I read somewhere recently that we should not resolutions at the new year but we should set goals for ourselves. For some reason this seemed to really hit me. Resolutions, for me, are often forgotten along the way....and once you have forgotten to do something for a couple of days, out the door it goes. It just seems to take too much effort to get back on the bandwagon.
So yes this year I am going to set goals for myself. But I have to admit....I am having issues with this too. Not because I don't want to set goals, not that I don't want to work on my goals but just for the reason that I truly do not know what kind of goals I want to set. I feel like I am just drifting along, not sure where to go with my goals....how frustrating!
For the past several years I have set goals for myself for the winter. Winter can be very long and very cold here in Michigan with most of us dreaming and praying for warmer weather. One year my goal was to learn how to make homemade pie crust. I can make homemade pie crust and most of the time it comes out fairly well! One year my goal was to teach myself how to make homemade bread. I know can make all types of bread and have had very good (and very yummy) results. Last year I decided to get healthier and made major steps to reduce the amount of processed food I consumed and completely gave up Diet Coke (oh my love affair with Diet Coke, I never thought I would be strong enough!). These are all great goals and I enjoyed working towards them (well some, the diet coke thing was so incredibly hard). I just am not sure where to head this year.
Since I am at such a loss, I think I need to spend a few days focused on what skills I would like to develop, where I would like to see my life at the end of 2012 and how can I achieve these. I don't think these goals need to be life changing but they must be attainable! So off we go on an adventure.....
So yes this year I am going to set goals for myself. But I have to admit....I am having issues with this too. Not because I don't want to set goals, not that I don't want to work on my goals but just for the reason that I truly do not know what kind of goals I want to set. I feel like I am just drifting along, not sure where to go with my goals....how frustrating!
For the past several years I have set goals for myself for the winter. Winter can be very long and very cold here in Michigan with most of us dreaming and praying for warmer weather. One year my goal was to learn how to make homemade pie crust. I can make homemade pie crust and most of the time it comes out fairly well! One year my goal was to teach myself how to make homemade bread. I know can make all types of bread and have had very good (and very yummy) results. Last year I decided to get healthier and made major steps to reduce the amount of processed food I consumed and completely gave up Diet Coke (oh my love affair with Diet Coke, I never thought I would be strong enough!). These are all great goals and I enjoyed working towards them (well some, the diet coke thing was so incredibly hard). I just am not sure where to head this year.
Since I am at such a loss, I think I need to spend a few days focused on what skills I would like to develop, where I would like to see my life at the end of 2012 and how can I achieve these. I don't think these goals need to be life changing but they must be attainable! So off we go on an adventure.....
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