The Plan

New year=new plan. Right? Well at least until it's time to make another new plan at the beginning of summer break and at the beginning of the new school year. So I've been trying to decide how to make changes for the better this year. Resolutions don't always work for me. I write them down, work on them for a few weeks, forget about them, and then, sometime at the end of December, I stumble across the paper the goals were written on and think "Oh, those were the things I wanted to do this last year". I quickly realize I haven't done hardly any of them. So, what to do different? It's taken some thought. I've finally gotten some ideas, we'll see if it works.

This year I will have a motto and post it on my wall, on my planner, on my blog, on my BRAIN! Maybe that will work. The motto?

"Live and Let Live"

What does that mean to me? Live. Live my life and don't just let it cruise on by. In the rush of things I often let life get in the way of living. These years seem to be flying by at neck breaking speeds. I am well aware that all too soon my Hatchlings will leave the nest and these crazy days will be over. Am I enjoying them to the fullest or worrying and spending time on non-essentials? I need to help those around me live too. Help them to see the daily joys that surround us. To live to the fullest, I need to take care of myself mentally, physically, and spiritually. I need to be full of life so I can bring joy into the lives of others around me. I need to be organized with my time and tasks so that life doesn't get in the way of living. I need to make personal relationships with the Lord, my family-immediate and extended, and friends a top priority. These are the things I will take with me when all is said and done after all. I need to serve and love them--this is where I will find my joy and my peace. I plan to fully Live and Love in 2009.

So, that is the plan. That is what I hope to base my daily choices on. Wish me luck!