There
are only 71 more days left in 2018.
In
those 71 days you will have the opportunity to participate in some or all of
the following activities and celebrations: đHalloween, đFall Festivals, Family
outings, đŠThanksgiving, đChristmas shopping, family time (good or bad), đChristmas
parties, đȘcookie swaps, Christmas cooking, Christmas Extravaganzas, Christmas
performances, church services, đNew Yearâs celebrations, and finally ringing in
2019. All of that in 71 days.
No
wonder we can start to feel overwhelmed before we even start. BUT there are still 71 days left in 2018 soâŠwhat
are YOU going to do with your 71 days?
Is
there something you wanted to accomplish in 2018 that you havenât yet
accomplished? Good news, you have 71
days to refocus, reset, readjust, and tackle that thing. Do you have a goal that you set but you havenât
quite obtained? Keep goingâŠYou have 71 days to reach it. Have you accomplished something awesome in
2018? Have you put in the work, the time,
the effort, the sweat and youâve seen results? If so, enjoy it, embrace it, and keep pressing into it â donât stop now
with only 71 days to go. The old saying
is true â if you donât use it, you will lose it!
Donât lose what youâve gained by stopping now. Finish 2018 strong and
better than you startedâŠthat is possible!
Even if today is your Day 1 - get started!
Isnât
it easy to look ahead into the holidays and think one or two or ALL of the
following and get derailed? The holidays
are always hard for me to stay on track with anything! Housekeeping, exercise,
time management. The holidays are
exhausting and so busy. I always gain
weight at the end of the year so since thatâs what I âalwaysâ do - Iâll just plan to
do that again. Iâm just so tiredâŠIâll do (whatever that thing is that I don't want to do) tomorrow. I know that all
the holiday food is going to trip me up so Iâm just going to indulge and I will
get back on track in January. You canât have (fill in whatever event happens
for you here in the next 3 months) without eating (your favorite thing that
makes that holiday that holiday).
Everything gets so busy during the holidaysâŠso there is no way that I
can get in a workout or a little bit of âmeâ time. Iâm just going to take a break and Iâll get
back at it in 2019.
It can
be easy to decide with the busyness on the horizon to go ahead and write off
the next 71 days as DONE or just push PAUSE.
We decide to put
on hold, to pause, or push off any goals, dreams, or plans into the new year because thereâs
only 71 more days and January is a good time for a âfreshâ start. But by doing this we rob ourselves of 71 FULL
days. 71 days is almost 20% of a year â
or 1/5 â or 1 of the digits on your hand đđŒ (I know we have 4 fingers and a thumb â
thatâs why I didnât say fingers, but Iâm trying to make a point) Look at your
thumb đđŒâŠif you just decided not to use it because youâve been using your other 4 fingers and you can just use it later that would be so dumb!
Yet, this often happens with our habits, dreams, and goals these last 71
days of the year. We know that days can pass
quickly when we arenât intentional about what we want to do or accomplish in
them. Hereâs the challenge with some of the
thoughts above â notice the words â always, canât, no way â those are some
powerful, definitive
wordsâŠAND 71 days is a LOT of days!
Can we
get tripped up? Yes! Will we get tripped up? Maybe. Is it the end of the world
if we do? Nope. Can we find âmeâ time
without guilt? Yes. If we are
intentional about it. Since we do know some of what the next 71 days will hold we need to set some goals, make some reasonable plans, and give ourselves some grace...it is going to be busy, we will be tired, days will be full, there will be temptations, there will be some set backs BUT there will also be some successes.
We
have 71 FULL days left in 2018 to take control of and to use for GOOD â for us,
for our families, and for others.
So
what are you going to do with your 71 days?
You get to choose. We all do!
