There often comes a time that we are faced with re-evaluating our values and our belief systems. Along the lines with that comes re-evaluating our goals. Today is the day that I begin doing that all over again.
What is it in my life, goal wise, that I have achieved? So much has been going on that it has left me completely tired in all facets of my life. I could fall asleep throughout the day. I walk into places and forget why I am going in there and feel like curling up in a ball in the middle of the store and taking a nap. Have I brought all this on myself? Probably. So what do I do about it?
I re-evaluate my goals. I need to see what my limits are and don't try to push my life to that point. I have to assess what my main objective is in life. It's something we need to do on a regular basis. What was most important in my life a few years ago is not always what was most important in my life. Once I re-evaluate what's important in my life I need to make sure that my husband is on the same page with me. I have learned that it's important that if there is someone important in my life that I want to remain there, I need to make sure they share in that same view of my goals as I do. Without his support I would not make it. I wouldn't be able to achieve my goals.
Life is a series of reevaluating everything in life. Today is just another day. Another day to set a goal and get through. Isn't that what this journey is all about? It's about waking up each day and realizing that I am a different person than the day before.
Here is an example of a goal. Say that this is a football game. I know that life is much more critical than a mere game, but in comparison, what would be the goal of that football game? The goal is of course to win the game, that your team comes up ahead in the end of the game. So to do this, are you out there all by yourself, kicking off, then rushing down field and making the tackle. Then on offense, you hike to yourself, run around end, making a touchdown? No, there are ten other players on the field that also share the responsibility. And maybe you just aren't very good on the kicking team, so someone else is on the field while you sit the bench during kick-off.
ReplyDeleteThen you go in the game, but you don't even make one single tackle. What you did do is to block against two people, thus allowing the nose guard to sack that quarterback. You did your part, you stopped them, and now you go sit down on the bench and relax while the offense goes out and does their part.
My point is that we all have goals, but to reach them on our own, without the help of others, can kill us in the process. You will need to have Jeff in the ballgame. And what about the rest of your team? You do have family and also friends that can take the field for you while you get a break on the bench now and then. It can be like when someone gets a Bachelor’s Degree, and it's Graduation time. You are out on the floor getting the diploma, but your friends and family are cheering you on from the sidelines, because they were there for you during those years of toil to get to that goal.
When a team wins, they all celebrate the victory, even the ones who sat the bench, and didn't even get in for one single play. They still get to celebrate.