THE 3 PAPERS ON MY WALL

I first started writing down goals last year and seeing (some) of them through. I wasn't the type of person who wrote down goals and New Year Resolutions as I found them to be a waste of time but I have come to realize that I was wasting my own time not following them through. For me, they were just words on the wall that I looked at when times were tough but never when times were good. I always told myself that I know what I want and all the ideas and planning where where they needed to be. In my head.

It is not until last year when I went through a rough time in my life that I decided that it was time for change. I took a month off from my relationship, I quit my job and moved out of where I was staying. Some would say that's drastic but it had to be done. I wasn't prospering in all these fields and I felt like they were holding me back. Prosperity doesn't come in comfort, it comes in discomfort. I took this time off and spent it with my Lord and Savior through prayer and meditation. I didn't know where I was and where I was headed and needed someone (or a being) that knew me better than myself on this journey. 

It is true that sometimes people forget their Lord and Savior when times are good and look upon HIM when they are bad. I was that person at that time and I was glad that HE loved me despite what I did and/or hadn't done. I still cannot understand this love that Christ has for me but I thank God for it. A love so deep that nothing can separate me from HIM is beyond my understanding because I have flaws. But that's a topic for another day J

During this change, someone close to me came about with an idea of creating a collage of where I am and where I want to be. I thought it ridiculous as it was meant for kids in school and not adults going through difficult times but somehow I found myself grabbing A3 paper, old magazines, glue and scissors and got working on the collage (hahaha). As I stood there and looked at the collage, I couldn't believe what was in my head. It was like a hidden treasure that I didn't even know was there. All my life goals and aspiration. There, on paper. So I didn't stop there.

I went onto the next page and wrote down all my goals. Long term, short term, middle term. Whatever term there was, I wrote them all down. I wanted all the things I had put in my mind to be on paper and as I looked at the papers in front of me. I was happy, but something was missing. I needed words to encourage me when days were dark and not just any words. Words that have life. So I went to the bible and took out encouraging messages. All these 3 papers made me look at life different. They gave me hope, new ways to look at life and different routes to help me prosper. 

I have achieved so much from the 3 papers on my wall that I have made it a value to always have them each year to help inspire and encourage me. I wouldn't have started this blog, gone natural and have the job I have today had it not been for the 3 papers on my wall (the written goals, collage and the words of life). I am certainly pleased to have gone through the difficult time I went through last year as it has brought me to this new way of life.

I know it sounds cheesy for people who don't believe in writing down their goals. Trust me, I was you at some point and this post is not to say follow my footsteps and you will see "the light". No, in actual fact, this post is to encourage those without hope to take a sit back. Evaluate your own life, cut out that which is holding you back and have clear cut goals that you aspire to. Whether they in your head or on paper. Follow that with words of life. That could be from your Mom, Dad, role model or words you have always lived by. 

You never know where it could lead to.