Place: Milkd
Poison: Long Mac
Favourite Things: floral summer dresses
As I do every new year, I answered some questions that help me refocus on what I really want the tenure of my life to be.
Questions such as…
What is the character of my life?
What is the contribution of my life?
What has failure taught me this year?
What has disapointment taught me this year?
What has waiting taught me this year?
What part of my schedule am I willing to change to make growth a non-negotiable this year?
After answering these questions, I then reflect on the last year with…
What is a quote that sums up my last year…
A one word overview of the year…
A lesson learned…
A high point…
A low point…
A one sentance reflection…
After digging out 5 journals I realised that this was the 5th time that I was to do this tradition, which I thought poignant to bring out all my journals and compare the last five.
In one way this was really satisfying, as I am passionate about tradition, but it was also frustrating, because a couple of my top goals each year, are still at the top of my list five years later.
Reflections like this, days like this are imperative to the bigger picture of a life not wanting to be wasted.
I repremanded myself, then moved on, determined to slash those two off my list this year. I went to one of my mentors, had a very frank discussion and told her all about this revelation, and determined together that this was the year of change.
A quote I love from Martin Luther King jnr ‘I am not the man I used to be, but I am not the man I want to be’
The tension of balance when it comes to resolutions, changing of the calander and goal setting, is to remind yourself of where you have made slight changes, but to encourage yourself in that which still remains unchanged.
Asking great questions of yourself provides this balance…
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