2018: LOOKING AHEAD.
So, I did my 2017 year in review earlier in the week and of course I
have many many hopes and dreams for 2018. Writer Zora Neale Hurston said, “There are
years that ask questions and years that answer them.” I love this and also believe there are always
more questions that we didn’t even know we’d begin to have and always answers
that we didn’t even know we were looking for.
Part of our purpose is to listen and find these questions and answers,
no matter how uncomfortable they are or make us. 2017 wasn’t what I thought it would be, but I’m
so glad I started it out with intentions and goals. I am ready to learn from 2018 and energized
to have a good amount of commitment to my goals!
Ohhhh so many people say resolutions are bad-
that it means that right now there is something about us we “need to change”…
and that isn’t a resolution at all.
There are always things we can work on and aim to and for! That is not bad! That is EXCITING, THRILLING,
and HOPEFUL!
So yes, I have goals,
specific/measurable/reaching, blah blah blah!!! Yes. Of course.
I am also doing what
I have for the past few years- a “word” for the year. I have done Joy, Love, and more. This year, what I have realized is that I couldn’t
really separate some words and they end up being actually encompassed in the
letter P.
PLAY, PASSION, PURPOSE. I’m putting those words in a blender
and that will be my year!
I want to feel
playful frankly in everything I do! I
want each RUN to feel like child’s play- I want to bring PLAY to my job- to people’s workouts, to classes I
teach! I want to remind myself and others of the lightness and fun in our
hearts and bodies! I want to play with
my family- meaning that when I am with them, I can truly be with them and play
both actively and lazily! Also, I want
to PLAY in new ways- I want to try new things- I still am hoping to do a
trapeze class, among other things!
PASSION: I want to
live my passions daily- do the things that GIVE Me energy, I want to fuel that
cycle and give even more energy out to the world in doing so. I am passionate about LIFE, FITNESS,
WELLNESS, JOY and MINDFULNESS. I’m passionate about how I spend my time and treasuring
every minute with my kids. I’m passionate about movement, outdoors, dogs,
flowers, crafts, parks, porches, simplicity and quiet. I’m passionate about breathing, moving,
being near and on water and warmth, trying new things and living without
regrets. I’m passionate about my
relationship with my God.
PURPOSE: I have learned to realize the present moment is all we ever
really have. I believe in having a
purpose to all that I do, even things that I now see had purpose through pain
(both emotional and physical). I want to
live mindfully, making my choices according to my truth and values, and sharing
my life with those I love. I am willing
to go out of my comfort zone for my purpose and need to remind myself to do
this without fear.
This year, I have the
intentions of play/passion/purpose and of course many specific goals:
*FITNESS: I hope to not begin my age decline yet, but
priority is being smart and hoping to work to stay injury free. I signed up for
EAGLEMAN again, however this is not my A or Highest priority race this year, as
it usually is. I am going to do it as a
(LOOOONG) training day in the sun and heat!! while I train for my goal of being
FASTER at Olympic distance races. I am
going to do MORE 10K’s this winter and sprint to keep myself honest- I am
hoping to do one per month to help my training, keep me motivated- and to not
“be scared” to do them even when I’m not “where I want to be”!! HOW SILLY- no
one is EVER where they “want to be.”!!!!!
I will sign up for
1-2 new races this year- ones that I’ve never done, even though of course my
faves I intend to do and have already signed up for some. Of course I have gone through more specifics- I have
times/rankings/workouts etc that I would love to achieve, but I think that
would be boring to write here and I have written other places. I also am fully committed to being open to
the days as they are presented to me. I
know enough to know that my body isn’t really as I would choose it to be at
this age, haha. I have some injuries
working against me, and I don’t intend to sabotage myself. But I also don’t intend to continue (yes, I
have been) being
Now, to DO THIS:
FIRST …
NUTRITIONALLY. I am already making
changes. I do this every year, and I’m actually
ok with it! I don’t eat as healthy in
the fall. I like to have a time to get
off my schedule, to eat cookies, to not be strict with myself. And then I LOVE getting back on to great food
that just delivers for me… and makes me feel better and energized and fuels me
like an athlete. I cannot wait to run 10
lbs lighter again. Good grief.
I need to go back to
religiously training/coaching myself just like I coach others. This past year I didn’t do it as well because
I was always “waiting” for my back to go out, or scared to commit to a workout
in case I wasn’t ready for it. My commitment
will be back.
STRENGTH: I’m going
to be doing this every day this year- the plan for the beginning of the year at
least is: every other day hit big/small: meaning, if I do 15-20 min of “main
lifting” pullups/regular/more standard strength training, etc, then the next
day is all the “little stuff” which is actually of course the big stuff- this
being stabilizers- single leg calf work, outer hip/inner thigh/posterior
shoulders, etc. When I am doing my strength stuff, it is a natural reminder to
me of play and a passion for feeling strong, working hard, and this actually
helps me create and keep a cycle of motivation.
YOGA (and abs): yoga every damn day. Seriously.
I am just smitten in love with my yoga practice. I’ve been doing it every day as a “requirement”
of myself for a few months and have really grown to love the freedom of taking
20 minutes even to do some work on my own.
Swim/Bike/Run: I have
set specific goals for my beginning “phase” of the year. Realistic, but great motivating, specific,
intensity, skill, form, fun workouts!
That was fitness, but
I won’t bore you with everything: I have
too many categories, family/travel/ garden, books, continuing education,
learning and living! I have goals to
learn to be still, to be a better giver, friend, mom, etc.
I want to go places—we
are going to hit as many beaches this year as I can, and lakes and pool days
and hikes (even if I am on my OWN….)! I
am not going to wait to make plans like I sometimes do. I’ve already hit some reservation buttons. I want to be outside, I want to have a list
every day to feel accomplished, I want to LIVE EACH DAY so fully. Not that I expect each day to be over the
moon, but I want to delight in the days, in the simplicity, in breath, in my
friends, in my work, in my heart. Play/passion/purpose. I’m joyfully on it!
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