Less and More in 2013
I’ve got a lot on my mind for 2013. I began jotting down some ideas of what I want more of in my life and what I want less of. The list started off with “less sugar” as I came down from my Christmas sugar coma and felt so blah- yucky skin, lower energy, and a feeling that I needed a sugar detox. But the list immediately grew into deeper things. The older I get, the more I find we all want these deeper things. We all crave inner peace, a full life, and true love.
I’m hoping to keep the momentum of slowing down, keeping priorities straight and spending time purposefully going throughout the year. I want peace and beauty. Life and joy. The promise of hope and a fresh start that a new year brings.
I really think it’s going to be a beautiful year.
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Good for you Megan! That list looks a lot like mine. Truth be told…I want off the roller coaster. My bible study this past fall read the book A Life God Rewards by Bruce Wilkinson (also author of the Prayer of Jabez and Secrets of the Vine). After reading it, we all came to the conclusion we were doing a lot of things for the wrong reasons, and not for our eternal future. It really is a great book, and I highly recommend it. Probably the one most important tidbit from the book that has stuck with me is "living for the line, not the dot".
Wishing you a Blessed New Year my friend!
Wonderful list! I think focusing on the "more" side will definitely lead to less of the other stuff. Blessings!
I love your list and a lot of our goals are the same! 🙂 Happy New Year! 🙂
What a great post! I definitely need to cut out some sugar etc. and get back on track in many ways. Thanks for the reminder:)
Girl, you are speaking my language!! These are all the things I need to do in 2013.
I do a word for each year and my 2012 word was actually a pair or words.. less / more! I had many of the same "goals" you have listed.. and met most of them to an extent! There were other less / mores that happened in my life.. unexpecteds.. and God was there as always and I grew as a result. Praying you have a great less/more 2013!
Lovely sentiments. I'm going to use the myself.
I love the message of this list! I'm going to have to remember these ideas when I am making my own changes in 2013!
I love this list! We all less of so many things and more of others. Well said!
Wonderful list! I love the focus on more to a better you! Less tv is a big one on my list !
Krista
Less funk/more fun…I think I'll adopt that as my motto this year!
Amen to that list! I am with you on all of that! Beautiful put, friend! xo
what a lovely list! very concise and powerful!
love this! Need to print this out to hang up as a great reminder.
Love this! I am so with you!
love it! that about says it all for me too. 🙂 Happy New Year! stop on by to check out my "word/s" for the year. 🙂 really feeling the same as you. it must be that growing old thing – ha, ha! big 4-0 for me this year.
Love this list!
Great words to live by for the new year!
Wonderful aspirations for the new year! I am working on my own little new years list today. Happy holidays!
Love this….can I share?
Yes, of course!
This is a perfect list for me too! Great ideas!
This looks a lot like my list! Great ideas!
I couldn't have said it better myself. Love this!!!!
What a nice post.
That list sounds just like mine, well except for the less coffee seeing as I don't drink any caffeine. Blessings to you and a Happy New Year!
What a great list! I hear you on the sugar detox… ugh! 🙂
A great book I just started – recommended on another blog – Mitten Strings for God – Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry
http://www.amazon.com/Mitten-Strings-God-Reflections-Mothers/dp/0446676934/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1356923257&sr=1-1&keywords=mitten+strings+for+god
The chapters are short and I've been trying to read one a day. It's just refreshing and really makes me think about what I can do to slow down (even with a baby!)
~Laura
Thank you Laura! I'll check it out. I love finding new books.
Ditto
I wasn't going to make a list this year but yours is so good and really spoke to me that I'm going to copy yours! 😉 Except for the less coffee part, I still need my 2 cups in the morning! Great post!
~Beth
Beautiful and important reminders!
Well said! Here's to wonderful 2013.
Great List! I'm printing it out and putting it on my fridge! Happy New Year!
What a beautifully written post Megan! I love this less/more list! What a great way to wrap your mind around your goals. I think we are definitely on the same page. I spent the 1st cleaning out my pantry and refrigerator even though I'm still not done putting Christmas away. I just really wanted to start the year out on a super healthy note! I'm doing a sugar detox too!
well stated! i'm a huge supporter of the 'less is more' mentality as well. 🙂
cheers!
~H
Your list is so wonderful!! It's like you went inside my head and put my random thoughts on paper. Kind of scary actually. I Pinned it. Good luck with your 2013 goals!!!
I love your list! It's like you went inside my head and jotted down all the random things I think about. Kind of scary actually. Good luck with your 2013 goals!!
such a great idea!!! wish you good luck!
greets from germany,
dekovibe