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At the end of every year I bring out my New Years Eve Journal. I've been keeping a New Years Eve Journal for quite a few years now.... let me explain..
My NYE Journal is where I write a recap of how my year went. How many of my goals did I accomplish? How much closer am I to my dreams? Am I closer to living the life that God has for me? I start writing a couple of days before NYE... with the goal of being completed by NYE.
Then I spend time in prayer and ask for guidance on where I should focus my time and efforts during the next 12 months. Then on New Years Day, I spend some time writing about my intentions for the coming year.
It's been so rewarding to read back over the years, and to see how truly blessed I've been. To see how my life is unfolding. There are some years when I write my recap that I see that I've accomplished MUCH of what I had planned to do. Then there are the years that my accomplishments branched off from my original plans. And there are some years when my dreams sound so very outlandish, even to me! LOL!! But when I read my journal, I am very much aware of how God has gently guided me on my path... how time and time again, his plans (though sometimes they differ greatly from my own plans) always prove to be so much better.
Then each year, around the half way mark, I take out my NYE journal again, to see how my plans are going. To refocus if need be, on my dreams.
This year as I read my journal, a realization pops into my head: It's amazing how quickly we can become sidetracked from the most important things in life.
Over the past few months I've allowed myself to become quite busy co-organizing a mom's playgroup. A rather LARGE mom's playgroup (to the tune of close to 150 moms). When I re-read my intentions for 2007, I'm realizing more and more that I'm spending oodles oodles of my time on an initiative that does not bring me any closer to fulfilling my goals and dreams.
I'm not dissing my momma's group! Far from it!! This group has been an absolute lifeline for me! I've made so many friendships that I hope will last for a long time.
However I think I need to reevaluate just how much time I need to devote to organizing events, etc, etc... time that could be better spent on the things that are MOST important to me...
My NYE Journal is where I write a recap of how my year went. How many of my goals did I accomplish? How much closer am I to my dreams? Am I closer to living the life that God has for me? I start writing a couple of days before NYE... with the goal of being completed by NYE.
Then I spend time in prayer and ask for guidance on where I should focus my time and efforts during the next 12 months. Then on New Years Day, I spend some time writing about my intentions for the coming year.
It's been so rewarding to read back over the years, and to see how truly blessed I've been. To see how my life is unfolding. There are some years when I write my recap that I see that I've accomplished MUCH of what I had planned to do. Then there are the years that my accomplishments branched off from my original plans. And there are some years when my dreams sound so very outlandish, even to me! LOL!! But when I read my journal, I am very much aware of how God has gently guided me on my path... how time and time again, his plans (though sometimes they differ greatly from my own plans) always prove to be so much better.
Then each year, around the half way mark, I take out my NYE journal again, to see how my plans are going. To refocus if need be, on my dreams.
This year as I read my journal, a realization pops into my head: It's amazing how quickly we can become sidetracked from the most important things in life.
Over the past few months I've allowed myself to become quite busy co-organizing a mom's playgroup. A rather LARGE mom's playgroup (to the tune of close to 150 moms). When I re-read my intentions for 2007, I'm realizing more and more that I'm spending oodles oodles of my time on an initiative that does not bring me any closer to fulfilling my goals and dreams.
I'm not dissing my momma's group! Far from it!! This group has been an absolute lifeline for me! I've made so many friendships that I hope will last for a long time.
However I think I need to reevaluate just how much time I need to devote to organizing events, etc, etc... time that could be better spent on the things that are MOST important to me...
So how about you? How are you doing with your goals and dreams, now that we are at The Halfway Mark?
