Sorry about missing last week, hopefully I can keep moving forward Project Marinda. That's what I've decided I really like about this whole shindig that Kamie has put together - that every two weeks you do something else. That way if you have a goal that just isn't sticking (like my last one) then you only are stuck fighting it for two weeks instead of two months, and it also means that if you miss a week you can just jump back in. It's the momentum of time passing that is appealing to me.
I also had another thought about goals in general. When we think of a goal, we think of something concrete that we want to accomplish and when we accomplish it, we get to check off a box, another concrete interaction that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But what about the not so concrete changes that happen within us just from reaching for that goal and the not so concrete rewards of our changed perspective?
For example, my first goal was to drink 24 ounces of water first thing every morning. I did it- hooray! Box checked! But something I've noticed in the three weeks that have followed is that I am drinking more water. Why? Because during those two weeks I was thinking about drinking water, and that stuck! So what about my goal that I didn't accomplish - that of trying to meditate five minutes every day? Well, that stuck too - not the goal, but the thinking about meditating and doing it if it pops into my head at an appropriate time, because while I didn't practice the meditation for the two weeks for forming a habit, I did accomplish thinking about it for two weeks, which is now, well, a habit!
Just something to think about.
So what is my goal for this next week before the currents of time sweep us all along to goal 4?
I'm taking a step back from sleep habits and am going to try and read a paragraph from my patriarchal blessing every morning this month. For doability it is 1) Set time: right after I say my morning prayers, 2) only need to do it once a day, 3) I can do it when I'm sick or have a three year old sitting on my head or take it on the go.
I know, I'm a rebel. No sleep training for me, because honestly, I'm not ready emotionally for that kind of commitment.
I also had another thought about goals in general. When we think of a goal, we think of something concrete that we want to accomplish and when we accomplish it, we get to check off a box, another concrete interaction that makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside. But what about the not so concrete changes that happen within us just from reaching for that goal and the not so concrete rewards of our changed perspective?
For example, my first goal was to drink 24 ounces of water first thing every morning. I did it- hooray! Box checked! But something I've noticed in the three weeks that have followed is that I am drinking more water. Why? Because during those two weeks I was thinking about drinking water, and that stuck! So what about my goal that I didn't accomplish - that of trying to meditate five minutes every day? Well, that stuck too - not the goal, but the thinking about meditating and doing it if it pops into my head at an appropriate time, because while I didn't practice the meditation for the two weeks for forming a habit, I did accomplish thinking about it for two weeks, which is now, well, a habit!
Just something to think about.
So what is my goal for this next week before the currents of time sweep us all along to goal 4?
I'm taking a step back from sleep habits and am going to try and read a paragraph from my patriarchal blessing every morning this month. For doability it is 1) Set time: right after I say my morning prayers, 2) only need to do it once a day, 3) I can do it when I'm sick or have a three year old sitting on my head or take it on the go.
I know, I'm a rebel. No sleep training for me, because honestly, I'm not ready emotionally for that kind of commitment.
