More Navel Gazing

What are the top three lessons I learned?  An often repeated lesson, but one that I am pretty sure I have finally “gotten”…work is not everything, it is a way to support myself and I do need to enjoy it, but it needs not to be the focus of my existence.  Since I have moved, I have done a much better job of setting boundaries and limits for my work.  I am still trying to figure out how to fit in fun or even how to have fun, but that is on tap for this year! 

 

Lesson 2:  Mike is responsible for his life being in the state it is in and no one can change that but him.  I don’t have to feel guilty any more. 

Lesson 3: I am an okay person.

What increased my happiness and joy this year? That Terry and I live in the same town at the same time and in the same house has added the most happiness and joy to my life.  Casey’s arrival is a very close second. 

 

What did I avoid that I must pay more attention to in 2009? I honestly did a pretty good job of paying attention to the important things, my relationships with other people.  What I need to work on in 2009 is reconnecting with a church.  I miss my Metro family and think Southwest will be a good fit for us, but we need to actually GO to find out.  We haven’t been very good about that.

 

What character trait did I develop most this year? Interesting that this question is here as my latest self-help book is Character Makeover.  While patience is the trait I need to work on the most, I think I made the most progress on improving that trait…still needs more work!

A New Year

I love the start of the new year!  For me, it’s a time to reflect on the past and look forward to what’s coming.  I am borrowing these question from First30.  Over the next few posts, I plan to answer the questions…you can too!

• What was the best thing that happened to me this year? This is the easiest to answer…..I live in the same town as my husband, followed very closely by becoming a grandmother.
• What did I do this year that I’m really proud of? Left my old job, moved to a new town…I think this is about the 4th time I have started over!

 

• Who did I really help?
• Who do I need to thank and acknowledge for having been there for me?
• What are the top three lessons I learned?
• What increased my happiness and joy this year?
• What’s something I got through that was really tough?
• What did I avoid that I must pay more attention to in 2009?
• What character trait did I develop most this year?
• What new people did I meet that are now in my life?