Every year as we wind down toward the new year, I always like to take a look back at the goals I set for the year. How did I do? Where did I fall short? It is a good time to realign myself and my thinking.
So...for 2013 I set these four goals for myself:
1. Run a 5K race -- this goal was a success! It is honestly not something I ever pictured myself doing, and I can't say that I enjoyed the training. Running just isn't my favorite thing. But, I signed up for the Chesterfield Turkey Trot and Chris ran with me for support. It was tough for me, but I am excited to say that I ran the entire 3.1 miles and I gave it everything I had. I put it all out there, which isn't something I really ever do. So I must say that I am proud of myself :) And I think Chris was actually proud of me too! It felt really good to accomplish this goal, I must say.
2. Clean more -- this goal was not a fun one; there are just so many other things I would rather be doing! I'm not sure how successful I was here. Chris would tell you that I was not successful one bit. :) But, I did clean more than I wanted to!
3. Eat Clean to lower my cholesterol -- this goal was up and down for me. I hit a very good stretch where I was eating very well and working out a lot, and I was able to drop 14 pounds. I felt really great! Somehow it is so difficult to keep it going though. Follow through and maintenance are tricky. For me, I find that once I allow myself some treats, I snowball out of control and then it's a mega failure. I have learned some things about myself this year, and will be making tweaks in 2014. I've not had my cholesterol tested yet, so I don't know how it was affected, if at all.
4. Quiet time every day to pray/read Bible/etc. -- I wasn't truly successful in this goal. I didn't have any set time to do this (and I should have), and I didn't really get much reading done in my Bible. But, on the other hand, I did read from a number of different devotionals throughout the year. And more than any other year in my life, I prayed a whole lot. I'm talking a lot. Everyday, at random times in the day. So my prayer life was a success this year and that is a very, very good thing.
I don't feel overly successful with my goals for this year -- but you know what? I ran a 5K! Yes, ME! And for that, I'll consider my year a success!!!
As always, I would love to hear about you! Did you set goals for 2013? How did they work out for you?? Share, if you feel so inclined.
Now, I am working on finalizing what I want to focus on in 2014 -- goals are good!
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