Yesterday afternoon, I had the first call of my new Goals Group. Like the last one I participated in, we’ll have a group phone call wherein we’ll walk through a series of weekly assigned questions—about our vision for our lives, our goals, a specific goal, what blocks us from this goal, how we can accept help to overcome these blocks, and how we will maintain these (generally spiritual) connections to ensure we continue actions toward fulfilling our vision.
PHEW! That’s a mouthful, but does generally give you the scope of this work. At the rate of a call a week (a question or two each week), we’ll end in about 6 months, as did my group that ended in February.
Additionally, we make commitments to actions for the upcoming week that may be in the vein of our goals or seemingly unrelated—e.g. grade papers, take a walk… no, those weren’t mine! … *shifty eyes*
A few things came out of the call for me last night: 1) I need to increase my income to support the philanthropic life I want to lead; 2) I’m going to have to write that book that’s been on my mind (damnit); 3) I need to adjust how I employ my time if I will achieve #s 1 and 2.
Therefore, I committed to my group the following non-committal action: “I commit to experimenting with blogging Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and use Tuesday/Thursday to do my other writing (book, goals pages).”
I commit to experimenting! Ha!
Well, that’s the truth of it. I love blogging regularly. I love that a theme or title will come to me during the day that I’ll file away for tomorrow. I love the calm and the energy that I receive when I write here—the connection, the humor, the reflection. BUT, there are no blog police demanding I write daily (right??), and in fact I’d whittled down the frequency from 7 days a week to 5 not long ago.
Realistically, though, I’ve been dropping 1 of those 5 days lately and the hour I devote each morning drafting, editing, photo searching, and posting is an hour that can be spent in service of goals 1 & 2.
Blogging is a part of this vision, and I may indeed begin modifying the format and purpose of my blog to support the book (AKA I want your stories!), but for now my goal is to use all of my time efficiently and effectively, and in the service of my visions.
So, Dear Reader, firstly, THANK YOU. I know a dozen (sometimes 2 or 3 dozen!) of you read my blog, and it’s a boon to my spirit when I receive a text or comment or facebook message that says my writing affected you—brought you to question circumstances in your own life, gave you a new tool, or allowed you to feel connected to me. For this, I am so insanely grateful. I am so glad you are here.
Secondly… I’ll see you on Friday, peeps!;) Much love, M.
Owning Voice 
Molly, I know exactly how you’re feeling. Writing and blogging takes a good deal of time and attention to do well and you want to do both well. I’ve had to make adjustments to my schedule throughout my blogging journey to find balance. I love hearing that you’re being more intentional about getting the things you want!
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