I know, you wouldn't take me for the religious type, huh?
Well, lets just say it's something I hope to work on in 2009.
At this point, then, you're probably thinking that I've got a ton on my plate next year...and gosh, how am I going to accomplish it all?
Well, let me tell you, I have a lot on my plate
every year.
Just normally...I don't have a gameplan.
'Cause normally I
can't plan. But that's another story...probably not one suited for my blogging on here.
But this time 'round, I've got a plan and somehow I'll manage it.
That long search for balance, right?
Anyway, busy lives often mean less time for the spiritual.
Four -- nearly five years with an actual faith to speak of, and a handful of instances that I've been able to do anything remotely related to my particular brand of religion each year. Half of those were holidays.
Considering how busy and stressful my life tends to be, it's not that I forgot or that it wasn't important to me...it was just that there was never any time and I always take others first, myself second.
Fun times. But life's best with a balance. I saw that myself in 2008.
You've no idea how
good it feels to be able to get a moment's peace just to meditate -- pray.
To be well-rested, to have a few days where you didn't worry about such and such needing done, or who might need me. To be able to actually RELAX for one whole day.
And, while I wasn't completely worry-free about my MENTAL health this past year, this pretty much marks two completely sane years for me (something I've sortof struggled with, a bit, since I was a preteen -- two housefires, bad situations, extraordinary circumstances...I'm not nuthouse crazy, though I'm pleased to act that part when people assume I am)...something I'm pretty proud of, actually.
So, with all this progress, I'm encouraged to press forward.
I don't ever expect to be problem free -- stuff like depression and a little crazy-ness doesn't just go away (and at some point, you get so used to it being part of your character that you can manage it better), nor does workaholism, or a hyper responsible personality. You manage your quirks...or you snap.
NO PRESSURE.
*cackles*
Alright, I'll stop kidding around, seriously though...balance means alot.
Mental health, spiritual health, physical health, and emotional health all tie into eachother, in my humble opinion.
Even if you disagree with me on THAT bit, even if you thrive on chaos...like I had to do, you gotta agree that balance -- even in chaos, especially in chaos -- is best for most things in nature.
You hear it all the time, "Part of a balanced diet --", "She had to balance her work life and her family life...", "He achieved a balance work schedule.." and so on.
It'd seem like a total crock, seeing how often it's used in slogans and commercial campaigns...if it weren't actually true. Try it sometime, hm?
So there you go. That's what I've been shooting for...for, well, a couple years now.
Ever since I went beyond struggle -- and hey, that wasn't even mostly me, I had help.
So that's another goal.
I don't aim low, do I?
Lets count all the goals I've talked about on here so far!
Change the world (One small step at a time, through farming, through blogging. Walking the talk, so to speak)
Help people.Find my own balance.Make time for the spiritual.
Take care of my own education, screw the colleges, heh.High number! But at least three of those...well, three and a half, of those, I've been working on for a while.
Progress encourages me. Helps me keep hopeful -- even if I am crazy.
Maybe I really am amazing as they say?
(Well, maybe not. xD)
So, to all you here with goals...I salute you.
And may you do far better than I have...maybe break the world record for accomplishing a goal?
=D bet you can, bet you can.
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