CXXXV: November Goals (Vol. III)

In true Let’s Be Breef fashion and in my third installment, it’s time that I shared my November Goals! I mean, it is the last day of November so I can think of no better day than today.

This year seems like it’s been one big hectic and crazy mess so it’s important that I not only refocus myself but also my readers! With that being said, let’s get into these goals:

GOALS FOR THE BLOG

This year has already been a sparse year in terms of my ability to actually sit down and write. I’ve long missed the days where I had a safe space to return home to every night that fostered creativity. Lately, it’s been a task just getting me to sit down at my computer desk when I’m home from work and not in virtual class.

So, a goal for my blog would be to get back to a consistent schedule, but with that, my life would have to get to a point to where I actually can. I don’t want to just put out content to put out content. I want it to be content that I like. I write my best posts when my mind is clear and free to wander, and when I feel a sense of calm and ease.

So basically, my goal for my blog is to just pick it back up! I need to find safe spaces to create and get back to creating, so, that’s the plan.

FOR SCHOOL

Honestly, at this point, I just need my focus back.

I knew that with this last batch of schooling that I opted to do, being a student wouldn’t be my story, or my first priority. I was already tired of making school my first priority because the shiny education that I had spent hours upon hours working to get didn’t seem to provide much of a return on my investments. So, I knew that I would go in and do what I needed to do to get out but in no way would I claim the student life anymore. My life was supposed to be my career, hence the reason I opted for the online versus in-person program this go-around.

So, basically in terms of school, it would just behoove me to sit down and do as much as I need to pass so that I can move on for once and for all.

FOR MYSELF, PERSONALLY

Like many, my life has been filled with a ton of ups and downs with these last 2 years feeling more like a constant downward flow than anything else.

But personally, I think it would be most beneficial to learn to see the light at the end of every dark tunnel. If life has taught me anything, it’s that it can and will always get worse, so adopting a more hopeful (but not delusional) mindset would be of great assistance to me.

Also, I really want to demand more hope of myself.

I need to have hope that my hard work will pay off and that good things will come to me. I need to have hope that all that I’ve done has not been in vain. And, I need to have hope that evil, easy, and codependent will not win over hard-work, perseverance and determination.

So, in addition to the generic (and very valid) goals of (1) saving, (2) paying off bills and accounts, (3) being a better person, (4) working out more, etc. I want to make sure that I just get back into trying. And, along with that, it would be helpful for me to also carry hope with me in all of my efforts.