A Fresh Start

I spent the morning up at my sister's house today. We had fun hanging out, but we sort of had a purpose for getting together also. It was to support each other in our processes. Fall seems a good time of year to reprioritize, organize, and look at things in a fresh way. We both decided that we needed this. So, next Monday we are going to start a 3-day juice fast to cleanse our bodies, do some organization and clutter removal from our houses, and start a new way of ordering our lives. We will do some of the same things we do already, but perhaps look at them a little differently. I'm not good with to-do lists. I can make them okay. I just don't often get them done. And if you don't get them done you feel like you failed. If you do get them done, there is always more to do. So, we are going to try looking at our priorities and settting up rituals to support those priorities. I have a priority to have a good relationship with my husband, for example. A ritual we have had in place for a long time now is a weekly date. We spend all of Friday evening together out somewhere, often staying up until quite late, and then even hanging out in our room until late Saturday morning. This has been wonderful for us. We also have a longer get-away planned for twice a year, just the two of us. Without these two rituals in place, I really wonder if we could've survived together these past 20 years. I'm so glad that we formed these rituals and have stuck to them. It shows true priority. I can do this also for other areas in my life. Here's a short list: personal time/spiritual connection, children, home space, business/work, friends & fun, creativity. I will set more clearly the rituals for each of these priorities and view my days in that framework. We'll see how it goes. ~Julie