2021 Intentions -- Be Better, with Grace!

We all live busy lives. We all wear many hats and fill many roles. I think as adults, this craziness is something that unites us. I know that there are days when I feel like I am crushing it and others where I am holding it together by a thread. Days when I smile, really smile, and others when I am one commercial or spill away from tears. I wanted to make sure when I sat down to consider my intentions/goals for this upcoming year that I kept the circumstances that we are all facing in mind. I want to be realistic and allow myself grace. My brain raced as I considered the areas that I wanted to be intentional about in 2021, but the two things that continued to pop up in my thoughts we to "be better" and "allow grace".

One of the classroom expectations that I set when I was teaching for my students was that they left the room "better" each day. That they grew, changed, cared, tried, or felt better when they left from when they walked in. It was my goal that I facilitated that improvement by teaching, caring, modeling, or by just being there. As I consider my intentions for this year I want to keep that in mind. I want to be better. I want my relationships, my health, my career to improve. With every interaction, every experience, every hour I want to leave others better and to be better myself.

Grace - it is a tough one for me. I overthink, I perseverate, I am a perfectionist and a people pleaser. One thing that I learned in 2020 was that I can't be everything, for everyone, everywhere. I have to say no, I have to ask for help, I have to accept that things will not always go as planned. I have to leave the dirty dishes to make time for the snuggles, or accept the extra pounds to allow my body to heal.

This year I will strive to be better and make room in my heart (and head) for grace. I will set intentions in 10 areas of my life. I am going to take my time over the next 10 days and thoughtfully work through the process. I invite you to join me. I would love for you to share with me. We start tomorrow with Family. That will be followed with Social/Friends, Physical Health, Finances, Occupation, Environmental, Recreation, Spirituality, Personal Growth, and last (but not least) Romance.