In a class that I'm taking, we have an "accountability" project.
We chose personal daily goals and came up with punishments incentives if we miss a day.
I'm a goal setter.
I love pushing myself!
And I'm used to setting big and little goals for myself.
But, for this project we were to have no more than 3-4 daily goals.
It was hard for me to narrow it down.
These are the goals I picked:
- 10 minutes of prayer/pondering
- No computer games
- Eat one serving of vegetables a day.
- Meet my step goal (up to 10,000)
I track these on a spreadsheet that is shared with a few members of my class.
If you know me, you know that I'm competitive.
I like to win.
Putting a check mark in each box definitely feels like a win.
But, it also felt too simple.
These were easy goals to reach.
Easy to reach, one day at a time.
And then I noticed something.
I would start thinking about all the other things I needed to be doing.
In the past, I would always end up adding a few more "goals" to my list.
And then start getting overwhelmed.
This time I chose to stick with these four simple goals.
I allowed myself some grace to not. do. everything.
I wish that I could explain the difference it has made in my life.
And not just because now I want to eat vegetables.
And not because I am winning.
My choice to focus on small and simple, allows my mind to be more free.
More free to hear God's will instead of mine.
Small and simple for the win.