December Magical Moment #3 Keeping Track of Priorities
PRIORITIES: What's important in your life? The answer to this question varies from person to person, during different life stages, and depending on the time of year. One thing about priorities though...they are hard to define....and even harder to look at realistically. I revisited setting priorities recently and here are some reflections worth noting:
TIME: As with anything else time is a factor. Since I proclaim that relationships with family and friends are a main priority for me, I decided to collect data and see how much TIME....I have been giving to this life priority. I discovered some shocking stuff. The amount of time I am devoting to this has gotten lost in the shuffle. Work, chores, budgeting, and YES even time on the boards have cut into time I can spend on this TOP area of my life. I've even been ignoring my Monthly Life Goals....and as a result I'm feeling a bit stressed and not having near as much fun in life. So as we move through December and into January....my focus is getting readjusted.
PRIMARY: Define the top three in your life....Mine are realtionships, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Growth. Notice I don't have work in there or cleaning the house either. Here's why. Work is just that...work...I love my job and do it to the best of my ability. BUT most of the priorities there are already set...its the nature of the work place. Cleaning house: if having a clean environment increases time I can devote to my top three then it is well worth maintaining. Worth noting is the tendency to do better at work and managing the home if I am satisfying the BIG THREE. So when I have an idea, obligation, or change in my life...I consider whether it will enhance or distract from my three main priorities. If it enhances...its a go....otherwise...its a NO.
OTHER PEOPLE: Other peoples priorities are not MINE....sometimes we get sucked in to doing more or doing certain things because other people do. Know yourself and know your family...choose wisely not because so and so is doing it...Choose what you want to do and forget the rest....the number of cookies baked, the events attended, and all of that...is just....THAT....doesn't really matter....do what you want, when you want, with a happy heart...and your family will have happy hearts also.
Would love to hear your thoughts and reflections about priorities.
PRIORITIES: What's important in your life? The answer to this question varies from person to person, during different life stages, and depending on the time of year. One thing about priorities though...they are hard to define....and even harder to look at realistically. I revisited setting priorities recently and here are some reflections worth noting:
TIME: As with anything else time is a factor. Since I proclaim that relationships with family and friends are a main priority for me, I decided to collect data and see how much TIME....I have been giving to this life priority. I discovered some shocking stuff. The amount of time I am devoting to this has gotten lost in the shuffle. Work, chores, budgeting, and YES even time on the boards have cut into time I can spend on this TOP area of my life. I've even been ignoring my Monthly Life Goals....and as a result I'm feeling a bit stressed and not having near as much fun in life. So as we move through December and into January....my focus is getting readjusted.
PRIMARY: Define the top three in your life....Mine are realtionships, Spiritual Growth, and Personal Growth. Notice I don't have work in there or cleaning the house either. Here's why. Work is just that...work...I love my job and do it to the best of my ability. BUT most of the priorities there are already set...its the nature of the work place. Cleaning house: if having a clean environment increases time I can devote to my top three then it is well worth maintaining. Worth noting is the tendency to do better at work and managing the home if I am satisfying the BIG THREE. So when I have an idea, obligation, or change in my life...I consider whether it will enhance or distract from my three main priorities. If it enhances...its a go....otherwise...its a NO.
OTHER PEOPLE: Other peoples priorities are not MINE....sometimes we get sucked in to doing more or doing certain things because other people do. Know yourself and know your family...choose wisely not because so and so is doing it...Choose what you want to do and forget the rest....the number of cookies baked, the events attended, and all of that...is just....THAT....doesn't really matter....do what you want, when you want, with a happy heart...and your family will have happy hearts also.
Would love to hear your thoughts and reflections about priorities.