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If You Want To Live a Happy Life, Tie it to a Goal, Not to People or Things
Aug 2, 2011
Weekly Theme: Personal
Daily Prompt: Describe in detail the goals you have for the month of August. List at least 5.
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not much of a goal person. I understand and recognize the value in goals BUT I’ve never really been the type to set some– probably my undoing, if I’m honest. Last month I made the decision to start creating monthly goals for myself1. I think if I have something to focus on, it’ll only help me in the long run and it will provide some time of purpose which I find is one of the things I struggle with. I figured that by having monthly goals this will help alleviate any negative energy or doubts about the life I lead. It’s not much but it is something and really isn’t that all we ever need?
- Renovation: Pull out the carpet in the loft and put in laminate flooring. Set up my new desk and reorganize the loft as well.
- Time Off: Stop working so hard and actually take some time off. Even if that time off is spent renovating the loft and completing other goals, it’s not time spent working– which I do too much.
- Eat Better: Now that we are focused on trying to start a family, I need to refocus on my eating habits and overall health. I’ve already made the decision to stop drinking and now it’s time for me to expand on that.
- Quality Time: Spend some quality time with Robby. As in a get-a-way, even if it’s just for the weekend where it’s just he and I, out of the house, focused on each other.
- Wire Jewelry: Resume this project and actually focus on honing my skills.
Well there you have it. 5 goals for the month of August. Here’s hoping I can accomplish at least some of them. Wish me luck!
- Actually suggested this prompt as well because of it. ↩
Aug 3, 2011
On a completely unrelated note: I think whatever Linkwithin thingy you’re using is causing your individual posts to load super slowly.
On a related note, I don’t entirely agree with this and here’s why: When we set goals and meet them, we always make new goals. This isn’t to say that goals in themselves are bad because it’s good to keep busy and to help out others or yourself and that can contribute to your happiness.. but because there is a never-ending supply of possible goals, you’re always putting your happiness off into the future, waiting to finish this and then that. Wow, what a run-on sentence. My point is, however, that looking for something to change before you allow yourself to be happy is often a recipe for failure even if it’s more or less in your control. It’s still basing happiness on something outside of yourself, rather than finding happiness regardless of your situation and I think that’s dangerous.