Enjoy the Journey

December is always a time of reflection and goal setting. I like to assess how the year went and outline what I want to accomplish in the next year. This year I did pretty good on my goals that I set a year ago. I read more books than in 2017. I ran a different set of races than I set out to run, but I ran more races than in 2017. I also added a goal of having fun this year. Yes, one of my goals this year was to have fun. I achieved this goal and believe that this goal changed my approach to 2018.

Are you Enjoying the Journey?

Being a working mother can be challenging. There will be ups and downs.  It is important to remember to Enjoy the Journey. There will be times when you are elated with your success or with you family’s success. There will be other times that you feel overwhelmed. There will be times that you are filled with laughter and joy. And there will be times that you are incredibly sad. Through all of this, Enjoy the Journey.

Are you Enjoying the Journey?

When my mind or speech is full of negative, my favorite expression to use is “pull up”. The best way to understand this expression is to think about riding a roller coaster and reaching the bottom of the decent and the coaster starting its climb back up to the top. It is pulling itself up.  It is important to realize when you are on a roller coaster going down. The coaster might even appear to be accelerating on the way down.  It is most important at this point to “pull up” and change the course of the roller coaster, your mind, and your words. Enjoy the Journey.

Are you Enjoying the Journey?

If not, maybe you need to “pull up”.  Maybe you need to add fun.  

We have to remember that we are not perfect and mistakes will happen. We have to remember that there will be ups and downs. Have some Fun.

Enjoy the Journey

What are your goals for 2019?