I want to start off by saying that I love seeing people make goals. It can be really inspiring.
Making New Year’s Resolutions is a way to stay focused and intentional. i
I guess I’m just not there yet. The year has only just finished. I need some time to process what was before I can really begin to think and plan for the next.
I was talking about this with hubby and then pretended to sit in the bathroom but just needed to write down these thoughts. I do that a lot. It’s sometimes the only free time I have where I don’t get interrupted. I guess you could call it my office.
Sometimes I feel like I’m falling behind because not only have I not posted any goals yet, I haven’t even made them.
These last few years I’ve really struggled seeing marriages break down. It’s rattled me. People I deeply care about have gone through separation and divorce and I’m grieving for them. It’s affected me a lot.
I feel like I need time to process this before I can begin to think through financial and personal goals.
So here’s what my thoughts turned into. Hope it’s helpful for someone out there.
It’s the time for setting goals,
writing them out to share.
But what if I’m not ready?
What if I’m not yet there?
What if I’ve not fully
processed the year of ‘23’,
of all the ups and downs
and what it meant for me?
Friends moved far away from us,
loved ones passed away.
Relationships turned toxic,
goodbye I had to say.
Relationship breakdowns
rocked me to the core.
I’m grieving for the times that
we won’t have anymore.
I have aspirations
and goals I want to set,
I need time to think on them,
not ready to post them yet.
I need the month of January
to reflect and plan and dream.
February is when I’ll start
and really gain some steam.
So let that be an option,
if like me, you’d prefer,
to take some time to pause and breathe,
goal setting you can defer.
What about you? Do you enjoy setting goals at the start of January or do you need a little more time, like I do? I’d love to hear in the comments below or via Instagram.
Melanie Wegener
