Posts Tagged ‘2025’
A funny thing happened on my way to 60: learning how to love myself
No, I haven’t turned 60, yet. But a few months ago, I blogged about intentional acts of kindness, and my plans to prepare for a milestone birthday and brand-new decade at the end of 2025. So far this year, it’s included activities such as donating to Goodwill, writing a note of encouragement to an acquaintance…
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A ‘word’ for 2025: the compass for directing our paths
For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on my vision board for 2025, with a “word” serving as my navigational tool. From there, I choose an overarching scripture verse to inform the year ahead. Some years, it’s proven a simple process, but this year my family experienced a bumpy start, including challenges and setbacks…
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Highlighting the wins: an exercise in celebrating our achievements
On the last day of 2024, I received an email from another author who suggested beginning the year by filling a page with my accomplishments—big and small—from the previous year. A few that ended up on the list included walking 10,000+ steps for 249 consecutive days (and still going strong); the release of my debut…
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Reflections on the new year: tools to navigate a long-term vision
Welcome to my final post of 2024! Over the past few weeks, I’ve been goal planning for the coming year by spending time in prayer, and reflecting on what kinds of improvements I can focus on to help me grow as an individual. Unfortunately, early on in the process I became overwhelmed with everything I’d…
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