This week is the 26th week of the year. That means half of the year has passed us by and many of the intentions I’d set for the year ended up going nowhere. Well maybe not nowhere, but also not somewhere 🙂 Anyhow, as I looked up the week of the year to title the post, my first reaction was oh no, half of 2016 has already passed, i’ve missed my chance to get it right. But then, almost immediately after, I thought, we’re only at the halfway point, I have another whole half before the year’s over. I can get so much done in six months.
The way things usually work for me is that I start the year strong, do my projects and goals until around June where a few things start falling apart due to the summer schedule and then the lost momentum causes me to drop off the rest of the stuff. Around October/November, I start building up momentum again and start planning the following year out. I make plans, I get excited, I have ideas and document, plan, organize, etc. so I can start out the year strong.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. A year is a long time, even a season or a month is long. If I don’t give myself permission to reset throughout the year, season, month, that means that I am giving up on those days. Life’s too precious to do that. There are still too many days in this year to give up on all of them.
As it worked out, there are a crazy amount of things going on in my life right now. Major changes at work, chaotic schedules with summer camps, upcoming trips to possibly Seattle and definitely Boston. What I am realizing is that the chaos of life will never end (and may it not) so I will have to find my own normalcy and routine within there. I will have to choose to honor my priorities whether they be my health, my family, or my alone-time.
Six months is a tremendous amount of time. I can accomplish mountains in that time. I am not ready to give up on 2016 yet. Here’s to being more intentional.
- Weekly Intention: This week is our last week before camps start so i want to use this week to get a few of my new routines started. I am guessing i will spend a good amount of the next three weeks driving. My intention this week is to be patient with work. To remember that there is an ebb and flow and change comes with a lot of uncertainty. Things will settle and all will be ok. Have faith. In the meantime, I’d like to spend time on myself. Exercising and eating well. Enjoying the backyard during these longer days and warm evenings. I also intend to spend time doing math with the kids. One on one time with each boy.
- Choices I want to make:
- One: I will choose to exercise daily and try out a new way of eating.
- Two: I will choose to temper my anxiety and worrying instinct at work. I will choose generosity and spaciousness.
- Three: I will choose to make some plans for July. Let’s see if I can take it one week at a time.
- I am looking forward to: One more quiet week this week.
- This week’s challenges: I would like to use this week to plan out the next three weeks a bit, this will be challenging but I think also rewarding.
- Top Goals:
- Work: I want to mostly just be present at work. Do what needs to be done but not panic and not read into things.
- Personal: I want to exercise, eat more protein, and drink more water and see if it helps with my energy level. I’ve been very lethargic and I am hoping these will help.
- Family: I want to go back to doing daily things with each boy. I love our time together.
- I will focus on my core desires (kind, strong, true, generous, brave) by:
- I will be kind to my work mates on all sides. This is rough and I will do my best to make it easy on everyone.
- I will be strong by rebooting my goals and kicking off a new momentum.
- I will be generous with everyone. I want to feel generous all day, every day this week.
- I will be true to my goals for myself. I will aim to be the best version of what I can be.
- I will be brave by putting my anxiety aside as things settle down. I will not react but I will wait and respond as/if needed.
- This week, I want to remember: that all will be ok. That I am really lucky. That things always have a way of working out. That I am incredibly thankful for the amazing, amazing, amazing life I have.
Here’s to a wonderful week!
So many of your choices and core desires resonate with me, particularly learning to control my fear (anxiety) and be generous by meeting others with an open heart. Very tough to be mindful enough in each moment to do those things!
But you, like me, remind yourself regularly about your core values and I like to think that brings us closer to living them.
Best wishes and enjoy your summer with your family.
I love that you put so much thought into your life and that you follow your thoughts up by writing down your goals. I think that it is easy to want to do things, but so hard to follow through without some kind of accountability, even if it is just to ourselves. I’ve found that writing down goals each month makes it more likely to happen. But, if it doesn’t, I’ve also learned to be kind to myself. Your posts have been an inspiration to me over the last few years. Thanks for sharing and good luck with the busy next few weeks. The hardest part with kids sometimes is just to be present and enjoy the moments right in front of us.