Written Motivation

Hey bloggers!  Happy November~the month to be extra thankful!  I love November because that is when I start to get into the Christmas spirit and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  Who doesn't love the smell of pumpkin pie, the Fall air, and family time.  It is easy to get lost in the spirit of all the festivities and forget to spend a little time with yourself.  One of the things that I do when I spend time with myself, is to plan, plan, plan. Sometimes I over do it and then I become overwhelmed.  So to avoid that from happening I am going to use a system that not only helps me feel motivated, but that encourages me to move forward in all that I plan. 

My hubby has always had an interesting habit of writing down his goals & dreams in a notebook, then he prays about them, and when God grants him the achievement of his goal, he then writes down the date of when it came to fruition next to the goal.  I wanted to take this idea and make it my own.  Seeing as we are in the month of giving thanks (which in reality should be every month) I decided to start a new journal & write in the things I am thankful for & then next to them write one thing I can do to show my thankfulness.   This is a way to remind myself of how blessed I am, while also achieving so many things that I would like to do.  For example, "I am thankful for my home." -Because I am thankful, I will make time to clean my home a little more.  This is not about over doing anything, rather it is to help increase the value of the things or people you were blessed with.  

Many of you probably keep journals already, if you do, then re-visit what you've written & see what you can improve.  If you don't, then I invite you to start one alongside with me.  I am using this beautiful journal that was a gift, but often times I journal on my phone.  Whenever I think of new ideas, goals, or anything that I want to remember, I use the notepad on my phone.  If writing is not your strong point, you could journal using a recorder or video yourself.  Sometimes it is helpful to say things out loud for them to be believable to you.  Let your imagination & dreams go wild and aim for the moon!  

"SING like no one is listening, DANCE like no one is watching, LOVE like you can't get hurt, LIVE *like all your prayers will be answered.*"