Day 5 of journaling every day! Today my emailed, scheduled prompt sent before I could actually write my own reflection or contextualization to go with it. Oops. It is tempting to go “Oh well, too late. I guess I’ll just let that be it for today.” I definitely did that a lot last year. I’m proud that I sent the prompts almost every day, but this year, I want to hold myself more accountable to actually writing every day. Something that I have always struggled with when it comes to goals is prioritizing. I’m good at prioritizing when it comes to work or school projects, so why is it so hard to apply that skill to my life in general? Last year when thinking about this prompt, I wrote: I joke that throughout my childhood, I was told that I could be anything, but no one ever told me that I could not be everything. The pressure to specialize and the distress I feel in the face of that has been probably the defining internal conflict of my young adulthood, particularly in the transition from education to "the real world." I'm not entirely convinced yet that I actually have to specialize, so the question "what am I willing to sacrifice" is one that is particularly hard for me. Therefore, I'm posing it as another two part question. I'm not sure I'm able to answer what I'm willing to sacrifice, but I should at least be able to list some things that I am not willing to sacrifice. I still haven’t fully accepted that I do need to specialize, but I’m tired of feeling like I’m doing things half-assed. Take 5-15 minutes and write about What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve your goals? What are the non-negotiable parts of your life that you are not willing to give up? I hope that todays question will help you prioritize and point you towards the goals that will actually bring you joy rather than those that feel like you should follow them for your reputation or other "shoulds." #timetosoar24 You can subscribe to my emailed prompts and read my reflections here: https://allthejoyfulthings.beehiiv.com/

Posted by laurawaltje at 2024-01-05 16:26:21 UTC