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"Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most"  ~ Abraham Lincoln 
The Year Of Focus: Week Five
Word of the week: Discipline
Discipline - noun
an activity, exercise, or regimen that develops or improves a skill; training:How often do we make apologies for our situation, or put things off for another day, another time when we “feel like it.” But did you know,...

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through...
The Year Of Focus:  Week Four
Word of the Week:  Follow
Follow – verb
to go or come after; move behind in the same direction:Recently when I noticed the repetition of my days there was a nudge to transform the use of my time. Noticing I was no longer doing things that fulfilled me, like writing, running,...

When you're in peace, it's a position of power...
The Year Of Focus:  Week Three
Word of Week:  Position
Position - noun
condition with reference to place; location; situation.There have always been times in my journey through life, job, and/or career where I have not achieved the position I had hoped for. Maybe it takes longer to reach the desired results, or that things for others appear...

Kindness is spreading sunshine into people's lives, regardless of the weather... 
The Year Of Focus: Week Two
Word of  the Week: Kindness
Kindness - noun
the state or quality of being kindIf kindness is a choice, why on some days is it so hard to choose? When I think about the times when someone interrupts my schedule for what they need, do I respond with kindness? Or when kindness does not...

 
"Diligence is the Mother of good fortune"
The Year Of Focus
Word of Week: Diligent
A couple months ago, I attended a weekend scrapbook getaway and had the opportunity to relax, visit and be creative  which instilled a sense of renewal when it was time to return to my responsibilities. During one of our conversations, I learned the phrase "Chop Wood Carry Water" which basically means, just...

 
Week 28: The need for speed – running
Theme: Movie quotes
Craving that feeling that comes from an outdoor race, I was ready to sign up for the Twin Sizzler 5k when I learned my daughter had already signed us up for my birthday. I cannot remember the last official outdoor race I ran, but on July 4th, I finally had my opportunity to run. It was the perfect time to run, time for change, and time...

 
"Always keep your face towards the sunshine and let the shadows fall behind you" 
Theme: Movie lines and life 
July - Lessons from summer
We have barely touched our toes into summer, yet here I am looking for the lessons I need to learn. Maybe the education I want comes from the summers of my past. Perhaps it is because summer is our reminder to enjoy the outdoors providing more time to linger...

Grateful for this life - Happy birthday to me... 
Theme: Motivation
Week 26: Celebrating me (on this 26th day and 26th week)
In this season of my life, I am focusing on the ways to celebrate being me, taking the steps to uncover my place in this world. A place where I reveal and fulfill my purpose by living my truth. Through the years my purpose has transformed from figuring out who I was in...

Week 25: Putting in the work
Theme: Motivation
Time has left a peculiar questioning in my thoughts and I feel overwhelmed as I sit to write these words. The topic, putting in the work, was my theme I had planned for this week last November. The significance of the words come as a cue to the focus I need halfway through the year. In a season of transformation, my goal is to amend my life and...

 
Week 24: Tending list (halfway through)
I always begin a New Year with endless goals and motivation, but somehow since Covid, I am constantly restarting. Here we are, halfway through another year and I am still seeking change. This reminder of the halfway point in the year is not a judgement to me or anyone else, but instead, a reminder that no matter the date on the calendar, we can always...