Things that seem bright about your future!
In 1986, a band called Timbuk 3 released a song called The Future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades. As far as I know, it was the their only hit. But what a hit it was, it is one of those phrases that has been adopted in to our vernacular like Joey from Friends pick up line, “How you doin’”, or Sheldon from Big Bang Theory saying “Bazinga!”
Asking myself what seems bright about my future is an interesting question. I have many plans, I sometimes lack execution. Or, more aptly, I lack focus & ability to commit. Oddly, about 30 minutes ago, I found an on old paper journal and as I was leafing through the entries, I found one from late December 2022 where I said “I have 18 months until I turn 50. I am going to make 2023 all about me. Making myself better and focusing on the things that are important to me.”
Eighty percent of 2023 was about research, travel, and writing the grant I was a part of. There wasn’t time to work on me. While I did grow a lot as a person, focusing on self-development took a back burner. Then it was 2024 and I turned 50.
But there is always room for growth and while I didn’t finish my list, that doesn’t mean I failed, it just means I get to keep going and growing. Which brings me to now.
What seems bright about my future!
Now seems as good a time as any to announce I have decided to take my 200 hour yoga teacher training through Above Average Yoga & Wellness. It is a great program, that they’ve been doing a good long while now. I trust Trista and her team and when I first learned about back in 2017 (? – maybe it was 2018) I expressed interest and made a post on Facebook wishing I could do it. Well, it took me eight years to muster the courage and belief in myself, but come September, I will be doing it!
I also plan to make time for my various hobbies. I get very wrapped up in help others and taking care of things that aren’t necessarily of great concern. Time management has always been a problem for me, so I plan to use the summer to sort my time issues out so I can plan my day out better. I am up every day by 7am, why I can’t sort myself out better is beyond me! Whether it is crafting, sewing, or practicing an instrument (piano, guitar, or ukulele), it is my plan to use my day more wisely come September!
Also, my son starts grade 12 in September! It was literally just YESTERDAY I was preparing him for kindergarten, I swear! Grade 12?! Where has the time gone? His last year of conventional schooling. Seems surreal… I just had this babe in my arms and now the doors are opening to the rest of his life. I can’t even imagine. Of course parenting doesn’t stop, but it will shift. He turns 18 in March. EIGHTEEN. WTF. Adult. He can vote. Fight in wars. Drink. All the things (legally). I won’t be any more likely to leave him alone or stay out of his business, but theoretically, I could. <evil laugh> But the transition will begin.
The future is bright and I am wearing shades (they’re just prescriptions shades now)!
Post inspired by 30 Days of Gratitude by Ordinary & Happy
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