Encouragement: The beginning of the 'giving season'....give a little time to yourself! Make this a December to Remember!

Every day we have decisions to make. Some of those decisions are related to living - what to eat, what to wear, etc. Some decisions we make can become life changing, for good or not so good.

December, by tradition, has always been a month to give to others. We share our resources of time, food, gifts, and money with our family, our friends, and those less fortunate. Often we leave ourselves out of the giving. To give ourselves a gift is not selfish, it is wise.

This December I ask that you give yourself the gift of time. Time to reflect on the past year.

Reflect on:

1. the things you did right,
2. the things you could have done better,
3. if you met your goals,
4. if you didn't meet your goals then why not,
5. and all the events of your life from the past year.

Time to think about the coming year:

1. What goals did you set for yourself last year but didn't accomplish? Do you want to set them again for the new coming year?
2. What do you want to accomplish in the next year?
3. In what ways can you grow in knowledge and health?
4. Did you use the SMART plan to establish those goals?  (See my blog article dated: January 1, 2016)
   

There is nothing wrong with allowing yourself a little time to reflect, evaluate, and make new goals and plans. This is the perfect time of the year to do so. Spending December in reflection allows you to put your plans in action by the first of the new year. Not as resolutions, but as plans
and goals.

If you want to share
some of your successes
over the last year
with the On Fire community,
please do so in the comments.
I would love to know
what you have accomplished this last year.
I will share some of mine
as well.

The beginning of the 'giving season'..
..give a little time to yourself!

XOXO