Living Our Best Life

This year my intention was to get to the end of the year and be able to say:

I feel:

I want to keep my bucket full so I can interact with others from a place of PATIENCE + LOVE + JOY. 

In retrospect, that was quite ambitious! 

I feel like I have made progress on the “balanced” component. I’ve worked really hard to bring more balance between my professional and my personal life. I’ve gotten to a place where I can stop working at 8pm nearly every night. 

I also feel like I have made progress on the Vitality front. I have been regularly running two times per week (for the whole year!). I have also been eating in a more healthy way and taking supplements that match up to my needs. 

I feel like I haven’t done as much toward the connection and the joyful piece, but I’m not going to be too hard on myself, considering the fact that the goal was already ambitious. 

Now that the new year will be upon us soon, I’m back to thinking about what my focus will be for the new year. 

A lot of different things come to mind. One is “Savor.” 

Another is that I want to focus on my emotional development. I feel like for several years I have been so focused on “doing” that I have lost sight of “being” the very best person that I can be. 

Another thing that comes to mind is “Sustain” as I work to consolidate everything I’ve put in place: home, marriage, family, career. 

Another thing blaring in my mind is: Fast to say “no”; slow to say “yes.” 

I’m glad I still have another two months to officially kick off 2018. It will be good to have time to think about this stuff.