This week Balance

Week Before Last: confidence

Last Week: moderation

*insanely busy quarter. though I have to say for the most part-maintaining balance :)


reflections as of lately and after a dialogue:

That the devastation and destruction from the earthquakes in Haiti have caused much attention to the poor country, however where were our attentions before the earthquakes? The country needed help prior to this, and the U.S. could make decisions to forgive debts providing Haiti the ability to be more self-sustaining. I'm glad people are donating money and efforts, but it makes me wonder about the bigger picture and are we (as in the U.S.) not just attempting to put a bandage on an injury so that we may continue to suck dry this country?

for the quarter

Drive.
Motivation.
Commitment.

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men
who find it easier to live in the world they've been
given than to explore the power they have to change it.
Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is
not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.

Excel.
Surpass.
Exceed.

a grand gesture

motivation: the activation or energization of goal-oriented behavior
intrinsic/extrinsic

perseverance: Steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a belief, or a purpose; steadfastness

self-trust/self-assurance

change

Week of 1/3: Change

Change: to make radically different; to become different;
alter, transform, switch, vary;
to pass from one phase to another;
to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution

implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another

from Latin cambiare to exchange


*compliments of Merriam-Webster dictionary

Goal

To write more often. (Strive for once a day, minimally no less than once a week)
Not only stay motivated but feel excited about learning and connecting
what's going on in my world/the world.
Have a theme for the week-in which I create a collage for,
look for pictures relating to,
write about,
explore.
Attempt to reflect on my goals
and ideals
in sometimes abstractions
but hopeful at not cliche creations.

Weeks will start on Sundays but since tomorrow is the New Year I will jump start next week tomorrow.