If i'm understanding it correctly you pick a word for the year that you're going to focus on and you try hard as possible to stay true to that word for the year.
I think the word I'd pick for this year would be SELF.
If I were to ever take a day and read my own blog I'd quickly be faced with the fact that I hardly ever put mySELF first.
I know at first it's going to seem very selfish and foreign but we'll see how it goes.
Using my friends structure as an template I'd have ...
- Spiritual Self
- Educational Self
- Emotional Self
- Physical Self
- Creative Self
The words in print just seem so daunting already.
I guess if I just take it one day at a time, and maybe during those moments of quiet I can ask myself
"Did you put yourSELF FIRST today be it Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically?", "Are you being yourSELF today?"
I think that's how I'll start....
What a fantastic word! You are so right. As women, especially moms we always seem to put ourselves last. I hope that you do wonderful things for yourself and take plenty of self portraits while you do it! ;-) Love ya!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that. I have always been told if you don't take good care of yourSELF first you cannot take good care of others. But it seems everyone else kept jumping in front of me:)
ReplyDeleteI hope 2014 proves to be a good year for you and yours!
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm the same way. And the thought of being selfish and doing something for myself. Putting my own needs ahead of my husband or family, just seems so alien. But sometimes it's necessary. Especially if nobody else is going to put you first. This is such a great word for you to choose. It doesn't mean you care about anybody else any less, it just means that you're going to take some time to focus on yourself. And do what you need. Make yourself happy once in awhile. GOOD LUCK! xx
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