So, I’m back. A few days ahead of the New Year, I’ve stepped into renewal mode. This is an all in sort of thing where I find myself dragging my kids, kicking and screaming, behind me into the light. Today’s big goal is to establish some goals for the new year. I’m talking monthly, semesterly, and so on. I want them to recognize that having goals is important. I want them to see that having something to look forward to is important and establishing a plan in your life is important as well. I have other goals in mind for myself and for them.
To begin, I have the goal of increasing their understanding of the value of money through a shared savings and spending effort. We are going to start looking at some of the things we want to do and creating ‘funds’ for those activities. For example, we are hopeful to spend time on the beach this summer. Normally, my kids lay back and expect me to simply handle that. This year I want them chipping in.
Beyond kid goals, I am squarely focused on becoming a more organized and dependable individual. This means getting my house in order and getting focused about my writing career. A lot revolves around that idea of making writing once again the center of my life. It has long existed as a dusty, off-center thing, like a record player forgotten in the age of digital downloads.
A larger goal is the quest for peace and happiness. I need to find a solid piece of mind for myself. I’ve been spiraling a lot lately and trying desperately to moor myself to the idea of this partnership I have. However, a creeping lack of faith there derailed things for a time. We’ve talked through that, landing on the understanding that talking is what needs to happen most. Peace and happiness means not keeping things bottled up. It means I say everything always.