Today I am going to use a prompt from my 5 year journal that I purchased I don't know how long ago, but never started. I am supposed to start on January 1st, but I am starting today, so there! Hahaha!
January 1 entry asks "What is your mission?" My mission is multi-faceted. I want to lose weight, get stronger, reduce medications needed, become healthier, and be able to do more fun things without pain. I also want to reduce debts, increase my credit score, refinance my house, repair and maintain my property, and pay my bills without chronic anxiety about how I am going to afford groceries and/or gas. I want to raise a responsible young man who respects other people and loves to learn, isn't afraid to make mistakes, and wants to make a difference in the world. I want to show Bella, my dog, all the love a human can have for such a special being, and make sure her short life is a happy one. I want to maintain and repair my vehicles, as well as pay one off. I want to maintain healthy social relationships, and increase the number of them as I am able. I want to be more active in women veterans' groups, and maybe become a group leader. I want to influence other people with my life's story. I want to write a family history to leave for my future grandkids. I want to be more politically active in women's rights and women veterans' rights issues especially. I want to build a business model that I can run myself, so that I can have additional income. I want to put my knowledge that I have gained throughout my lifetime to use and maximize it. I want to learn more about the human electro-magnetic field and how I can heal my soul and mind. I want to be loved, respected, and admired in my lifetime.
The journal only has 4 small lines available for this entry. I would not have finished my first sentence if I had tried to write all this in there!
I should mention that these are not empty missions, in that I am working on them everyday. I have created a plan for most of the things I have listed. It started with recognizing what I am trying to accomplish, and for me, creating a spreadsheet. For others, it might just mean writing it down, but I'm an Excel - lover. It is painful to write these days. Here are the spreadsheets I have created this far:
Daily Notes (a weekly calendar and list of things I do during each day)
Bills (worksheet to budget)
Credit Card Balances spreadsheet
Credit Card Payoff Schedule
Personal Goals list
Chores list
Long Term Property Goals
Automotive Goals
Weight Tracking
Emergency Planning
It didn't happen overnight. As a matter of fact, I didn't start creating in Excel until February this year. I had to recover from the abusive situations I was in, and this was part of my healing, recovery, and rebounding process. I have always kept a journal of some sort though, even if it was just to remind me when to pay the bills. I think that wraps up today's journal entry! Have a good one! Be safe out there!
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