a widows pursuit

My church put together five simple concepts they felt were important about making New Year’s Resolutions. So they wanted to remind us of those:
1) Keep it Simple
2) Include others
3) Celebrate Accomplishments
4) Encourage Often
5) Focus on the Big Picture
Additionally, they sent an exercise that would be a great way to finish out 2017 and begin 2018: I filled it out and it was a great reflection from the year past and the year to come!

2017:

2 FAVORITE MEMORIES

1. Buying a new home
2. Road-trip with my sister

3 THINGS I’M GRATEFUL FOR

1. My parents moved to GA
2. My daughter was OK after her accident
3. Everyone in our family had good health last year

1 HARD LESSON I LEARNED

1. I can’t do everything! God is still in control!

1 THING I DID THIS YEAR I’M PROUD OF

1. I reconnected with several family members

2018:

3 PLACES I WANT TO GO

1. San Francisco- to see my new granddaughter in April
2. Florida- to go to my friend’s son’s wedding
3. To the Georgia mountains in the Fall

2 WAYS I CAN HELP OTHERS

1. Pursue my job as a Social Worker
2. Pursue selling my book to help other widows

1 THING I WANT TO GET BETTER AT

1. Marketing my book by giving Speeches

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO

1. Meeting my new grandbaby
2. My Step-daughter’s wedding

3 NEW THINGS I WANT TO TRY

1. Doing Grief presentations
2. Sticking to more healthy eating
3. Trying new recipes

This is my list so now it’s your turn!

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