Two of my Categories of Change...

I'm creating a "transformation" notebook for myself and over the weekend, I found tabbed page protectors and made scrapbook page dividers.

My first category is Physical Health, which is the most obvious and probably for me, one of the most difficult. I love food...it is my comfort when I'm happy, sad, upset, angry. At one of my past jobs, I worked with someone who "forgot" to eat when she was stressed out...hello...wish that was my problem. Some of the specific items that I want to do on my list in this category include:

• Take swimming lessons (I'm afraid of the water and don't know how to swim...notice I didn't say "learn how to swim"...my initial goal is to be comfortable in the water.

• Walk a marathon

• Ride my bike on a 15 mile ride (at one time)

• Find a personal trainer (by March 12)

• Buy fun (not all black) new clothes in my new size (8-10)

• Get makeup help/tips and possible makeover

My next category is Spiritual and part of that is Serving. For years, I taught Sunday School, made bulletin board displays for church, sang in the choir...and I burned out on all of it. Our church now has "Seasons of Service", which is an awesome idea as it gives everyone a break and an opportunity to try new areas. For my divider page, I used a card that I've kept for years. It says "Jesus is the blessing and we are the blessed". Some of the things on my list are:

• Host women’s life group

• Sponsor a child or adult at Christmas

• Go with Shanna to Emmeaus and serve at least one time (our church serves dinner at a homeless center every Monday night and our daughter loves to go and serve at this)

• Attend three Monday night  ALC women’s gatherings through the next year.

Those are my first two categories. I've been thinking and praying about this for a couple months and am trying to make my "List of 50"  things that are doable, realistic and yet, still challenge and stretch me.

Comments

[bonnierose]

These sound wonderful.. your notebook is coming together! We hve something else in common. I am afraid of the water and don't know how to swim either... due to the fact I almost drowned when I was 11... that fear of the water has always stayed with me.. I'm like you.. to feel comfy in the water would be one great accomplishment... I wish we lived closer.. we could do some of these things together! big hugs

[bonnierose]

These sound wonderful.. your notebook is coming together! We hve something else in common. I am afraid of the water and don't know how to swim either... due to the fact I almost drowned when I was 11... that fear of the water has always stayed with me.. I'm like you.. to feel comfy in the water would be one great accomplishment... I wish we lived closer.. we could do some of these things together! big hugs