Hope Rising (Master’s)

Today I have committed to one of the steps toward my becoming fit and healthy person. In the past, I have tended to get fired up and ready to move forward for change, but then get snuffed out. I am realizing that it is because giving attention to my goals and plans has become the lowest priority. Perhaps that’s why I began to question completing my master’s. Now with a bit more time to breathe and think about the future, goals are forming. What typically happens after the match has been struck is that I do not put it to the lamp. I don’t keep it burning. I get engrossed in other tasks and I fail to have a method of following up. I know that I need to keep the fire burning. For me that takes place in being able to talk about, or write about it, so I am constructing a separate location that will provide the space to give long-overdue attention to taking care of this area of my life.

As I began putting my spot together this morning, I realized that other areas can be improved if given the same attention. Personal and professional goals, parenting, and the home business will surely see improvement as I keep a strong focus and determination. The “6 Points” will help every area: active, diligent, orderly, responsible, effective, and determined.

It seems I’ve been just trudging along or treading water, not moving beyond the status quo. I do not know how the changes I intend to make will be reflected in what I write here; however, goals are being set, resources selected, and hopes and dreams brought to the forefront. We’ll see how it all plays out.

Yes, I do have a lot to do. And if I start the master’s this summer, life may overflow at times. But I’ve not previously taken the time I should have taken to pay attention to making changes. I’ve tended to excuse myself because of this, or that, or school, or home business, or—I can always find something. Today is the new day. Perhaps it required the semester of rest from being in school (now ending of Week 3) to bring me to this new vision of hope.

Well, this is about as deep as I will go on making changes, because this blog is not so much for growing and change as it is a scrapbook of memories and the enjoyment of life as a Christian wife, mother, employee, church member, business partner, and homemaker.