I greet the new year with excitement, wonder, anxiety and some fear.
I am very excited about my journey. Each time I set a goal or encounter a set back, the journey is not what I think it will be and the lesson learned is not what I imagined. I have many goals to reach this year and I am excited about how I am going to reach them.
The wonder that I have about the coming year involves our acts of kindness, our projects, and our community involvement. What will they look like after one year of concentrated involvement by so many people? I will enjoy watching them grow and reflecting on them at this time next year.
My anxiety and fear revolve around my goals and whether or not I can achieve them. Have I taken on too much? Are my goals reachable? Some of the things I have set our to do, I have never done before, so there is some fear of the unknown. I have been working on my goals since Aug.01/08 and I am at the point where doubt starts to creep in. I am countering that by trying new training techniques and by focusing on one day at a time. For example, I started running again last week and instead of being worried about the 1/2 marathon in Sept/09, I am focusing on doing a little bit more each week. I am using HIIT to get me back in the swing. I have never tried it before and I am enjoying the energy bursts that I get afterwards.
It is going to be a great year and I plan to face it straight on with my head held high and my eyes wide open.
