Deliberate
For a few years the "word of the year" has gone around. Having a "word" to focus on during the course of the year has caused me to ponder. A lot. Like ponder for 3 years. It's not that it has taken me 3 years to think of an area in my life that I'd like to improve.
This year I would like to be deliberate.
The first place I go is to the dictionary (and then the thesaurus because I always loved the word "thesaurus") to begin studying a word or concept.
Dictionary.com gives these definitions:
Deliberate:
adj:
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional
characterized by deliberation; careful or slow in deciding
verb:
to think carefully or attentively; reflect
syn: purposeful
Purposeful! I love it. In so much that I do, I just do it. I am a rushed kind of person. Procrastinator extraordinaire.
This year I would like to become more deliberate in all that I do. Areas that will get specific attention are:
Bible study
how I use my time
what I feed my family
what I do with my body
what I teach my children
what I volunteer for
what I spend moola on
spend more time with our church family
blogging
Since having a baby this last year time in the Word has really gone to the wayside. I can not begin to express the sadness/shame that I feel about this. What we eat has also become somewhat laughable. I am VERY quick to grab takeout. I would like to focus on what I put into my families mouths. We need to nourish the body not just get calories in.
It has been a couple of years since I last blogged. Sad. This year the blog will become my journal again. A place to check in. A place to keep an account of our lives.
I saw a quote on Facebook that said, "Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one." Love it. We are a few days into this new year. The first couple of pages were filled with the flu and all things that go with it. Day 3. A new day. A beautiful day. The beginning of a deliberate/purposeful day and year.
