Like most things that we count on to be there for us, it's easy to take our family for granted. From sharing a meal together, to agreeing to forgive and forget, commit to caring for the people and staying in touch with those who mean the most in your life.
"This week was easy, but it was meant to be. Besides big texts with Lilian about goals (and helping to find tracking systems for her next steps) I scheduled a call with Michelle to catch up and answer some teacher questions for her. Steph visited and we stayed up 2 nights (6+ hours) talking and sharing parenting advice. A good week for friendship, keep it up."
"Day 23 self-discipline myself with education - read difficult topics and several points of view
Don't entertain myself with easy shows and vids which lead to laziness"
"For the record, it's specific people but I withhold said names for their privacy. If I need to directly refer to them, I can call them Marc and Jake. The goal is to learn how to avoid drawing conclusions from posts people obviously make to sell a point whether true or not."
"Much much better. Did some remedial video work, turned a bad situation into a positive one with Rebekah through negotiated conversation. Also focused on cycling (but not too much), art, thinking forward to next month, calendar planning etc. Overall, much more thoughful, structured and less reward driven and at the mercy of petty desires and wants. Keep it going!"
"Day 21 HABITS - when something becomes part of my routine, resistance drops to nearly zero
Daily small routine actions lead to big changes in the bigger picture, continue on these habits daily"
"Yes my minimum definitely needs to be 3 except on my day off. Day off it really is just read at least one book and I always choose a picture book that will take at least 10 minutes on that day so I meet my streak goal. I did talk to Jon today about how to make more reading happen again. I'm ready."
"Day 19, the important part is not the win, it's the fight and overcoming the daily struggle
Self-discipline never ends, today brings a new struggle and hurdles WHICH I WILL BEAT/ COMPLETE/ SURPASS/ OVERCOME"
"Aw thank you for saying that honey. And thank you for helping and encouraging me. I forgot to submit the report that I didn’t watch any porn last week "
"It is definitely gonna be by P's birthday, not by A's birthday. The past few months I have relied on Jon to read more and more as I've been focused on outside time and survival in all other family aspects. I'm recommiting to finishing this challenge of 5000 picture books. And I believe I can do it by P's 2nd birthday. "
"Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you
Never excuse yourself, never pity yourself, be a hard master to yourself. Be lenient to everyone else"
"I have very few, very good friends and it's time to appreciate and invest in them more. Friendship/Stay Connected will be a 3-month/13 week goal.
I'm making my own wager here: If I am 90% (or more) successful, I will earn $20."
