Take Back your Life

Yesterday I talked about the sunrise about separation.  I talked about the fact that I am starting to see the light coming up on the horizon, and I know that a new day is fast approaching, but I am realizing in seeing this that this if anytime is when I need to take back my life.  For the last few months I have just been existing, just been surviving, walking around with my head either in the clouds or trying not to feel anything, but the time for that is over.  It is time to take back my life and like I mentioned in a post a few weeks ago about the fact that it was time to make some major changes.


I have come to see my impending divorce as a chance as a fresh start.  I have decided not to let it define me but to look at it as a blessing.  It was obviously not the plan that the Lord had for me and I need to move forward with that in mind.  I look at this as an opportunity to mold this new person into exactly what I want her to be.   There has been quite a few things on my mind that I want to make changes and now seems as good of a time as any.  So this blog post will serve to stand as accountability for these changes and help me to see how far I have come.


First and foremost I want to make some changes in my spiritual life.  Putting God first in my life has to become non negotiable in my life.  I have for too long let my spiritual life slide.  Here are things that are going to change in my life spiritually. 

• I need to find a new church home here in Sylva
• I need to create a plan for being consistent in studying the word of God daily
• I need to create a plan for being consistent in reading the word of God daily
• I need to find books to read that will encourage me in my walk with the Lord.
• I need to create a prayer plan to help me pray for others not only just for myself and not only when things seem to be upside down
• I need to find a small group or a women's bible study as well as a couple of women who are local to help me stay accountable.

I will be blogging later about the plans I create for these spiritual accountabilities in hopes that It might help someone else.


Secondly I need to get myself organized and back in the swing of a routine.  I have been working a new job for the last 2 months and have been on nights for about the last month  and yet again I have just been trying to survive.  I have found that my body needs more sleep when I am working nights but I still have to get all the things I have on my plate accomplished and it is so much more difficult when you only have a couple of hours in your day when you aren't at work or asleep. Over the next few weeks I will be blogging as I create plans and systems to make these changes in my life.

• I need to create routines to help me stay productive and make sure that things are getting done consistently
• I need to create a weekly schedule to make sure that priorities in my life do not slip and that I do not compromise sleep to accomplish this.
• I need to create a plan of how to keep my apartment clean ( not talking picked up and tidy, but making sure that maintenance  cleaning and weekly cleaning is done )
• I need to create a system for planning and tracking goals

Physically I have realized now is the perfect time to sculpt myself into the physical person I have always desired to be.  I need to see this as a priority to eat right and workout as well as getting the right amount of rest.  Yet again I will be blogging and posting to social media the progress I make over the next few months,  but here are the things that need work.

• Getting Healthy- The main goal is not necessarily weightless but that is a side goal and an easier way to view progress
• I need to be working out 3-4 times a week minimum with both strength training and cardio
• I need to be eating more healthy home cooked meals
• I need to be drinking more water
• I need to be making sure to take vitamins daily.

I am sure there are other things that I need to change but at this point these are the major things.  Its time to take back my life.  Who else is with me?  What things do you want to change in your life in order to take it back?