I was listening to an old podcast that was talking about setting goals. This was recorded at the begining of 2021. The two hosts were setting 3 goals in 3 areas. Quilting, business, and personal. One of the hosts on the podcast had chosen 4 words and based her goals on that. I found her apprach to goal setting interesting. Even more interesting were the words she chose after a year if lock down.
First word was Gratitude. she wanted to exhibit more gratitude for her many blessings. After all the stress and uncertainty of 2020, counting your blessings made sense.
The second word was Contentment. She wanted to find more ways to be content. She also wanted to learn to be content with herself and her life. Contentment is a tricky thing in our commercialized world. We are constantly being bombarded with messages telling us we need more and better. Or that we are not good enough. Finding contentment is a worthy pursuit.
The third word was Intentional. She wanted to be more intentional in her life. Such as doing things with a purpose and not just coasting along. For me that also implies a bit more focus on whatever we are doing. Setting up systems to help us reach the goal, setting up routines. This word intrigued me very much.
The last word was probably the most important. It was Grace. She wanted to give herself more grace. Basically quit being so hard on herself. Allow herself to make mistakes and learn from them without beating herself up. Also allow herself to change up the goals to be more realistic while still working on them. To me this is something we all need to work on. Giving ourselves a break when we aren't perfect.
I really liked her words. They have given me some food for thought.
I had been stating that this year will be a year of Optimism for me. I am going to look at things in a positive way. I am going to quit looking for the other shoe to drop and enjoy the moment. Instead of dreading what is around the corner, I am going to enjoy the journey.
I think I might add Intentional to my words for the year. I will work towards doing things with purpose. I am already finding routines/systems to help me reach goals that I have set. So I think Intentional is a good word for the year as well.
Since optimism has me feeling very content and helping me to recognize and be grateful for the blessings I have, I think I will add Grace to my words for the year. I tend to be a little hard on myself sometimes. Plus I think I will work on showing grace to those around me.
Do you have a word for the year?
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