Fierce

It is the season of resolutions. I hereby resolve not to make any resolutions in 2018. Wait, I think I just messed that up!

Point is I'm going to set some goals for myself. I have a big birthday coming up at the end of 2018 and there are some things I would like to accomplish along the way before the big 4-0 arrives.

So I realized on New Years Day that I really hadn't given much thought to a resolution, as I usually do. I guess I also know that I never keep them so figured what's the point. But I was interested in making some goals, because otherwise how do you know what you are aiming for.

If 2017 taught me anything (it taught me A LOT), it taught me that a lot of potentially life changing things happen when you least expect them. The good stuff and the bad stuff. I expect 2018 to be no different,.

I feel like a lot of my resolutions and goals in the past were so rigid they allowed no room for life to happen in the midst of them. It was stick to the plan or fail. Well, another thing I learned in 2017 was I'd like to live life a little more (I say as I sit on my couch on a Saturday night writing a blog... but it's really cold out, so there's that.) I had to figure out a way to come up with things that promote living, and living life to my fullest, healthiest potential. And hey, maybe having a list to work towards will give me some things to write about. We both win!... well, maybe.

Here is what I came up with:

💗 Pay off debt. I want to say all debt. I also want to be realistic. I want to make a budget that makes a good sized dent in any debt I have.

💗 I want to be BRAVE! My brave looks far different than some other peoples brave. I want to try something new every single month. Suggestions and ideas are welcomed! This one is going to be very difficult for me. I will definitely need a little encouragement and support.

Joshua 1:9

💗 I want to travel somewhere I have never been before!

💗 I need to make time for all those pesky medical things I generally avoid. I talk a lot about health and wellness but I'll admit I avoid doctors like the plague. (Sorry doctors!) I will get my thyroid leveled out and I will start in on those recommended screenings. Maybe there aren't as many since I haven't hit 40 yet.

💗 I will see Devin graduate high school. But let's not talk about this yet.

💗 I am challenging myself to throw away my scale. I just want to be fit. Being fit has zero to do with the number that pops up on that thing. If I choose healthy, real food the majority of the time. If I move everyday for at least 30 minutes, then the scale is truly irrelevant. If I am making healthy choices physically and nutritionally then the scale has no power. My body will do what it is designed to do, if I treat it the way it needs to be treated and feed it the fuel it needs for each day that I am given. This too will be really hard and should probably just be done immediately.

💗 I want to walk 1,000 miles in 2018! This is roughly 84 miles a month or 20 miles a week. Want to know how many miles I have so far here on January 6? Zero. Zero miles. And yes, I own a treadmill and those miles count too. Still zero miles. Maybe it won't be so cold soon and I'll get some outdoor walking going again.

💗 Lastly, I want to learn to love life fiercely, passionately, without reserve. I want those around me -family, friends, strangers to know they are loved because let's be real, I can have some recluse, anti-social and a little awkward sometimes. 😊  I want to truly invest in everything I participate in. Jesus definitely loves me, difficult me, fiercely, I should learn to do the same. Jesus definitely lived his life fiercely, I should learn to do the same.

I would love for you to share with me some of your goals for the upcoming year!

Drop them in the comments and feel free to use these hashtags throughout the year with me!