Junior Year Goals

Its the day before classes. The campus is alive with freshman activities. Truthfully, I am still in denial a bit about this being my junior year and that I am officially classified as an upper class man. I feel like I was more excited about that in high school rather than in college.

I've been walking the campus meeting new people, praying, and thinking over this year.

I am very type A so I have been thinking of Goals this year. What are healthy goals for me this year? What direction do I feel like the Lord is leading me... to make my goals? What is most important to me this year?

This year my overall goal or theme is {T R U E R E S T}.

Yup. True rest. Looking back over this last year it amazes me how much I did while recovering from back surgery. If you thought that was going to slow me down and teach me a lesson you were wrong my friend. This stubborn soul likes to do things... all the things and I don't like feeling inadequate. 

True Rest. 

I am not talking about binge watching a half of a season on netflix or purposefully skipping class to catch up on sleep. Im talking prioritizing to make time to cultivate more meaningful Christ centered relationships. Im talking about re-energizing and using that energy to be creative, to thrive, and to pour into others.

Im kind of tired of looking stressed Becky in the face when I look in the mirror. Im tired of picking up the pieces when I get home and trying to find some resemblance of the care free gal I used to be. Im tired of getting annoyed at my major when its what I love and where I feel called to be.

This semester I am stepping back/down. Im putting this fear of being a quitter behind me and I am putting this obligation to be involved in everything behind me. It will be hard, but so rewarding to see what I truly miss and feel led to be apart of.

With all that being said here are my little goals stemming out of True Rest.

(I am picking 5 because 5 is a reasonable number and it happens to be my favorite)

• No Homework on Sundays
• To continue to eliminate anxiety from my life and develop healthier methods of coping with it.
• [Coffee shops] - To find them. To love them. To people in them. To instagram them.
• To strive to run a 5k, but if my back isn't quite ready thats okay.
• To truly know and trust God deeper. To truly know his character and voice in my life.

5 Goals. Health. Spiritual. Emotional. Academic. Life.