Today, A New Start...Goals

Hey, crazy how things work out... I guess when the time is right, everything falls into place.
What have you decided on in your life? How would you feel if you come face to face with your accomplishments? What makes you motivated to finish your goal?
1. What have you decided on in your life?
For me, it was or is a matter of thought for many days or months. Forget weeks because they go by too fast. I decided over two years ago that I had to do something about my health. First accomplishment took another year and a half to get the health insurance I needed. On from there I go to gain my momentum to work on my goal. trying to eat right, maintaining a good balance of foods I should eat, and recording my in take of these foods (or trying to) in order to gain an understanding of food control and dietary changes needed.

2. How would you feel if you come face to face with your accomplishments?

Seeing what you can do or noting an accomplishment is a motivation in itself. When my husband and I chose to get our finances in order, it seemed like forever before we could get a clear vision of how we could make it happen. As I mentioned in a previous blog, it happened suddenly. It actually took us 5 years to get ourselves from bankruptcy to credit approval status. Because we persevered and paid old bills off, got rid of unneeded items or debt, and changed our lifestyle we have noticed how easy it actually is to get our financial situation on a good way.

3. What makes you motivated to finish your goal?

Motivation comes in many forms. Our financial goals are accomplished because we were tired of phone calls and going without the things we felt were important. Wanting a home of our own and not tossing money in the wind throughout the years of renting. We were motivated even more as the clearness of the goal being accomplished comes closer.
My dietary goals are a struggle right now. I am closer to getting things done but I know that some of the things I need to do are on me and not the Doctor or the Dietician. I must decide for myself how important this is to me. I must want more than anything to improve my health, my outlook on the future, and my physical and emotional well being. For me, my motivation is being a skinny or smaller person. I have always been over weight. It's time I feel, act and look better if not for me, for my life and future.

Goals are the backbone of everything we do. Life is not life if there isn't some kind of goal in it. For me? My goal is to become as God is... Perfect so I can be with him again and know that my spiritual, physical and emotional self are as perfect as they can be.

Success comes in small steps

Our many months of struggling and trying to pay off debt is starting to pay off. Gary and I have been making a concerted effort to get ourselves into a better type of life. I'm not saying we want maids, butlers or any of that type of thing and heaven forbid, we don't need a Rolls Royce...but it would be nice to have some kind of 'normal' life.

Normal is something I've never been. Of course, that depends on what is normal to you. I have always felt that if life is comfortable and you can live with what you have, why change it? Furthuring this idea is the lack of motivation to make the change and the lack of energy to have the motivation to make the change. I can bring in the depression, anxiety and worry of making a change and other such excuses, but they are just that...excuses...

When I made the conscious effort to improve my health, I started going to the Doctor and was directed in many areas of need for my efforts. It caused some frustration and confusion but I began to realize something. If you want things to improve, you have to go through tough times to gain the improvement. I have since that time, found my health is not so bad after all. I have some pounds to lose and also a weight maintenance program I am in...this goal gives me the opportunity to have the surgery I need to lose all the weight I need to in order to gain a better and healthier lifestyle.

In the same perspective, Gary and I had to decide that we could either live from day to day or week to week...OR we could get ourselves out of debt and be able to have more freedom... to be able to choose if we WANT to stay home or if we would like to go somewhere. Right now, we are on the in between... We are not broke, but then, we can't go galavanting off to anywhere in the world and play around either. We have taken steps to control our spending, pay our bills and get ourselves in a better frame of mind. Today, we tried to qualify for a mortgage today and are within points of qualifying.. I never even dreamed last year I could even think of getting our own home. Now, with a few changes and some clean up work, we could very well be home owners by the middle or sooner of next year.

Making up my mind to change my lifestyle is a challenge for me indeed. It has afforded me and my family and friends the opportunity to get together more, to provide a better perspective on life itself and also to give me a chance to know for myself that I can do what I want to within reason. These choices are only the beginning of a new life for me...My goals are always the same...it's how I approach them that has made them different...

Is there a thought in there somewhere?

Jumbled minds are like puzzles. You don't know what is coming out until the final product is produced. I have been of jumbled mind for a while now (though I do know people that would say I have it no other way). My husband and I are preparing for something that most people do at a much younger age. We are going to buy a house. We have looked at some conventional homes, spaning from the 1970's through to about last year I would guess. We found neighborhoods here in Fresno that remind me of Leave it to Beaver, the first scene where Mom chases everyone out the door, just before she closes it to do her daily cleaning and such. You walk into such a home and the browns, golds, greens and oranges are there in bright (though slightly faded) repore only to show their age. The beauty is mostly gone from some of these homes, a quiet reminder of all the lives that dwelled over the years.
It makes me curious as to what would a house say? All the things done in privacy here, all the love and family moments shared. The rush of daily living, preparing meals and just plain taking on the endurance of that life. I could tell by looking at some of the homes that life was simple, easy and loving. Others showed things such as anger and disorganization. It was a weird feeling. Some felt cold and disheartening, while others felt warm and comfortable.
Just like people. We are all different and we affect the way things happen in this life. If our house was organized then, people would feel good coming by to visit and share the love there. If we are full of kaos and confusion, people will want to leave as quickly as possible.
Our hearts are like homes also..there is a picture I saw most of my life where Jesus is knocking on the door of a beautiful home. He is wanting to come into our lives. All we need to do is open the door and let him in,...

No matter what style of house you have, make is as wonderful and full of life as you can because you never know who you will entertain...

Yesterday is finally over

I know it's kind of corny, but yesterday is finally over. I mean, when you read this comment, probably the first thing that comes to mind is DUH...it's today ...  Sure it's today...but have you considered all the time we waste dwelling over yesterday, Why did I do that? I sure am upset that so n so said that about me. I can't take the hassle of the memories of that job, arguement or anything that keeps me in yesterday. I have decided that I must change my attitude, or get over the problem. Using prayer and a lot of faith, make yesterday go away...

Take a chance at progression. When all your yesterday issues are on you, there is no reason to go forward. I spent too many years dwelling on why haven't I forgotten about that situation. Sometimes, it is easier to just dwell in the past instead of doing what you can now to improve the future...Make a change. Forget your yesterdays...go through with today so you can be ready for tomorrow...