yeah, about that plan from earlier this year...

You might remember the plan I had - weekly goals around 3 key commitments I had - family, health and yoga.  

Perhaps I was a little overzealous with the idea of weekly goals - a tad too much to manage I have come to realize.   

BUT, and here's the but. I have been finding success nonetheless.  What I have realized is that the key is really keeping those commitments top of mind, checking in and asking myself how aligned I am in my actions to those commitments.   Not all that dis-similar from how I approach my yoga practice and teaching and it's feeling good! 

Example about family time - a couple of weeks ago, between work, volunteering and teaching, every weeknight was going to be taken up with time out of the house or in front of my computer.  The key difference was that I was fully aware I was not aligned with my commitment around family time.  Knowing it was going to be a crazy week, I made sure to carve out time.  I got into work early and left earlier so B and I had some time before I headed out to teach; I spent some time in the morning before heading to work hanging with the dogs, kicking the ball around with them.

It wasn't as much time as we would normally spend doing these things, but it was quality time and that is what really matters. 

So, as much as I thought the "plan" was the solution, I now realize it was really only a tool to get me keeping those commitments top of mind.  The plan was the equivalent of training wheels and it's now smooth sailing for this girl!  Doesn't mean I won't take a spill from time to time, but that will just be a reminder that I've lost sight of my commitments to myself, that they for some reason fell out of being top of mind. And that will be an opportunity for me to refocus.  

Kissing the training wheels goodbye and I'm off to the races! 

namaste