December 26, 2011
Yearly Review
It is that time of year when I like to sit down and reflect on the past 12 months and think ahead of the next 12 months. I’ve been inspired by The Art of Non-Conformity.
Last year my theme was Letting Go and it was a year where a lot of things ended. In addition I set out to get rid of one thing a day. I think I was fairly successful at getting rid of stuff and I want to continue clearing out the things I don’t need in an effort to live more simply. I wonder if I posted everything I bought in a blog if that would be a good deterrent to shopping? I still have a way to go in the spending department!
My theme this year is: All About Me. I want to spend some time making decisions about my life and what I want to do with my days. I have been thinking about this and will map it out a little more in the next week.
Are you doing a yearly review?
How are you planning for 2012?
December 9, 2011
It’s ALL ABOUT ME!
Every year I choose a theme that helps me focus on the important things I am learning. I am just wrapping up a year of Letting Go and it was a well-chosen theme for 2011. My son moved out, my daughter got married, and I went back to the corporate world just to name a few things. Along the way, I did a lot of reflecting and reading on the topic of Letting Go. I used a great book by Melody Beattie called The Language of Letting Go that helped me focus on the things I needed to work on.
Near the end of the year I started to desire to figure out what I wanted in my life now that I have let go of so much! As I thought about it the theme ‘All About Me’ emerged. I’ve decided to really focus on what I want in my life. What do I believe at this stage? Where am I spiritually? What about career goals? I’ll graduate this year and that will free up some time to pursue other interests. What do I want to pursue?
I am looking forward to 2012 and my new theme!
