeping a journal with goals written and progress reported on
is of course far better than a lost scrap of paper with bold monumental goals.
When one little bit is accomplished, another goal can be focused on.
is of course far better than a lost scrap of paper with bold monumental goals.
When one little bit is accomplished, another goal can be focused on.
It's certainly nothing new, not rocket
science, but it spoke to me.
science, but it spoke to me.
Little layers of success to celebrate.
I'm working on my list now. I went back to my first post of 2015 and reread my list. It's helped me decide what my list should be this year.
ReplyDeleteWell said - and goal setting means (usually) getting close or achieving - so best to you on your goals!
ReplyDeleteAs for being sick - bah! Get well, sweet lady - no fun to be sick ever.
Let me know how that goes. I'm highly cynical. LOL! You've been sick for a week? That's not good. Hope that you are feeling much better soon.
ReplyDeleteDotsie, I'm sorry to hear you've been ill. I hope you are feeling much better! I need to focus on one project at a time as well, so choosing is the task at hand. ♥
ReplyDeleteResolutions went by the wayside here a few years ago, too. If something needs tweaking, why wait until January 1? Manageable goals sound more reasonable.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will soon be feeling your normal perky self!
Short and easier goals work best for me too and they add up. Hope you have a wonderful new year!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you aren't feeling well, I hope it's short lived, Dot.
ReplyDeleteI feel everything you've written. I was so busy i never even thought to think of a resolution or 'word' for the year as I've always done. Like those scraps of paper, it's a little meaningless unless we find them to work for us from experience. For me, no.
Wishing you all the best. Happy New Year and feel better soon.
Jane x
Little layers are more manageable than rushing full tilt at something.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
That is a good way to go about many things, bit by bit, layer upon layer!
ReplyDeleteDeanna
I've not been into NY resolutions in the past, however I have come to the conclusion I need a margin of goal setting this year!
ReplyDelete2015 flew along at such a rapid pace , more like a blur really and I feel I lost my direction!
Get well soon and take good care of yourself Dotsie.
Wishing you and your family happiness and joy in 2016.
Shane x
I am so sorry you have not been well.I have had my share of that over the last few years,but thanks be to God that is over,,, I have almost always kept some kind of journal. When my children were small maybe notes on the calendar of special things I wanted to always remember . . that day in spring I saw the first robin or when my son took his first steps...I am still somewhat casual about journaling ,but at the end of each year as I read it... I am blessed by the truly simple life I live...Smiles
ReplyDeleteHope you're starting to feel better Dottie, nothing worse than being sick at Christmas and trying to carry on with the family gatherings.
ReplyDeleteI learned long ago that the whole picture of what needs to be done can be overwhelming and that doing smaller tasks at a time can be much easier. I don't journal these but have a couple of lists which remind me to do the things and it feels so good when each is crossed off.
Too bad we didn't figure this out when we were younger, I would have been a much calmer young mother. :-)
That is such a sensible way to go about goal setting and plan making, isn't it? Slow and steady...little by little...progress by bits and pieces. It is certainly the way I NEED to work these days, although truthfully, I have always been a "slow and steady" kind of girl.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are feeling better and better each day. If I was near, I'd bring you some chicken soup.
Illness in 2014 actually helped me make 2015 a great year. I stopped trying to do everything and did things in "small bites". It's amazing how much more I enjoyed the things I did do when I wasn't stressed about 15 other things to do.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful 2016.
Hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Happy Healthy New Year!
Carolyn
Podso,
ReplyDeletePraying that the New Year will find you feeling better, dear friend!!!
I like you idea of a daily journal!!!
Fondly,
Pat