Luke 2:52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
As a basis for my resolutions, my goals to become more Christ-like seem to become more apparent and also seemingly more impossible! I'm not one to give up on resolutions though. I hear "It's stupid to set resolutions you're not going to keep." Well, go ahead and call me stupid...but I like to think I'm trying my darnedest to keep them every year!
To increase my wisdom:1. Be a more positive person by focusing less on myself, and more on others
2. Become less narcissistic, learn to be quieter and a better listener
3. Set aside daily time to maintain home organization and cleaningHaving a written log of my thoughts for an entire year has been a huge achievement for me. In going back and reading over many of my challenges and triumphs over the past year, I have found that I can be such a 'bummer'. Now, the last thing I want to become is a 'fake happy' person. I'm so bad a pretending...I'm not sure I could pull that off. I just need to work on being more positive, having a better attitude...I want to see the glass as half full. I also found an interesting pattern, all of my comments to others were about myself. In my defense...I do like relating to others, and when I'm struggling, it's nice to know I'm not alone. But narcissism is NOT a quality I want to feed. While it may be something I can never fully rid myself of, I can work on focusing outward.
I was recently described as "loud and obnoxious" by a family member. Now, I take it in consideration of who said it, but it hit a little too close to home. I will not deny that I am a very loud person. I put my entire self 'out there', and in doing so I have little reservations. I love to live my life out loud! But there are times when I need too shut up and listen. I need to sit back and enjoy others more than sharing so much of myself.
Last year I actually followed through on my goals and got myself more organized. Maintaining this organization will be the real chore. I didn't post many pictures, so I will have to hold myself accountable to what I know things should be like.
I was recently described as "loud and obnoxious" by a family member. Now, I take it in consideration of who said it, but it hit a little too close to home. I will not deny that I am a very loud person. I put my entire self 'out there', and in doing so I have little reservations. I love to live my life out loud! But there are times when I need too shut up and listen. I need to sit back and enjoy others more than sharing so much of myself.
Last year I actually followed through on my goals and got myself more organized. Maintaining this organization will be the real chore. I didn't post many pictures, so I will have to hold myself accountable to what I know things should be like.
To increase stature (physical goals):
1. Love my body
2. Feed myself in a way that expresses my love for myself
3. Let go of physical expectations
So, to try and expect a year without sugar was much more ridiculous than I had expected. Aside from the sugar goal, I think I made leaps and bounds of improvement last year.
How we feel on the inside is often reflected on the outside. I have read every single diet book published in the past 5 years or more. Everything I read was directed at fixing the mental issues with being overweight as well as other poor habits.
I think that when I stopped reading the books and just started living...things fixed themselves. It's not that I don't know that eating junk food is bad for me...hum? hence the name 'junk food'! Last year, I pushed my body harder than I ever have. Having played sports, I know that so much physical ability is in my head. There has been a wall...a mental block, which I feel I have broken through. This year will be interesting, because I am not setting physical goals...I am going to love myself...regardless.
How we feel on the inside is often reflected on the outside. I have read every single diet book published in the past 5 years or more. Everything I read was directed at fixing the mental issues with being overweight as well as other poor habits.
I think that when I stopped reading the books and just started living...things fixed themselves. It's not that I don't know that eating junk food is bad for me...hum? hence the name 'junk food'! Last year, I pushed my body harder than I ever have. Having played sports, I know that so much physical ability is in my head. There has been a wall...a mental block, which I feel I have broken through. This year will be interesting, because I am not setting physical goals...I am going to love myself...regardless.
To increase favour with God (spiritual goals):
1. increase my temple attendance
2. read scriptures with the girls on weeknights
3. maintain a positive attitude about my ward and neighbors
Again, having a positive attitude is not my strong suit. It makes me sad to have to put temple attendance on the list again this year, but I still need to work on that.
I went through some tough times last year, and in learning about myself, I feel my testimony grew and my relationship with the Lord was strengthened. One weakness I feel will always hold me back...negative thoughts. I cannot change the people around me, or what they say and do, but I can change the way it affects me and my feelings towards them.
"Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
3. maintain a positive attitude about my ward and neighbors
Again, having a positive attitude is not my strong suit. It makes me sad to have to put temple attendance on the list again this year, but I still need to work on that.
I went through some tough times last year, and in learning about myself, I feel my testimony grew and my relationship with the Lord was strengthened. One weakness I feel will always hold me back...negative thoughts. I cannot change the people around me, or what they say and do, but I can change the way it affects me and my feelings towards them.
"Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
3 comments:
hey! i have missed your posts. i hope you had a great christmas!! i am with you on turning 30, i am not to happy about it either. but i am planning on being around for a long time, and glad to hear that you finally feel that way too. what would the world be like without sherian??? i love your wisdom and humor, don't ever stop sharing!!
Meg :0)
ps. congrats on the weight loss last year, that is really great. it is a never ending struggle isn't it?? i think you look great.
Are we really that bad? You have to put it on your list to keep a positive attitude about us. Man, what did we ever do to you? HeHe, you know I am kidding right? At least I hope I am not the reason for that goal!
Oh Goodness no! It's not anyone in particular...it's really just my bad attitude! I don't want anyone to think it has to them with them, sorry, "it's me...not you" it really is me :)
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