2014 Aspirations

I love the start of a new year. Resting before you is a meadow covered in freshly fallen snow. Untouched.  Limitless possibilities. Once you make a mark, it is there and cannot be erased without leaving a scuff mark...an impression that something was done there.

Each step is only one step. One piece of a journey. But together those steps show the canvas of your year showing a clear, determined path - or a wandering - or even a backtrack when one realizes they are not on the right path.

I found this website while looking for ideas for wall art and was amazed at the patterns this gentleman makes. Below is an example of his work along with a link to an article on his work. Simon definitely had to think of the big picture before he began. Plot and plan and visualize. This undoubtedly was not his first attempt at such art, and many a design had to lie in stasis until the winds blew across it, or fresh snow fell.

Simon Beck

 

I use this visual to draw a comparison to how I wish to spend this coming year. You definitely need to have a plan before you start. There is no delete button when walking through the snow, and while you CAN backtrack, it does leave the impressions of those journey experiences.

 

You can start out, thinking something is a great idea, a great piece to your journey, but when you actually begin, you find things hidden under the snow that force you to change your plans. And it's ok for plans to change. That is truly the way life evolves. 

 

So that is my mantra for 2014. Have a plan. Begin the journey. Expect to learn things along the way that alter your course for good or for bad. Refocus. Keep moving. Enjoy the moments of the walk.

 

 

2014 Aspirations - Planned Savings

 

TFSA - $2000

 

RRSP - $2000

 

RESP - $2400

 

DS2's Trip - $2000

 

Summer 2014 - $1000

 

Back to School - $1000

 

Christmas 2014 - $1400

 

Vehicle Plates - $1200

 

 

2014 Aspirations - Experiences

 

embrace the past at ancestry.ca

 

feed your love of reading

 

move move move more to feel great

 

get more weight off your body

 

take a road trip to rediscover the past or explore the future

 

work smarter, not harder

(use the time you are given)

 

make conscious efforts to focus on the positive

 

notice the beauty of simple, small moments

 

shut off the tv more and turn on the music

 

 

Here I come 2014!

(feel free to check out more details on my Goals 2014 page)