The holidays were wonderful. Full of love and laughter, and of course of challenges and chaos. We shared many moments with family, ate delicious food, and celebrated with beautiful music. But this morning, I put it all away. I know, it was a bit late, but now it's done. Sometimes we like to hang on to the fun memories, or keep old decorations that are falling apart. It's hard to let go. I can empathize - I had a hard time discarding a few ornaments even though they were past their prime. I have learned though that it's very important to let go of the things that might be holding us back. And we have to let go of some things to make room for new opportunities. January is a great time for refocusing and reorganizing - our thoughts, motivations, and of course our stuff. If you are the type to make resolutions, there may be a new (or old) project you want to tackle. made a master project list this year in lieu of resolutions. Aside from personal enrichment activities, I'm planning to overhaul the kids' toys, design a play and therapy space for my youngest, and reorganize our front closet, among other things. So take this month to refocus, start anew, or bring back that unfinished project. I'm really looking forward to all the potential the new year holds. |
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I didn't make any resolutions this year. Except one. To make this year as excellent as last year, by making do, and making it awesome. To me, this means that when life throws the unexpected at me, I will bend. I will be flexible. I will go with it, without expectations, moment to moment. It's not an easy undertaking, I'll admit. I spent most of the last year taking a crash course in flexibility. My children are very impatient, inflexible teachers. And life never goes the way I expect. I can plan every moment, plan every meal, track every penny, every minute. I often do. And it's these skills I market. But in the end, after a most challenging year, I realized I have no control over any of it anyway. The more I try to control it, the more disappointed I become when it doesn't go as planned. But the Universe can't be controlled. I may wake up tomorrow with the flu. My 5 yr old may have 10 meltdowns in an hour. My 13 yr old may break his leg riding his bike. We might move to our own place this year. Or not. I only have control over one thing: myself. My reactions, and the way I handle life's unexpected moments, the positive ones and the negative ones.
I can name many more, for each category. But what matters most is how I handled each disappointment, and each adventure. It took all year, or really, it's taken my whole adult life and then some, to figure out how to roll with the punches. I mess up in the moment sometimes, I catch myself. Then I breathe. And I focus on whatever the "problem" is, and make a solution or just try to survive it.
My survival rate is 100% so far. And so is yours. That's reason enough to celebrate the New Year. |
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Adrienne SweatBusiness owner, household manager, mother, organization guru, virtual assistant Categories |