School’s back in session… It’s time for YOU!

Here’s our Thursday Turn-back…..

Since school’s back in session, and most families are back on a routine.

Don’t get caught up in the DOING and forget about YOU.

Here’s a revisit to last October’s post.

From Janet and Chris Attwood:

The 100 most successful people in the world were surveyed; the one thing they had in common was that they all knew the 5 things that they were most passionate about and were living them.

As moms busy people, it is easy to lose ourselves - including our needs, passions, and dreams - to the daily b.u.s.y.n.e.s.s. of life. Do you ever feel this way?  Do you want to live a passionate life?

Since school started back a couple of months ago, I feel like I have allowed myself to get caught up in the repetition, the daily tasks, the to-do lists…from homework to volleyball schedules to dinner to grocery shopping to ___________ (fill in the blank! I’m sure everyone can!) It has been a gradual erosion of paying attention to my dreams and desires, and now I’m at the point where I’m left scratching my head wondering, “What happened?” Sometimes we neglect our dreams and passions because we are afraid that we will never reach our goals or achieve our dreams. (Maybe I’ve let myself be distracted by the daily busyness because I’ve been afraid that I would disappoint myself?)

I do believe that dreaming and working to achieve goals is a journey, and the joy and satisfaction we create in our lives is not in the outcome but in the process. I’ve been looking for a way to re-group and re-focus, and I’ve got two new activities that I’m excited about doing this week. Feel free to join along with me. I’ll keep you posted on my progress and I’ll check on you, too.

The first activity (from the Passion Test by Janet Attwood) is to finish the following sentence:

When my life is ideal, I am _______.

Here are the rules:

• Write at least 10 answers
• Begin each phrase with an action verb;
• Complete this alone, so that you can search within to find inner passions
• With eyes closed, picture your ideal life. What are you doing? Who are you with? Where are you? How do you feel?

Once the 10 are listed, I will compare the things on the list with each other and choose my top 5 (in order!). This list will help me to get razor-sharp focus on what’s really important to me.

The second activity I will do this week is post my top 5 passions everywhere that I can see them. By the dreadmill treadmill, on the bathroom mirror, fridge, dashboard, , calendar, in my purse and closet. Whenever I am faced with a decision, choice or opportunity, I will review my list and try to consistently choose in favor of my passions.

Want to try it? Post a comment letting me know you’re in…. I will email all participants a copy of Janet and Chris Attwood’s, “The Passion Test Exercise.” 

Love,