As each year comes and goes, I reflect on my time on this planet. Am I really doing in my life what I am called to do? When I reach my last breath will I be happy how I spent my life, or will I regret it? These are the questions of many. I would venture to bet most would do things differently if they had a "do over". For years, I have been annually evaluating the previous year's activities, goals, and my ideas for the upcoming year on New Year's Eve. While, I don't believe in resolutions, I do believe in planning and ensuring that a focus is on the plans. Many years ago, I started assigning a Theme for the Year. This hasproven to be a good way to ensure that my year is filled with purposeful activities that bring meaning and value to my life.
As I reflected on 2016, I had accomplished my major goals and initiatives and really experienced the level of achievement I had set out to achieve. I had finally found a "job" that fills my need for analytical thought and creativity and also fills a higher purpose. I had made a big impact by opening my home to a foster child. I was accepted to Valley Leadership and stretched my comfort zone by joining Suns 88 and Toastmasters. Things are good, but.... good is status quo.
In my reflection, I realized that it had been a number of years since I did something that was transformational to the core of my being, down to my soul (the very fabric of who I am). And from there my 2017 Theme was born: Adventures of the Soul!. What does this mean? To me this means doing things that are uncomfortable, things that stretch my normal everyday, things I am not naturally good at AND experiencing cultures and activities that are not my norm that rock me down to the core.
Adventures in the works:
- A quest to learn as much as possible about the place I call home, Arizona, through Valley Leadership (including the helicopter and corrections facility tour)
- The forming of a non-profit giving society, The Joyride Society, with four of my like minded friends
- My quest to raise $10,000 for LLS in the FY17 Fiscal Year
- A new business helping others being efficient, organized and in charge of their time
- A book mulling around in my head
- Travel to new lands
- Stretching my limits physically with upcoming challenges
- Developing deep relationships with close friends
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