Reinventing Myself

I am always in a season of life. Rather than cognitively acknowledging that a season has occurred as an afterthought, I acknowledge the season of life that is about to begin. When a new season approaches, I find myself preparing for it in many ways.

I just completed a season of my life that was extremely time sensitive. All time pieces were orchestrated to fit snuggly together. Coaching field hockey was the catalyst of the orchestration over the past 3 months. (as in I didn't have time to watch one tv show while not multitasking-eek! we all need some Criminal Minds or Real Housewives).

Now, I prepare for the next few months. A new season of life. Time to check-in with my soul. Time to search for the places I have abused. Time to affirm strengths. Time to remember lessons learned. Time to celebrate steps in the forward direction. Time to reinvent myself.

Most of my goals center around abuses I made due to a lack of personal time in the past season of my life. I will invest more time in my personal well-being.

My reinvention will involve spending more quality one-on-one time with God, stepping outside of my box at the gym and trying more classes (check! already haven fallen in love with TurboKick after 2 classes), reading more, checking in with Clinique products, getting a haircut, scheduling wellness doctor's appt, prepare/plan meals (I ate meals at home maybe 15 times in the past 3 months!-eek!), dropping off dry cleaning, ordering contacts, tracking expenditures, utilizing my iPhone, spending more time with family and friendships, and just plain out loving myself.

How do I prepare in many ways? Well, my aunt got me started by replenishing some needed personal items and food. I went out of my way to run my dry cleaning into town and order my contacts. I took the time to set up my expenditures app on my iPhone. I pulled out a devotional that Married Kat gave me for my birthday back in March. I called to make an hair appt but they were closed. I went to the Williams B & B for a few days of R & R and fun.

After a season of stepping out of my comfort zone coupled with a lack of taking care of myself personally, the next season will revolve around finding other comfort zones to jump out of while taking care of myself personally.

I have found it extremely crucial in my life to not dampen my fire but to tame it while igniting another fire before the other goes out.

Moral of the Story: Reinventing my life is an act not a destination. My cup must be being filled so that I can pour into others.