The dinners have been cooked. I personally rocked that sweet potato pie and received some praise from the hardest critic in the family. I enjoyed my Thanksgiving this year but the laughter is coming to a quiet fade and the family is preparing to jump back into our pre-Thanksgiving schedule and stresses.
But . . . before I dive into the chaos with the added hustle that Christmas brings, I thought I would share this with you, see if this is something that we can do together. I’m stopping right now to consider three key areas of my life, and to prepare to make some life changing decisions about these areas in the next week. Why so fast? Because now is the not the time for waiting or living on autopilot. Now is the time to recognize 3 of the most easily ignored but really important reasons the holidays can be so hard for some of us.
So take a moment to ask yourself what I am asking myself:
1) FAMILY.
Are my family relationships the way that I want them to be? Are they the best that they could be? What is the single most important action I can take right now to improve this area of my life? Family seems to be the most emotionally fused part of our lives (and then friendships).
2) FUTURE. Does what I do today prepare me for the future that I actually want tomorrow? Should I wait for the New Year before I assess my life and begin to make adjustments or should I look, learn and prepare for changes now?
3) FINANCES.
Do I live a debt free lifestyle or am I a slave to my paycheck and credit card lender? What simple thing can I do today to make my financial life better tomorrow?
They seem like big questions. They are, but we’ve “got the nerve” to tackle them head on. With faithful steps we can conquer any mountain one-little-bit-at-a-time. I have big dreams of a grand future that will require great wealth and I insist on a gloriously happy & connected family to share it with. Your dreams may be far more simple, but we all need inspiration to walk with us and speak to us; to simply remind us to keep going.
So let’s get started. I’ll see you in the morning for family talk. In the meantime consider those questions. I’ll be doing the same.
-MizJAI . . . inspiration for living a better life, now-
