Day 5 – Catching up with Friends
For a blissful 45 minutes we chatted like no time passed. Back in our groove we celebrated moving freely. No better way to start your day than with joy.
Day 4 – Searching for Magic
The way the branches of the old tree protect the new tree. The reflection on the yellow brick wall. The window into the world of convocation hall. This is a place that brings me joy.
Day 3 – Catching a glimpse of sunshine on a rainy weekend
Being outside when Mother Nature shines her light on you for the briefest of moments on a rainy weekend – joy.
Day 2 – Watching Kids do stuff they love
Wide-eyed and eager for the day, this smile on Ella’s face says it all – pure joy.
100 Days of Joy – Day 1
Seeing the love Harper has for Dax, now that is joy.
Playing to your Strengths and Weaknesses
We live in a culture that likes to point out our mistakes, that tells us to be better we need to ‘fix’ all those things we aren’t good at. While fixing our flaws is part of the puzzle, I don’t think it should dominate your story.
We got a puppy!
Meet Harper. I got to thinking that Harper is going to teach me the virtue of patience. She’s going to chew things, probably my running shoes. She’s going to barf, poop and pee on rugs, couches, my bed if she’s really mad!
Goal Setting: Putting Your Events into Effect
It is one thing to have these resolutions and events and another thing to put them into effect, to operationalize what you have set out to do. It’s time to write out your goals for 2020. Play to your strengths, find your weaknesses and work to improve those weaknesses, figure out what makes you jump out of bed in the morning.
What’s on your 2020 Calendar?
Before you get to setting your resolutions, your goals, your intentions for this fresh year, first write down a list of the big events that are coming in your life. It will help you navigate as you set your goals and how you plan to achieve these goals and work toward the big ‘things’ that are on your calendar.
Before you set your 2020 resolutions, don’t forget to savour 2019
I will leave the word resolutions for now, experts say they do not work but I still like to use the word (Graham, 2019; Weinschenk, 2016). Before you get into setting what the next year and decade might have in store for you, do not forget to reflect back on the last year and decade.