Day 38 and living deliberately

Goals

1. Closer relationship with God- Today was Corinthians chapter 15, this chapter is a long one but basically Paul tells us that we will be transformed in “an instant” when we are taken up with Jesus, just like those that have “been asleep in Jesus” , he means the dead that died before us. Paul is speaking of the heavenly bodies that we are given when we go up to be with Jesus.
2. Get Fit/Strong- Today is a reflection day and plan my workouts for the following week. Also, today I will measure everything. Sad to say I have yet to do this but I know I have changes. I did body weight exercises today, squats, pull ups, push ups , inverse crunches. Also, I did the 45 minutes of cardio outside in boots and in the mud lol for my second workout for the 75Hard. It has been raining here it seems like everyday.++
3. House organization- initially I had a bag of summer stuff that I took out of my closet to put away for next year, but I decided to donate. I made the decision that these clothes will not fit me next year, I refuse to be the same.
4. Write- Today I will make a plan to be more deliberate and more effective in writing my book. I fear this has become a daily task and one with no plan.
5. Camper reno- Watching YouTube, there are so many on renovating!

Living a deliberate life

I know I touched on this yesterday but this is still heavy on my heart. We really don’t know how long we get on this earth. Most of the time it is a long time, one where we really think we have time. When I get a promotion I’ll be happy, when I lose weight I will go on vacation. This goes on and on does it not? I remember always wanting to be an author. I think it was the 8th grade that we had to write a short story for a class assignment. I love it and I have always loved reading. I started a book in my 20s then again in my 30s and then totally lost track of it all. My kids were small , then I went back to school etc. etc. Feel free to substitute the story you tell yourself. I think we all have done this and probably still do it. Why? I think because we really think we have time. I can tell you now at the age of 60 , that time goes so fast. Unbelievably fast. It is almost like the vapor on the mirror after a shower, fading , fading and gone.

I am so grateful that I started this blog. I actually thought of it in 2017 but did not do anything with it as I was “busy working”. Everyday I write this blog and it motivates me to do better and be better. But it also makes me a little sad, a feeling that I am not comfortable with. I want to get caught up in regrets . Regret that I am just now waking up to planning my life. Regrets that this happened at 60 and not at 20 or even 30. I feel the tug of depression pull me and tell me that it is too late to really do anything. It is ok to plop down and binge something on Netflix. At one time, I would have probably given in to that little bastard voice mocking me and telling me I am too old. This time I will not give into it. I think that fact that I have been working out has been a tremendous help not to give in. My daily Bible reading and praying is a big help also. This is not to say that these thoughts don’t worm their way in to my self dialogue but I have been busy changing this also.

I feel so strongly about this subject that I am hoping I have been able to wake at least one person up out there to plan their life, to be the author. Stop letting life just happen. We are all so programmed and think if we manage our day to day tasks and go to work we are successful. I am not saying this is not possible, maybe you are working your dream job. If I had to guess though I would say this is not the case for most of us. I do not equate happiness with money. I know it takes a certain amount of money so that one is not miserable but money will never give you happiness. Happiness is something you find in yourself. I think a big part of this is that you are living the life you were meant to live. I know there will be some out there that are not believers and that is ok. You can still live deliberately. I do feel though that living a life in the will of God is key. God does have a plan for each of us and when we are on that path we are more successful in life. I am not referring to financial. At some point we have bought into busy=success. You can be extremely busy but not living a life you are meant to. We owe it to ourselves to live a life that includes taking care of yourself. You are no good to your family sick and rundown. Take today to think about what you really want for your life. Write it down. Make a plan. If you want to be better with money or time, get the small notebook you can carry , then log everything down to every penny you spend or every minute you are on Facebook. Do this for 3 weeks and you will get an eye opening vision of what you have been doing. Do not tell your self that you don’t have time, this is your life. I always use Sundays as a day to reflect on the things I did right for the past week and the things I want to change for the coming week. I also use Sundays to plan my workouts for the next week . This week I am also using Sundays to plan my meals for the week. Happy Planning! Let me know what you are working on.