"Do not expect to become perfect at once. If you do, you will be disappointed. Be better today than you were yesterday and be better tomorrow than you are today," ~ Lorenzo Snow.
This week I wasn't able to make much progress on my listed goals, only several small ones. However I did make progress in a goal that I had not listed previously. Growing up, I did not obtain my drivers license until I was 20 and married. My husband taught me how to drive a vehicle so that I could obtain my drivers license to commute to college. After obtaining my drivers license I had only driven in small towns with two and three lane highways and two lane freeways and small town stoplights. Yesterday I drove during rush hour in a largely populated city, survived and feel comfortable enough to start driving in the city when necessary, such as for medical checks ups and to visit my far flung family members. This has given me a greater step towards my personal growth and independence. I am now able to provide self-transport when necessary to pursue some of the goals that I set; both for myself and for my family. The only thing that I will need to learn still is how to use the GPS on my phone; I have NO sense of direction. We all have weaknesses, and this is one of mine. The trick with weaknesses is simply to learn how to work around them to accomplish your set goals. In celebration I visited with both sides of my family and went out to dinner and a concert. It was a wonderful past couple of days. The world is now mine to explore, sometimes virtually, and sometimes in real life.
I have been busy whittling away at other goals. I'm establishing a daily schedule that allows my girls to help me with basic tasks such as sweeping, vacuuming, and dusting. They are such a wonderful help.
My Moonflower seeds have sprouted I now have 5 seedlings and the 6th and last seed is sprouting. It will be beautiful to see them grow. Here is a current picture of the seedlings. Their growth is AMAZING!!
The goals for next week are to begin to further unclutter the bedroom, find separate containers for the Moonflowers which are rapidly overtaking their original container, do some research into grant writing and begin to flesh out the story of my novel. I will continue with the treadmill which has been successful minus the last 4 days with travel and family obligations. And no, the following picture is not mine, it simply represents the dragon named Clutter which I plan to slay.
Onward soldier, the war has been waged and victory for the future of our goals will be ours. ;)
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